Ecovyst develops advanced silicas for biocatalysis in Conshohocken

Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:  ECVT) ("Ecovyst" or the "Company"), a leading integrated and innovative global provider of advanced materials, specialty catalysts and services, is proud to announce the launch of its AlphaCat advanced silica products focused on enabling the advancement of biocatalysis.

Announced at our Investor Day in November 2024, Ecovyst has now completed initial investments to expand research and testing capabilities at our main R&D site in Conshohocken, PA, resulting in the development of a range of advanced silica-based products. These products will be sold as both functionalized silica supports, where our customers can immobilize their desired enzyme, and as biocatalysts with the enzyme immobilized on the advanced silica support.

"Our team at Conshohocken has developed and launched a unique advanced silicas testing kit that enables biocatalysis customers to test a range of silicas with different functionalities to quantify the value by using immobilized enzymes" highlighted Paul Whittleston, president of Advanced Materials & Catalysts Business at Ecovyst. "Leveraging our deep advanced silica know-how, we have successfully developed and scaled manufacturing and associated quality processes for both the functionalization of the silica support and immobilization of enzymes at our site in Kansas City, Kansas, enabling a new product offering for our customers."      

Dr. Yatao Hu, senior director for Advanced Silicas at Ecovyst, highlighted, "Working in partnership with our customers to develop unique solutions is where we excel. Driven by specificity, energy efficiency, low hazard profiles and cost effectiveness, immobilized enzyme-driven biocatalysis is a rapidly emerging application with strong growth prospects across food, fuels and chemical production. With our expanded expertise and new laboratory and production capabilities, we are excited to work with even more customers to develop new enzyme-based processes."

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