Green polymer chemistry: lipase-catalyzed synthesis of bio-based reactive polyesters employing itaconic anhydride as a renewable monomer

Authors :: Shiro Kobayashi
Anders Hult
Hitomi Ohara
Syuhei Yamaguchi
Matteus Tanha
Tomoya Okuda
Source :: Polymer Journal. 46:2-13
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2013.
Abstract: Itaconic acid is a platform compound for bio-based renewable materials. This study employs itaconic anhydride (IAn) as a novel monomer for lipase-catalyzed ring-opening addition condensation polyme ...

Subjects :: Polymers and Plastics
biology
business.industry
Condensation
Bio based
Catalysis
Renewable energy
Polyester
chemistry.chemical_compound
Monomer
chemistry
Polymer chemistry
Materials Chemistry
biology.protein
Organic chemistry
Itaconic acid
Lipase
business

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