RESULTS
2025-WP1:
Recombinant production of various PET hydrolyzing enzymes
SCIENTIFIC REPORT ON STAGE I-
short report
RESULTS
DISSEMINATION
1. Blanka-Eszter Nagy, Krisztina Kelemen,
Raluca Bianca Tomoiagă, Róbert Tőtős, Monica Ioana Toșa,
Csaba Paizs, László Csaba Bencze:
Improved Methodologies for Monitoring PETase Activity, The 14th International
Symposium of the Romanian Catalysis Society- RomCat
2025, July 9-11, 2025, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (Abstract)
COGNITIVE AND
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT
Cognitive impact
Ø The development of improved analytical methods allows through the analysis
of the degradation mixture the detection of PET even at very low concentration.
Ø the production, purification, characterization and use of recombinant
PET-hydrolyzing enzymes as soluble and immobilized biocatalyst for continuous microPET detection and removal
Ø the scientific portfolio of the university will be enlarged through
results dissemination (research articles, presentations at international
conference, national patent proposal, PhD-thesis)
Ø The expected impact on the scientific field: providing as final products
immobilized PET degrading enzymes with enhanced activity and operational
stability and protocols for microPET enzymatic
degradation in aqueous environment, as well devices for PET detection in
aqueous media
Socio-economic impact
Ø development of new research directions and scientific networks related to
the PET removal and detection, thus increasing the chances to attract more
funds for research infrastructure and development via European
and international research funding
Ø immobilized
PET degrading biocatalysts are highly attractive for industrial partners,
providing a significant technology-driven societal impact through decreasing
the environmental footprint, also increasing environmental and food related
health, thus resulting in improved life conditions
Ø project
supports scientific and technological human resource growth of the research
group and host institution