Green Cationic Polymerizations and Polymer Functionalization for Biotechnology

Green Polymerization Methods: Renewable Starting Materials, Catalysis and Waste Reduction

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 313-347

  Puskas, Judit E ^a   Chiang, Chengching K ^a   Sen, Mustafa Y ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzymatic functionalization; Enzymatic polymerization; Green functionalization; Green polymerization; Lipase; Natural rubber biosynthesis; Polymer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856212023     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527636167.ch14     Document Type: Chapter

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