Enzymatic hydrolysis of poly(ethylene furanoate)
Copyright policy )Enzymatic hydrolysis of poly(ethylene furanoate)
The urgency of producing new environmentally-friendly polyesters strongly enhanced the development of bio-based poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF) as an alternative to plastics like poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) for applications that include food packaging, personal and home care containers and thermoforming equipment. In this study, PEF powders of various molecular weights (6, 10 and 40kDa) were synthetized and their susceptibility to enzymatic hydrolysis was investigated for the first time. According to LC/TOF-MS analysis, cutinase 1 from Thermobifida cellulosilytica liberated both 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and oligomers of up to DP4. The enzyme preferentially hydrolyzed PEF with higher molecular weights but was active on all tested substrates. Mild enzymatic hydrolysis of PEF has a potential both for surface functionalization and monomers recycling.
- University of Genoa Italy
- ETH Zurich Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Switzerland
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria) Austria
- Graz University of Technology Austria
Enzymatic functionalization, Hydrolysis, Poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF), Thermobifida cellulosilytica cutinase 1 (Thc_Cut1), Polyester recycling, Actinobacteria, Enzymatic hydrolysis, Bacterial Proteins, Dicarboxylic Acids, Polyethylenes, Biocatalyst, Furans, Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases, Biocatalyst; Enzymatic functionalization; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF); Polyester recycling; Thermobifida cellulosilytica cutinase 1 (Thc_Cut1); Actinobacteria; Bacterial Proteins; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; Dicarboxylic Acids; Hydrolysis; Furans; Polyethylenes
Enzymatic functionalization, Hydrolysis, Poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF), Thermobifida cellulosilytica cutinase 1 (Thc_Cut1), Polyester recycling, Actinobacteria, Enzymatic hydrolysis, Bacterial Proteins, Dicarboxylic Acids, Polyethylenes, Biocatalyst, Furans, Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases, Biocatalyst; Enzymatic functionalization; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF); Polyester recycling; Thermobifida cellulosilytica cutinase 1 (Thc_Cut1); Actinobacteria; Bacterial Proteins; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; Dicarboxylic Acids; Hydrolysis; Furans; Polyethylenes
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