White biotechnology at BASF – Ludwigshafen
White biotechnology is a key technology in BASF. It has the potential to manufacture products more efficiently than with conventional chemical processes. It is also useful for enabling completely new products not accessible using conventional synthesis approaches.
BASF uses the biotechnological methods of fermentation and biocatalysis in order to manufacture products such as vitamins, enzymes and chiral chemicals.
11/19/22
BASF employees fill a fermenter in the technical center.
White biotechnology – also known as industrial biotechnology – uses microorganisms and enzymes to produce chemical and biochemical products.
…The product portfolio of white biotechnology is manifold and comprises basic chemicals, ...
11/18/22
The microbes used in industrial biotechnology work like small, perfectly organized factories, producing valuable chemical products from raw materials such as sugars.
White biotechnology - also known as industrial biotechnology - uses microorganisms and enzymes to produce chemical and biochemical products.
11/17/22
In bioinformatics, computer algorithms help to find data or patterns in biological data in order to make the right decisions about which experiments to perform next.
White biotechnology - also known as industrial biotechnology - uses microorganisms and enzymes to produce chemical and biochemical products.
11/16/22
Industrial biotechnology is an interdisciplinary field with employees from the fields of biochemistry, bioinformatics, bioengineering and chemistry, among others.
White biotechnology - also known as industrial biotechnology - uses microorganisms and enzymes to produce chemical and biochemical products.
11/15/22
Biotransformation, from bio-based renewable raw materials to valuable chemicals
Biotransformation, from bio-based renewable raw materials to valuable chemicals.
04/25/17
Molecular biology lab
In the research lab for white biotechnology, the microorganisms are grown on agarose plates. Under sterile conditions, they are isolated and are analyzed and optimized with molecular biological methods.
04/25/17
DNA-electrophoresis
Gelelectrophoresis is an important analytical method in biotechnological research. With gelelectrophoresis, DNA can be made “visible”. Scientists in white biotechnology research in BASF use this method to check if the desired ...
04/25/17
Fermentation lab
BASF scientists cultivate microorganisms to produce enzymes, for example Phytase, which is used for animal nutrition products.
04/25/17
Large-scale fermenter in the pilot plant
Monitoring of the progress of fermentation in a 5000-liter fermenter in the biotech pilot plant.
Contact
+49 621 60-48387
silke.buschulte-ding@basf.com
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