Question

Microbial enzymes are used instead of chemical catalysts in chemical industry. Give scientific reasons.

Answer 1

Microbial enzymes are recently used in place of chemical catalysts. This is because it creates fewer byproducts, lowers consumption of energy, lessens pollution caused to the environment and enhances nutritional value.

Enzymes possess comparatively better catalytic power and are able to work even under mild pressure, temperature and pH.

The substrates’ specificity is high and they perform well even in organic solvents.

Thus, there is no doubt that harmful chemical catalysts are best replaced with microbial enzymes.

Answer 2

ᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙɪᴀʟ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʟʏsᴛs. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇs ғᴇᴡᴇʀ ʙʏᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛs, ʟᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ, ʟᴇssᴇɴs ᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇs ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ. 

ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇs ᴘᴏssᴇss ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʟʏᴛɪᴄ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴍɪʟᴅ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ, ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʜ. 

ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇs’ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄɪᴛʏ ɪs ʜɪɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ sᴏʟᴠᴇɴᴛs. 

ᴛʜᴜs, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀʀᴍғᴜʟ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʟʏsᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙɪᴀʟ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇs.