Lipase/esterase-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization: A green polyester synthesis technique

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1900-1908

  Yang, Yan ^a,b   Yu, Yang ^a   Zhang, Yuanxin ^a,c   Liu, Chengbai ^a   Shi, Wei ^a   Li, Quanshun ^a,b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^c JILIN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Esterase; Lactone; Lipase; Polyester; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC PROCESS; ENZYMATIC RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION; ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; ESTERASE; GREEN POLYMER CHEMISTRY; GREEN SOLVENTS; HYDROFLUOROCARBONS; IMMOBILIZED ENZYME; LACTONE; POLYPHOSPHATES; POLYTHIOESTERS; REACTION MEDIUM; REACTION SYSTEM; RING SIZES; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES; THREE COMPONENT; WHOLE CELL BIOCATALYSTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIPASES; MONOMERS; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 80052759336     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.07.016     Document Type: Review

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