Bianca Consorti Bussamra
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Bianca Consorti Bussamra is a chemical engineer whose research focuses on the intersection of biocatalysis, downstream processing, and sustainable bioprocess engineering. Her most-cited work, "A robotic platform to screen aqueous two-phase systems for overcoming inhibition in enzymatic reactions" (2019, 13 citations), exemplifies her innovative approach to solving a critical bottleneck in industrial biotechnology: product inhibition that hampers enzyme efficiency. By integrating high-throughput robotics with aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS), she developed a method to rapidly identify optimal reaction-separation conditions, enabling continuous enzymatic conversion and product recovery in a single step. This work has practical implications for producing biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and biochemicals more efficiently. Bussamra’s contributions are particularly notable for bridging automation and bioprocess design, offering a scalable solution to a long-standing challenge. Her research not only advances fundamental understanding of enzyme kinetics in multiphase environments but also provides industry-relevant tools for reducing waste and energy consumption. With growing interest in circular bioeconomy, her work is poised to influence future biorefinery designs.
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