Enzymatic Synthesis of Biobased Polyesters Using 2,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)furan as the Building Block
2,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)furan is a highly valuable biobased rigid diol resembling aromatic monomers in polyester synthesis. In this work, it was enzymatically polymerized with various diacid ethyl esters by Candida antarctica Lipase B (CALB) via a three-stage method. A series of novel biobased furan p...
Published in: | Biomacromolecules |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2014
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/1275555d-8a07-4938-9794-c01734ea7e8c https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/1275555d-8a07-4938-9794-c01734ea7e8c https://doi.org/10.1021/bm500340w |
Summary: | 2,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)furan is a highly valuable biobased rigid diol resembling aromatic monomers in polyester synthesis. In this work, it was enzymatically polymerized with various diacid ethyl esters by Candida antarctica Lipase B (CALB) via a three-stage method. A series of novel biobased furan polyesters with number-average molecular weights (M-n) around 2000 g/mol were successfully obtained. The chemical structures and physical properties of 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan-based polyesters were fully characterized. Furthermore, we discussed the effects of the number of the methylene units in the dicarboxylic segments on the physical properties of the furan polyesters. |
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