Research
Built at the intersection of enzyme engineering, bioremediation and renewable materials
HEMPZYME is a research-stage programme. Our work is to establish, honestly and analytically, which contaminant classes are addressable and which are not.
Research areas
Nine connected workstreams
Enzyme immobilization
Anchoring chemistry, loading density and operational stability.
Protein engineering
Tuning selectivity and robustness toward specific chemical targets.
Hemp-derived biochar
Pyrolysis conditions, porosity and adsorption behaviour.
Cellulose functionalization
Surface groups for enzyme anchoring and metal binding.
Microbial consortia
Community selection for intermediate metabolism in contained reactors.
Contaminant transformation pathways
Identifying intermediates, not just parent-compound loss.
Reactor engineering
Flow regimes, residence time and cartridge geometry.
Analytical chemistry
LC-MS, GC-MS, TOC and ICP-MS methods for verification.
Lifecycle analysis
Material and energy accounting across the cartridge lifecycle.
Outputs
What we will publish
We do not list certifications, patents, partnerships or peer-reviewed results we do not have.
Publications
Peer-reviewed outputs will be listed here once available. None are claimed today.
Pilot studies
Bench and pilot trial summaries will be published as partnerships progress.
Technical reports
Method notes on immobilization and sorbent characterization are in preparation.
Research partnership
Bring us a stream worth studying.
We are looking for laboratory partners with characterized aqueous streams, analytical capacity and an interest in publishing what the data actually shows.