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Performance polymers from renewable monomers: high molecular weight poly(pentadecalactone) for fiber applications

Matthijs de Geus, Inge van der Meulen, Bart Goderis, Kristof Van Hecke, Marko Dorschu, Harm van der Werff, Cor E. Koning, Andreas Heise

Polymer Chemistry · 2010 · 98 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Polypendadecalactone has properties comparable to polyethylene. Enzymatic polymerisation affords polymers with high molecular weight, which can be spun into fibres with high crystalline order and strength.

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