Malaysian Rubber Research & Development Board.The Malaysian Rubber Research & Development Board and Asiatic Development Bhd. signed a technology transfer agreement involving a process for the production of deproteinized natural rubber, produced by removing the proteins using an enzyme enzyme, biological catalyst. The term enzyme comes from zymosis, the Greek word for fermentation, a process accomplished by yeast cells and long known to the brewing industry, which occupied the attention of many 19th-century chemists. proteinase proteinase /pro·tein·ase/ (pro´ten-as?) endopeptidase. pro·tein·ase n. A protease that begins the hydrolytic breakdown of proteins usually by splitting them into polypeptide chains. . The enzyme hydrolyses the poteins and converts them into moer water-soluble forms which are easily washed away. The removal of the proteins improves certain properties of natural rubber, enhancing its value for use in engineering applications. The RRIM RRIM Reinforced Reaction Injection Molding has produced DPNR DPNR Diesel Particulate NOx Reduction (engine system) by this method since 1974, but the processes involved were too complex for it to be widely adopted by the industry. Refinements have simplified the productioN of DPNR and made it more cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. . This latest technology agreement will add a third specialty natural rubber to Asiatic Development's range. A trade name has yet to be determined by Asiatic. Initial markets have been found for the new DPNR and production is expected to begin around August. Capacity is expected to be about 100 metric tons per month by Asiatic Development. |
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