Dr.Frances Arnold:Looking for Novelty throughDirected Evolution
CHRISTIANA BRIDDELL
Communications Manager
ACS Green Chemistry Institute®
1155 16th St., NW, Washington
USA
Catalysis, the process of reducing a reaction’s energy requirement through use of a catalyzing agent, is a standard design principle of green chemistry. Yet many of the catalysts that chemists use are made out of rare metals like platinum. Figuring out how to do catalysis without using unsustainable catalysts is a priority to green chemists and companies seeking to find better, more efficient, cheaper, and ecological pathways to produce their products. One inspiration for solving such a problem has been nature.
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