ImmobiZyme^TM

ImmobiZyme™ is a patent-pending enzyme immobilization technology. Like all immobilization technologies, this technology works by imparting certain properties to enzymes, which are not present in the non-immobilized form. However, the ImmobiZyme™ technology confers two novel advancements.

The first is the use of only biodegradable support materials, producing a biodegradable immobilized enzyme, and usually at a low manufacturing cost. This is particularly advantageous in applications where a candidate immobilization technology has been considered, but has unacceptable disposal costs, could possibly leak into a human consumption product, or has another undesirable environmental impact.

The second advancement is a broader range of properties that can be customer-configured for a particular application. This is useful when other immobilization techniques use support materials that: are expensive, abrasive, or structurally insufficient; contain non-GRAS materials; generally do not possess the properties desired for a given application, and options for adjusting the support materials are limited. Using ImmobiZyme™, enzyme activity is matched with a broad range of support materials to confer the optimal outcome for the application. With these advancements, the ImmobiZyme™ process is a truly novel, enabling immobilization technology.

Key Advantages: Lower disposal costs Minimal environmental effects Lower cost immobilization materials Potentially lower manufacturing costs Use in open environments Broad mechanical property range Broad diffusion property range Broad particle size range Broad shape range Broader processing & use environments

Applications: Agriculture Allergen removal (lactose) Animal feed Bioenergy (biodiesel, hydraulic fracturing, etc.) Bioremediation Biotechnology applications Chemical processing Drug production Fruit extraction (juice, wine, etc.) Paper & pulp