Polymers from Renewable Resources: Biopolyesters and BiocatalysisThis book is part two of a 3-volume series on polymers from renewable resources. The entire set focuses on gathering contributions from the leading workers in specific areas of research pertaining to this field, such as agroproteins, modification of natural polymers, and environmentally benign synthesis and processing. Each book is an up-to-the-minute guide on a wide range of the studies in this emerging field from polysaccharides to polyesters, biostable polymers to the regulatory issues that are critical to the development of new commercial biodegradable products. |
Contents
Interesting Carbon Sources for Biotechnological Production | 14 |
Biosynthesis and Properties of MediumChainLength | 25 |
The Structural Organization of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Inclusion Bodies | 42 |
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aliphatic polyesters alkoxide autocatalysis bacteria biodegradable biodiesel Bionolle biopolyesters Biotechnol block copolymers carbon source carboxylic acid catalyst catalyzed cells chain Chem coli harboring comonomer compost concentration COOH copolymerization crystallinity crystallization culture cyclic esters degradation depolymerase end-groups environment enzymatic enzyme eutropha Figure films functional glass transition temperature glycol groups H₂O hydrolysis implant inclusion bodies increased initiator isolated kinetics Kricheldorf L-lactide lactide lactones latus PHA biosynthesis linear lipase Lipase PC macrocyclic Macromol Macromolecules macromonomers materials matrix mcl-PHA mechanical melting membrane micelle microbial Microbiol microspheres molar mass molecular weight monomer observed obtained Penczek PHA biosynthesis genes PHB inclusion bodies PHBV PLAGA PLLA polyesters polymer prepared production propagation properties protein rate constants ratio reaction reactive recombinant repeating units ring-opening polymerization samples solution solvent species Steinbüchel strain structure studies substrates surface synthesis synthetic Table thermal transesterification