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 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.
Department of Polymer Chemistry, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
Yi
Y
Jiang
Albert J J
AJ
Woortman
Gert O R
GO
Alberda van Ekenstein
Dejan M
DM
Petrović
Katja
K
Loos
D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D008049:Lipase / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011091:Polyesters / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D058105:Polymerization; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
D005656:Fungal Proteins; D005663:Furans; D011091:Polyesters; C056220:2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan; D008049:Lipase; C431349:lipase B, Candida antarctica