Erythrina Stavila, Katja Loos*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 268-280, 2015, DOI:10.7569/JRM.2015.634102
Abstract The selective and specific features of enzymes have drawn an enormous amount of attention for use as
in-vitro catalysts in polymerization reactions. Various studies on the enzymatic synthesis of polyesters,
polycarbonates, polysaccharides, polypeptides, and polyamides have been performed and some have been
implemented on an industrial scale. Particularly in the synthesis of polyester and polyamides, lipases are
the most used enzymes as catalysts for their polymerization. Polyamides are considered to be one of the
largest engineering polymer families used in the automotive, electrical and electronics, and consumer goods
industries; thus the enzymatic synthesis of polyamides will have a tremendous impact… More >
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