BioEcoAgro makes the cover of the first 2021 issue of ChemCatChem magazine for pioneering work in Hybrid Catalysis

The latter has since been submitted to the editor, and has just been published. It presents hybrid catalysis as a very promising concept that combines chemical catalysts and biocatalysts in one-pot processes. These are particularly useful for the diversification of synthesis routes, and especially for the valorisation of compounds from biomass, offering more ecological approaches.

In Antoine Lancien's publication, a transaminase was thus coupled with a platinum nanoparticle, both supported on silica, for the efficient conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 5-aminomethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid. By circumventing the limitations usually associated with the synthesis of furfurylamines (dangerous and polluting reagents, energy and financial costs, etc.), this new sustainable route at low temperature could be useful for the conversion of lignocellulose into bio-sourced polyamides.

We invite you to discover this work at the following address: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cctc.202001446