Enzymes as green catalysts for precision macromolecular synthesis

S Shoda, H Uyama, J Kadokawa, S Kimura… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The present article comprehensively reviews the macromolecular synthesis using enzymes
as catalysts. Among the six main classes of enzymes, the three classes, oxidoreductases …

A review on enzymatic polymerization to produce polycondensation polymers: The case of aliphatic polyesters, polyamides and polyesteramides

A Douka, S Vouyiouka, LM Papaspyridi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Enzymatic polymerization represents today an effective and preferable alternative to
conventional chemically-catalyzed processes. It offers significant advantages, summarized …

Enzymatic synthesis of polyesters and their bioapplications: Recent advances and perspectives

V Hevilla, A Sonseca, C Echeverría… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the most important advances in the enzymatic synthesis of polyesters. In
first place, the different processes of polyester enzymatic synthesis, ie, polycondensation …

Furan‐based copolyesters from renewable resources: enzymatic synthesis and properties

D Maniar, Y Jiang, AJJ Woortman, J van Dijken… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Enzymatic polymerization provides an excellent opportunity for the conversion of renewable
resources into polymeric materials in an effective and sustainable manner. A series of furan …

Recent advances in the synthesis of biodegradable polyesters by sustainable polymerization: lipase-catalyzed polymerization

Y Liu, L Song, N Feng, W Jiang, Y Jin, X Li - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past three decades, enzymatic polymerization has dramatically developed and
gradually broadened as a creative methodology in the construction of polymeric materials …

Environmentally benign synthesis of saturated and unsaturated aliphatic polyesters via enzymatic polymerization of biobased monomers derived from renewable …

Y Jiang, AJJ Woortman, GORA van Ekenstein… - Polymer …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Aliphatic polyesters are of great interest due to their broad potential applications and
sustainability. Itaconate-based aliphatic polyesters are even more appealing in biomedical …

Enzymatic polymerization as a green approach to synthesizing bio-based polyesters

CI Gkountela, SN Vouyiouka - Macromol, 2022 - mdpi.com
Given the fossil fuel crisis and the steady consumption of finite resources, the use of green
polymers is becoming necessary. However, the term “green” describes materials that …

Scalable enzymatic polymerization and low-temperature post-polymerization of poly (butylene succinate): Process parameters and application

CI Gkountela, D Markoulakis, M Mathioudaki… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poly (butylene succinate) is a semicrystalline bio-based and biodegradable polymer with
good processability. However, using metal-based transesterification catalysts during …

Thermo-mechanical degradation and stabilization of poly (butylene succinate)

IN Georgousopoulou, S Vouyiouka, P Dole… - … degradation and stability, 2016 - Elsevier
The thermo-mechanical degradation and recyclability of poly (butylene succinate)(PBS)
have been investigated by means of consecutive extrusion cycles under different …

Enzymatic prepolymerization combined with bulk post-polymerization towards the production of bio-based polyesters: The case of poly (butylene succinate)

C Gkountela, M Rigopoulou, EM Barampouti… - European Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
An alternative process for the production of poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) was herein
applied, divided in two stages, both sustainable and in accordance with the principles of …