Green Polymer Chemistry: Biocatalysis and Biomaterials

Edited by H Cheng and Richard Gross

ACS Symposium Series

Provides information on activities at the forefront of research in Green Polymer Chemistry emphasizing activities in biocatalysis and biobased chemistry

Green Polymer Chemistry: Biocatalysis and Biomaterials

Edited by H Cheng and Richard Gross

Description

Green Polymer Chemistry is a crucial area of research and product development that continues to grow in its influence over industrial practices. Developments in these areas are driven by environmental concerns, interest in sustainability, desire to decrease our dependence on petroleum, and commercial opportunities to develop "green" products. Publications and patents in these fields are increasing as more academic, industrial, and government scientists become involved in research and commercial activities.

The purpose of this book is to publish new work from a cutting-edge group of leading international researchers from academia, government, and industrial institutions. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of Green Polymer Chemistry, corresponding publications tend to be spread out over numerous journals. This book brings these papers together so that the reader can gain a better appreciation of the breadth and depth of activities in Green Polymer Chemistry. It is based on contributions by oral and poster presenters at the international symposium, Biocatalysis in Polymer Science, held at the ACS National Meeting in Washington D.C. on August 17-20, 2009. Whereas many aspects of Green Polymer Chemistry were covered during the symposium, a particular emphasis was placed on biocatalysis and biobased materials. Many exciting new findings in basic research and applications were reported. In addition, several leaders in these areas who were unable to attend the symposium contributed important reviews of their ongoing work. As a result, this book provides a good representation of activities at the forefront of research in Green Polymer Chemistry emphasizing activities in biocatalysis and biobased chemistry.

Green Polymer Chemistry: Biocatalysis and Biomaterials

Edited by H Cheng and Richard Gross

ACS Symposium Series

Preface
1. Green Polymer Chemistry: Biocatalysis and Biomaterials
H. N. Cheng and Richard A. Gross
Novel Biobased Materials
2. Solid or Swollen Polymer-Protein Hybrid Materials
Kasper Renggli and Nico Bruns
3. Biofabrication Based on the Enzyme-Catalyzed Coupling and Crosslinking of Pre-Formed Biopolymers
Yi Liu, Xiaohua Yang, Xiao-Wen Shi, William E. Bentley, and Gregory F. Payne
4. Development of Novel Soy Protein-Based Polymer Blends
Jinwen Zhang and Feng Chen
5. Thermodynamic and Microscopy Studies of Urea-Soy Protein Composites
K. Venkateshan and X. S. Sun
6. Extraction and Characterization of Sugar Beet Polysaccharides
Marshall L. Fishman, Peter H. Cooke, and Arland T. Hotchkiss Jr.
7. Novel Biobased Plastics, Rubbers, Composites, Coatings and Adhesives from Agricultural Oils and By-Products
Yongshang Lu and Richard C. Larock
8. Enzyme-Nanotube-Based Composites Used for Chemical and Biological Decontamination
Cerasela Zoica Dinu, Indrakant V. Borkar, Shyam Sundhar Bale, Guangyu Zhu, Karl Sanford, Gregg Whited, Ravi S. Kane, and Jonathan S. Dordick
New or Improved Biocatalysts
9. Hemin-Binding Aptamers and Aptazymes
Mingzhe Liu, Hiroshi Abe, and Yoshihiro Ito
10. Synthesis of Covalently Linked Enzyme Dimers
Sanne Schoffelen, Loes Schobers, Hanka Venselaar, Gert Vriend, and Jan C. M. van Hest
11. Biotransformations Using Cutinase
Peter James Baker and Jin Kim Montclare
Syntheses of Polyesters and Polycarbonates
12. Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from 4-Ketovaleric Acid in Bacterial Cells
Jian Yu
13. Synthesis of Functional Polycarbonates from Renewable Resources
Kirpal S. Bisht and Talal F. Al-Azemi
14. Polymers from Biocatalysis: Materials with a Broad Spectrum of Physical Properties
Mariastella Scandola, Maria Letizia Focarete, and Richard A. Gross
15. Lipase-Catalyzed Copolymerization of ?-Pentadecalactone (PDL) and Alkyl Glycolate: Synthesis of Poly(PDL-co-GA)
Zhaozhong Jiang and Jie Liu
16. Chemo-Enzymatic Syntheses of Polyester-Urethanes
Karla A. Barrera-Rivera, Ángel Marcos-Fernández, and Antonio Martínez-Richa
17. Enzymatic Synthesis and Properties of Novel Biobased Elastomers Consisting of 12-Hydroxystearate, Itaconate and Butane-1,4-diol
Mayumi Yasuda, Hiroki Ebata, and Shuichi Matsumura
Syntheses of Polyamides and Polypeptides
18. Synthesis of Poly(aminoamides) via Enzymatic Means
H. N. Cheng and Qu-Ming Gu
19. Mechanistic Insight in the Enzymatic Ring-Opening Polymerization of ?-Propiolactam
Leendert W. Schwab, Iris Baum, Gregor Fels, and Katja Loos
Syntheses and Modifications of Polysaccharides
20. Production of Natural Polysaccharides and Their Analogues via Biopathway Engineering
Lei Li, Wen Yi, Wenlan Chen, Robert Woodward, Xianwei Liu, and Peng George Wang
21. Glycosaminoglycan Synthases: Catalysts for Customizing Sugar Polymer Size and Chemistry
Paul L. DeAngelis
22. Development and Applications of a Novel, First-in-Class Hyaluronic Acid from Bacillus
Khadija Schwach-Abdellaoui, Birgit Lundskov Fuhlendorff, Fanny Longin, and Jens Lichtenberg
Biocatalytic Redox Polymerizations
23. Enzymatic Synthesis of Electrically Conducting Polymers
Ryan Bouldin, Akshay Kokil, Sethumadhavan Ravichandran, Subhalakshmi Nagarajan, Jayant Kumar, Lynne A. Samuelson, Ferdinando F. Bruno, and Ramaswamy Nagarajan
24. Sustained Development in Baeyer-Villiger Biooxidation Technology
Peter C. K. Lau, Hannes Leisch, Brahm J. Yachnin, I. Ahmad Mirza, Albert M. Berghuis, Hiroaki Iwaki, and Yoshie Hasegawa
Enzymatic Hydrolyses and Degradations
25. Embedding Enzymes To Control Biomaterial Lifetime
Manoj Ganesh and Richard Gross
26. Surprisingly Rapid Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Åsa M. Ronkvist, Wenchun Xie, Wenhua Lu, and Richard A. Gross
27. Polylactic Acid (PLA)-Degrading Microorganisms and PLA Depolymerases
Fusako Kawai
Grafting and Functionalization Reactions
28. Green Polymer Chemistry: Enzymatic Functionalization of Liquid Polymers in Bulk
Judit E. Puskas and Mustafa Y. Sen
29. Bio-Based and Biodegradable Aliphatic Polyesters Modified by a Continuous Alcoholysis Reaction
James H. Wang and Aimin He
30. Synthesis of Grafted Polylactic Acid and Polyhydroxyalkanoate by a Green Reactive Extrusion Process
James H. Wang and David M. Schertz
Epilogue
Indexes
Author Index
Subject Index

Green Polymer Chemistry: Biocatalysis and Biomaterials

Edited by H Cheng and Richard Gross

ACS Symposium Series

Author Information

Edited by H Cheng and Edited by Richard Gross

H. N. Cheng is a Research Chemist at the Southern Regional Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service. Richard A. Gross is Director of Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing of Macromolecules at Polytechnic University.