Name:
Louis J DeFilippi
Country:
USA
City:
Palatine
State/Province:
IL
ACS Member:
Member
Local Section:
L501,Chicago
International Chapter:
Technical Division Membership:
Technical Division Membership Emeritus:
Subdivision Member:
ACS Activities:
Director, Chicago Section, 2015 through 2017
Company/Institution Name:
Louis DeFilippi, LLC
Career Stage:
Professional
Research and Special Interests:
Dr. DeFilippi is President, Member and Senior Consultant in the company he founded, Louis DeFilippi, LLC. The company specializes in the following areas:
1. Biocatalysis on surfaces, especially heterogeneous catalytic processes using immobilized cells or immobilized enzymes to efficiently transform wanted or unwanted molecules to products using stirred tank or packed bed continuous processes. Current projects include enzymatic production of chiral pharmaceutical intermediates, immobilized cells (fixed film reactor) for wastewater purification and bioremediation. Dr. DeFilippi is also an experienced expert witness in a number of areas including environmental, food, microbiology and biotransformation processes.
2. Regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, Homeland Security).
Area of Expertise:
Biochemistry, Bioprocessing, Immobilized enzymes, process development, protein chemistry, assays, error analysis, spectrophotometry
Years of Expertise: