title: Novel application of a Fe-Zn double-metal cyanide catalyst in the synthesis of biodegradable, hyperbranched polymers.
abstract: The use of Fe-Zn double-metal cyanide as a solid catalyst for synthesizing biodegradable, hyperbranched polymers from diacids and glycerol has been reported, for the first time, wherein acidity, micro-mesoporosity and hydrophobicity of the catalyst played an important role in controlling gelation.
authors.affiliation: Catalysis Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune - 411 008, India.
authors.forename: Joby
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sebastian
authors.forename: Darbha
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Srinivas
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003486:Cyanides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D011108:Polymers; D007501:Iron; D015032:Zinc