Non-thermal plasma-driven biocatalysis (B08)

• Subject Area: Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology ; Biological Process Engineering
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 327886311

Plasma-driven biocatalysis is a novel concept in which plasma-mediated in situ-generation of reactant is used to drive highly selective enzymatic syntheses. The applicability of plasma-driven biocatalysis is currently limited to the utilization of hydrogenperoxide by a handful of enzymes. The project goals are to identify novel plasma-biocatalysts with biotechnological potential and to accommodate their operating window by supplying optimal reactant concentrations and to establish a proof-of-principle for the utilization of other plasma-generated species in biocatalytic processes.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1316: Transient atmospheric plasmas - from plasmas to liquids to solids
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Julia Bandow; Dr. Christoph Jung, since 1/2022