enzymes
Apr 15th, 2010
EFSA to Provide Comprehensive Overview on Bisphenol A Safety by end May
BPA is permitted for use in food contact materials in the European Union, under Commission Directive 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic materials and articles intending to come into contact with foodstuffs. It is also permitted for food contact use in other countries such as the USA and Japan.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a...
Nov 17th, 2008
New Enzyme Could Revolutionise Production of Plastics
DUISBURG/LEIPZIG — In future, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA for short) - better known as acrylic glass - could be made from natural raw materials such as sugars, alcohols or fatty acids. PMMA is manufactured by polymerising methyl methacrylate (MMA). In a bacterial strain, scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research...