Ingredients & Blending

University of Birmingham Enterprise have launched EvoPhase, which delivers services to optimise existing and new process equipment that mixes, blends, stores, or stirs granular materials. EvoPhase will use evolutionary AI algorithms, coupled with simulations of...

With the transfer capabilities of the highly successful “PPC” pharmaceutical specification vacuum conveyors, Volkmnann is offering transfer rates to over 11,100 litres per hour. The PPC models utilise a one-piece crack and crevice free body...

The natural raw material lignin was once regarded as a by-product of the manufacture of pulp or bioethanol and has primarily been utilised thermally up to now. Today, it is also used as a...

BBSRC, EPSRC and IUK grant funding is secured to unlock sustainable biocatalytic hydrogenation. HydRegen - a biotech specialist in sustainable chemical manufacturing - and researchers from the University of Nottingham’s Faculty of Engineering are collaborating...

Birmingham scientists have revealed a new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis, in a paper published in Materials Horizons. Biocatalysis uses enzymes, cells or microbes to catalyse chemical reactions, and is used in settings such...

CCDC, Exscientia, and Oxford University are collaborating on an automated, quantitative method for informing the design of compound selectivity across protein families. The amount of structural data on protein drug targets continues to grow. However,...

The phosphine ligand is available on the kilo scale for the first time, providing scientists with a powerful solution for cross-coupling chemistry. Advanced homogeneous catalysts and ligands producer, Sinocompound Catalysts Co., Ltd, has made phosphine-based...

At Blended, we have been supplying specialist chemicals and gases for almost 20 years. The company prides itself on offering the optimal ‘blend’ of speciality chemical expertise, exceptional service, and positive attitude that customers...

Daniel Brown, Biotechnology Lead, at James Robinson Specialty Ingredients, examines the benefits and challenges of using natural chemistry in sustainable production. Natural chemistry is gaining serious attention given the perceived benefits it could have for...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new approach for observing mechanochemical reactions – where simple ingredients are ground up to make new chemical compounds and materials that can be used in...