THE PLATFORM
A molecular biorefinery for rubber
Biotechnology is transforming industrial recycling. From pharmaceuticals to plastics, enzymes are enabling a new generation of processes that recover value without destroying it. Frances Arnold won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work applying directed evolution to non-biological industries. We believe rubber recycling is next.
Rubber BioRefine is Akin's molecular biorefining platform, combining precision imaging and enzymatic recovery to help the rubber industry understand its materials better today and unlock higher-value outputs tomorrow.
Rubber BioRefine Imaging Precision molecular imaging that reveals how compounds are distributed within rubber materials, spatially, compound-by-compound, at a level no conventional method can reach. Learn more →
Rubber BioRefine Recovery An enzymatic recovery process in development, designed to upgrade end-of-life rubber into virgin-grade material streams. The first biorefinery pathway built specifically for rubber. Learn more →
WHY IT MATTERS
The same molecular precision. Two applications.
Both modules are powered by the same underlying capability- deep molecular understanding of rubber at the compound level. That's what makes Rubber BioRefine a platform. The insight that makes imaging useful today is the same foundation that makes recovery possible tomorrow.
Interested in what Rubber BioRefine could mean for your business or research?