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

Based on simulations and experiments, the H2O2-dependent biocatalysts rCviUPO and CypC are developed to perform better in plasma-assisted biocatalysis, which is evaluated by enzyme lifetime and total turnover number. By extending plasma-assisted biocatalysis beyond the comparatively stable plasma-derived species H2O2, we will pave the way for the utilisation of short-lived plasma species.

• 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, from 1/2022 until 8/2024