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Enzyme stability limits industrial biocatalysis; encapsulating enzymes in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) helps them last longer and operate under harsher conditions. An eco-friendly route, liquid-assisted grinding (LAG), uses minimal solvent and mechanochemical self-assembly to form MOF–enzyme composites, offering a simpler, greener way to produce robust biocatalysts and expand usable enzyme–MOF combinations for green-chemistry applications.

Which applications in your field would benefit most from more durable MOF-encapsulated enzymes, and what performance metric matters most to you (e.g., activity retention, solvent/temperature tolerance, recyclability)?

Eco-friendly method for making MOF-encapsulated enzymes expands possibilities

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Enzyme-based biocatalysts are a key aspect of industrial green-chemistry initiatives, but they often don’t have the required stability to perform in industrial settings. A strategy for allowing enzymes to function longer and under harsher conditions has been to encapsulate them within metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of lightweight porous structures with high surface area. One way to do this is liquid-assisted grinding (LAG), a mechanochemical approach that promotes self-assembly of MOF metals and ligands.

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