The quest for a better solvent for the direct hydration of cyclohexene: From molecular screening to process design

Cylcohexanol is an essential bulk chemical that can be produced via cyclohexene hydration, a liquid-liquid two-phase reaction that is limited by the low reaction rate and the equilibrium conversion. Adding an appropriate solvent is the most promising method to break through these limitations. However, in previous works the solvent was almost...

In-situ product recovery from fermentation broths

Life sciences will be one of the decisive factors in the 21st century. A major part of this field is the so-called white biotechnology, also known as industrial biotechnology. White biotechnology is an emerging field where bio-chemicals are produced using micro-organisms. However, the production of bio-chemicals is severely inhibited due to...