Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Vol.84, No.12, 2152-2163, 2012
Enzymes for Detergents
The high performance of modern laundry detergents at 30-60 degrees C is only possible with specific enzymes and specially tuned enzyme mixtures. The various enzymes form complexes with the substrates (stains) and hydrolyze the fixed proteins, polysaccharides and fats. Surfactants rinse resulting fragments into the wash liquor. The enzymes are produced by appropriate microorganisms in fermenters with a size of 40 to 125 m(3). The microorganisms secrete the enzyme into the medium. After the end of the fermentation, the enzymes are separated from the microorganisms, concentrated and converted into the final product. Here, the enzyme solution is used as granulation liquid. Product safety requires a special coating. The product design is determined by the protein engineering (performance) and the design (convenience) of the particle.
Keywords:Bacillus licheniformis;Enzyme;Produktdesign;Protein Engineering;Waschmittel;Bacillus licheniformis;Detergent;Enzyme;Product design;Protein engineering