Textile-immobilized Enzymes for CO2 Capture with Sonja Salmon

About this episode

Sonja Salmon discusses her innovative work on using enzymes and textiles to combat climate change.

Sonja Salmon takes us on a fascinating journey through her 20-year quest to harness the power of enzymes and textiles to fight climate change. Her background in textile chemistry led to a deep understanding of natural polymers like cellulose and chitosan, which eventually connected to her fascination with enzymes during a 22-year career at the world's largest industrial enzyme company. The heart of Salmon's innovation lies in immobilizing carbonic anhydrase. This remarkably fast enzyme conve...

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Host: Homeworld Collective

Guest: Sonja Salmon

Topics covered

• enzymes
• textiles
• climate change
• carbon capture
• natural polymers

Keywords

• enzymes
• textiles
• CO2 capture
• climate change
• cellulose
• chitosan
• carbonic anhydrase

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Homeworld Collective

Books & works: Textile-immobilized Enzymes for CO2 Capture

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