Lipase-catalyzed ring-opening copolymerization of ω-pentadecalactone and δ-valerolactone by reactive extrusion
Changcun Li, Shuaijun Pan, Weijian Xu, Yanbing Lu, Peipei Wang, Fuming Zhang, Richard A. Gross
Abstract
This work demonstrates the synthesis of poly(ω-pentadecalactone-<italic>co</italic>-δ-valeroLactone) with high molecular weight (<italic>M</italic><sub>n</sub> = 71.3 kDa) and low polydispersity (<italic>Đ</italic> = 1.67) within 6 hours by reactive extrusion (REX) using a lipase catalyst (Novozyme-435).
Topics & Concepts
Reactive extrusionCopolymerCatalysisDispersityCandida antarcticaPolymer chemistryChemistryExtrusionLipaseRing-opening polymerizationRing (chemistry)Organic chemistryMaterials sciencePolymerEnzymeComposite materialbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis