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Renewable building blocks for sustainable polyesters: new biotechnological routes for greener plastics
Author(s) -
Pellis Alessandro,
Herrero Acero Enrique,
Gardossi Lucia,
Ferrario Valerio,
Guebitz Georg M
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.5087
Subject(s) - polyester , environmentally friendly , renewable energy , sustainability , renewable resource , production (economics) , carbon footprint , biochemical engineering , sustainable production , manufacturing engineering , engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , ecology , macroeconomics , greenhouse gas , electrical engineering , economics , biology
Bio‐based monomers, such as dimethyl itaconate and butanediol, are used for the production of polyesters using enzyme biocatalysts in green and sustainable processes.