Chemistry Letters · 2001 · 62 citations · 12 references
Chemical EngineeringOrganic SolventEngineeringDegradable PlasticCandida Antarctica LipasePolymer ScienceBiochemical EngineeringBiotechnologyBiopolymersImmobilized EnzymeAliphatic Polyester ChainAbstract Hydrolytic DegradationBiomolecular EngineeringEnzyme ImmobilizationPolymer ChemistryPolymer SynthesisPolymers
Abstract Hydrolytic degradation of polyurethane has been achieved using lipase as catalyst. The degradation of polyurethane containing an aliphatic polyester chain as soft segment rapidly took place in the presence of Candida antarctica lipase in toluene at 60 °C to give oligomers with molecular weight less than 500.
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