Enzymatic synthesis and chemical recycling of novel polyester-type thermoplastic elastomers

Polymers

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1259-1277

  Yagihara, Tsukuru ^a   Matsumura, Shuichi ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biobased polyester; Biodegradable; Chemical recycling; Environmentally benign thermoplastic elastomer; Lipase catalyzed polymerizati

Indexed keywords

BIOBASED; BIODEGRADABLE; CHEMICAL RECYCLING; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; LIPASE-CATALYZED;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OLEFINS; OLIGOMERS; RECYCLING; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 84864293899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym4021259     Document Type: Article

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