Byrne, Fergal, Assemat, Jamie, Stanford, Amy et al. (3 more authors) (2021) Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of malonate polyesters and their use as metal chelating materials. Green Chemistry. ISSN 1463-9270
Abstract
Following the environmental problems caused by non-degradable plastics there is a need to synthesise greener and more sustainable polymers. In this work we describe, for the first time, the facile enzyme-catalysed synthesis of linear polyesters using dimethyl malonate as the diester. These polymers, containing a different aliphatic diol component (C4, C6 or C8), were synthesised in solventless conditions using immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B as the biocatalyst. The potential of enzymes for catalysing this reaction is compared with the unsuccessful antimony- and titanium-catalysed synthesis (T>150 °C). The application of the synthesized polymers as effective metal chelators in biphasic, green solvent systems was also described, together with the characterisation of the synthesised materials.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2021 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2021 09:30 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jan 2025 00:30 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC01783G |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/D1GC01783G |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175968 |
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