Marrying chemical and biological processes to turn waste into treasure

The research team led by Associate Professor Yan Ning (left) and Assistant Professor Zhou Kang (right) first use chemical processes to break down the waste products into substrates that can then be transformed by bacteria into useful substances.

A research team led by two of our Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Faculty members, A/P Yan Ning and Dr Zhou, are developing a new process that can turn waste shells from prawns and crabs into the essential ingredient for a drug to treat Parkinson’s disease.

Read more about it in the following link: https://cde.nus.edu.sg/…/marrying-chemical-and…/

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