Enzymes for microplastics degradation
Electronic and Atomic Protein Modelling
Rubén Muñoz
The idea is to design (computationally) and test (experimentally) enzymes capable of degrading the microparticles of plastics that are being accumulated in our environment, and in our bodies too. Those enzymes can be produced in a large scale so we can use them in water and wastewater treatment plants.
Eliminating the plastic microparticles from our environment (from where our drinking water is taken too).
A partner who can test the designs generated computationally (enzymatic assays), and another partner who can produce it on a large scale (bioreactors).
Technology Readiness Level (1-9): 3
Protection:
None at the moment, our best technology has been published, future desinged enzymes can be patented.
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