Lipase-Catalyzed Hydrolytic Degradation of Polyurethane in Organic Solvent

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 wei...

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Published in:Chemistry Letters
Main Authors: Takamoto, Tetsufumi, Shirasaka, Hitoshi, Uyama, Hiroshi, Kobayashi, Shiro
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2001
Subjects:
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1246/cl.2001.492
https://academic.oup.com/chemlett/article-pdf/30/6/492/56080872/cl.2001.492.pdf
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Summary: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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