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Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers Using Oxidase Catalysts
Author(s) -
Tsujimoto Takashi,
Uyama Hiroshi,
Kobayashi Shiro
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
macromolecular bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1616-5195
pISSN - 1616-5187
DOI - 10.1002/1616-5195(20010801)1:6<228::aid-mabi228>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - polymerization , acetylacetone , chemistry , methyl methacrylate , polymer chemistry , precipitation polymerization , catalysis , acrylonitrile , ionic polymerization , radical polymerization , organic chemistry , polymer , copolymer
Polymerization of vinyl monomers using oxidase as catalyst has been performed under argon in the presence of acetylacetone as a mediator and without the use of hydrogen peroxide. The polymerization of acrylamide was catalyzed by a laccase or sarcosine oxidase catalyst in distilled water and efficiently produced the polymer with high molecular weight. In the polymerization using the laccase catalyst, the effects of temperature, time, and amounts of enzyme and mediator have been systematically investigated. On the other hand, various other oxidases such as bilirubin, choline, and xanthine oxidases showed no or little activity for the vinyl polymerization. The laccase/acetylacetone catalyst induced the polymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene in a mixture of water and tetrahydrofuran. Laccase alone also acted as a catalyst for the vinyl polymerization of acrylamide and methyl methacrylate without acetylacetone. In the polymerization of methyl methacrylate using lipoxidase as the catalyst in the presence of acetylacetone, the reaction occurred in air.