Renewable building blocks for sustainable polyesters: new biotechnological routes for greener plastics

Exploring mild enzymatic sustainable routes for the synthesis of bio-degradable aromatic-aliphatic oligoesters

(2016) Alessandro Pellis et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Biobased organic acids production by metabolically engineered microorganisms

(2016) Yun Chen et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Closure of the Cycle: Enzymatic Synthesis and Functionalization of Bio-Based Polyesters

(2016) Alessandro Pellis et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enlarging the tools for efficient enzymatic polycondensation: structural and catalytic features of cutinase 1 from Thermobifida cellulosilytica

(2016) A. Pellis et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Exploring mild enzymatic sustainable routes for the synthesis of bio-degradable aromatic-aliphatic oligoesters

(2016) Alessandro Pellis et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Understanding Potentials and Restrictions of Solvent-Free Enzymatic Polycondensation of Itaconic Acid: An Experimental and Computational Analysis

(2015) Livia Corici et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Enhanced Cutinase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate by Covalent Fusion to Hydrophobins

(2015) Doris Ribitsch et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effect of hydrolysis products on the enzymatic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate nanoparticles by a polyester hydrolase from Thermobifida fusca

(2015) Markus Barth et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Copolyesters Made from 1,4-Butanediol, Sebacic Acid, and d-Glucose by Melt and Enzymatic Polycondensation

(2015) Cristina Japu et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Ca2+and Mg2+binding site engineering increases the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films by polyester hydrolases fromThermobifida fusca

(2015) Johannes Then et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Biocatalyzed approach for the surface functionalization of poly(L-lactic acid) films using hydrolytic enzymes

(2015) Alessandro Pellis et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Sustainability metrics for succinic acid production: A comparison between biomass-based and petrochemical routes

(2015) José M. Pinazo et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Top value platform chemicals: bio-based production of organic acids

(2015) Judith Becker et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Towards feasible and scalable solvent-free enzymatic polycondensations: integrating robust biocatalysts with thin film reactions

(2015) Alessandro Pellis et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Enzymatic reactive extrusion: moving towards continuous enzyme-catalysed polyester polymerisation and processing

(2015) S. Spinella et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of Unsaturated Polyester Resins from Various Bio-Derived Platform Molecules

(2015) Thomas Farmer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Direct fungal fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass into itaconic, fumaric, and malic acids: current and future prospects

(2015) Andro H. Mondala   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

A biocatalytic approach towards sustainable furanic–aliphatic polyesters

(2015) Yi Jiang et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Ca2+and Mg2+binding site engineering increases the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films by polyester hydrolases fromThermobifida fusca

(2015) Johannes Then et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Biocatalyzed approach for the surface functionalization of poly(L-lactic acid) films using hydrolytic enzymes

(2015) Alessandro Pellis et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Synthesis and Verification of Biobased Terephthalic Acid from Furfural

(2015) Yuya Tachibana et al.   Scientific Reports

Enzymatic Synthesis of Biobased Polyesters Using 2,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)furan as the Building Block

(2014) Yi Jiang et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Fully Biobased Unsaturated Aliphatic Polyesters from Renewable Resources: Enzymatic Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties

(2014) Yi Jiang et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Synthesis of poly(ethylene furandicarboxylate) polyester using monomers derived from renewable resources: thermal behavior comparison with PET and PEN

(2014) George Z. Papageorgiou et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Synthesis of Biobased Terephthalic Acid from Cycloaddition of Isoprene with Acrylic Acid

(2014) Kelly K. Miller et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Efficient immobilisation of industrial biocatalysts: criteria and constraints for the selection of organic polymeric carriers and immobilisation methods

(2013) Sara Cantone et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

High molecular weight poly(ethylene-2,5-furanoate); critical aspects in synthesis and mechanical property determination

(2013) Rutger J. I. Knoop et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: cloning, sequencing, and characterization

(2012) Yukiko Shinozaki et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Comparison of oxygen plasma and cutinase effect on polyethylene terephthalate surface

(2012) Tina Tkavc et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Toward biotechnological production of adipic acid and precursors from biorenewables

(2012) Tino Polen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

A low molecular mass cutinase of Thielavia terrestris efficiently hydrolyzes poly(esters)

(2012) Shaoqing Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

A New Esterase from Thermobifida halotolerans Hydrolyses Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polylactic Acid (PLA)

(2012) Doris Ribitsch et al.   Polymers

Identification and comparison of cutinases for synthetic polyester degradation

(2011) Peter James Baker et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Characterization of a new cutinase fromThermobifida albafor PET-surface hydrolysis

(2011) Doris Ribitsch et al.   BIOCATALYSIS AND BIOTRANSFORMATION

Microbial 2,3-butanediol production: A state-of-the-art review

(2011) Xiao-Jun Ji et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Hydrolysis of polyethyleneterephthalate by p-nitrobenzylesterase from Bacillus subtilis

(2011) Doris Ribitsch et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Rational redesign of Candida antarctica lipase B for the ring opening polymerization of d,d-lactide

(2011) Mohamad Takwa et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Mechanism of enzymatic degradation of poly(butylene succinate)

(2011) Chan Woo Lee et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RESEARCH

Enzymatic Surface Hydrolysis of PET: Effect of Structural Diversity on Kinetic Properties of Cutinases from Thermobifida

(2011) Enrique Herrero Acero et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for direct production of 1,4-butanediol

(2011) Harry Yim et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Exploring Chain Length Selectivity in HIC-Catalyzed Polycondensation Reactions

(2010) David Feder et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Technology development for the production of biobased products from biorefinery carbohydrates—the US Department of Energy’s “Top 10” revisited

(2010) Joseph J. Bozell et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Scaleup of Lipase-Catalyzed Polyester Synthesis

(2010) C. Korupp et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Lipase-catalyzed polyester synthesis – A green polymer chemistry

(2010) Shiro KOBAYASHI   PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY SERIES B-PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Enzyme-catalysis breathes new life into polyester condensation polymerizations

(2010) Richard A. Gross et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biotechnological production of 2,3-butanediol—Current state and prospects

(2009) E. Celińska et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of poly-l-lactide using supercritical carbon dioxide

(2009) Roeb García-Arrazola et al.   JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS

Recent Developments in Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Polyesters

(2009) Shiro Kobayashi   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Cutinase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2009) Åsa M. Ronkvist et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Enzyme Stabilization by Deposition of Silicone Coatings

(2009) Lars O. Wiemann et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Humicola insolensCutinase-Catalyzed Lactone Ring-Opening Polymerizations: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies

(2008) Mo Hunsen et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Candida antarcticaLipase B Chemically Immobilized on Epoxy-Activated Micro- and Nanobeads: Catalysts for Polyester Synthesis

(2008) Bo Chen et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Understanding enzyme immobilisation

(2008) Ulf Hanefeld et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

In situ recovery of 2,3-butanediol from fermentation by liquid–liquid extraction

(2008) Masumeh Anvari et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Novozym 435 displays very different selectivity compared to lipase from Candida antarctica B adsorbed on other hydrophobic supports

(2008) Zaida Cabrera et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC

Enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fabrics

(2008) Tina Brueckner et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Thiol-Functionalized Poly(ω-pentadecalactone) Telechelics for Semicrystalline Polymer Networks

(2008) Neil Simpson et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Bulk chemicals from biomass

(2007) Jacco van Haveren et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Efficient Succinic Acid Production from Glucose through Overexpression of Pyruvate Carboxylase in an Escherichia coli Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Lactate Dehydrogenase Mutant

(2005) Ailen M. Sánchez et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS