GelEnz: a step change in bio-based materials
Welcome to GelEnz
Waste, food waste, is a societal problem with few viable solutions. Waste is a limitless and cheap resource which is under-utilised by industry. GelEnz is developing a process to unlock the use of starch and nano-cellulose fibres to create a gel. This gel is of interest to commercial industries as a sustainable alternative for ingredients currently used in manufacturing.
Using a GelEnz product could assist in providing ethical credentials for a product. Using a GelEnz product could be part of a solution within a circular economy strategy.
Latest news from GelEnz
GelEnz at workshop on nanocellulose, Thailand
Steve Eichhorn, the project lead for Gelenz, and Marcus Johns attended the Newton Advanced Fellowship/Thailand Research Fund Workshop on Nanocellulose in Pattaya, Thailand 6-9th March, 2019. The meeting was well attended and there was a lot of interest in the gels...
GelEnz team visits industrial partner Croda
Members of the GelEnz project team recently visited industrial partner Croda at their Cowick Hall site. Croda are the name behind the high performance ingredients and technologies for some of the biggest brands in the world and are driven by science and innovation, in...
GelEnz Engineering Expert Receives Prestigious International Award
Professor Eichhorn has recently received the Hayashi Jisuke Award 2017 from the Cellulose Society of Japan for his work on cellulosic materials. Professor Eichhorn is one of only four scientists worldwide (other winners being from Finland, Japan and South Korea) to...
New enzymatically produced interpenetrating starch-cellulose gels.