Degradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Bacterial Polyester Hydrolases

Degradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Bacterial Polyester Hydrolases

Polyurethanes (PU) are widely used synthetic polymers. The growing amount of PU used industrially has resulted in a worldwide increase of plastic wastes. The related environmental pollution as well as the limited availability of the raw materials based on petrochemicals requires novel solutions for...

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Main Authors: Juliane Schmidt, Ren Wei, Thorsten Oeser, Lukas Andre Dedavid e Silva, Daniel Breite, Agnes Schulze, Wolfgang Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
polyester polyurethane
enzymatic hydrolysis
polyester hydrolases
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/2/65

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