Bio-based poly (butylene succinate): Recent progress, challenges and future opportunities

O Platnieks, S Gaidukovs, VK Thakur, A Barkane… - European Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rising energy concerns, rapid infrastructure development, and greater environmental
awareness have fueled the demand for sustainable materials. In this direction, sustainable …

Polybutylene succinate, a potential bio-degradable polymer: synthesis, copolymerization and bio-degradation

KS Savitha, BR Paghadar, MS Kumar… - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (butylene succinate) is one of the emerging bio-degradable polymers, which has huge
potential to be employed in a wide range of applications. Furthermore, it is also recognized …

Enzymatic synthesis of polyesters and their bioapplications: Recent advances and perspectives

V Hevilla, A Sonseca, C Echeverría… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the most important advances in the enzymatic synthesis of polyesters. In
first place, the different processes of polyester enzymatic synthesis, ie, polycondensation …

Enzymatic polymerization as a green approach to synthesizing bio-based polyesters

CI Gkountela, SN Vouyiouka - Macromol, 2022 - mdpi.com
Given the fossil fuel crisis and the steady consumption of finite resources, the use of green
polymers is becoming necessary. However, the term “green” describes materials that …

Development of poly (butylene adipate-co-butylene succinate-co-ethylene adipate-co-ethylene succinate)(PBEAS) net twine as biodegradable fishing gear

S Park, B Bae, B Cha, YJ Kim, HW Kwak - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Nylon fishing nets have excellent strength and durability, but when lost at sea, their
insufficient decomposition destroys habitats and spawning grounds, and pollutes the marine …

Biocopolyesters of poly (butylene succinate) containing long-chain biobased glycol synthesized with heterogeneous titanium dioxide catalyst

K Stepien, C Miles, A McClain… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) is a thermoplastic and biodegradable polyester
characterized by high rigidity due to its high crystallinity. However, the use of long-chain …

Enzymatic catalysis in favor of blocky structure and higher crystallinity of poly (butylene succinate)-co-(dilinoleic succinate)(PBS-DLS) copolymers of variable …

M Sokołowska, J Nowak-Grzebyta, E Stachowska… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
To systematically investigate the synthesis of poly (butylene succinate)-co-(dilinoleic
succinate)(PBS-DLS) copolymers and to enrich the library of polyesters synthesized via a …

Effect of enzymatic versus titanium dioxide/silicon dioxide catalyst on crystal structure of 'green' poly[(butylene succinate)‐co‐(dilinoleic succinate)] copolymers

M Sokołowska, E Stachowska, M Czaplicka… - Polymer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Focusing on an eco‐friendly approach, biodegradable poly [(butylene succinate)‐co‐
(dilinoleic succinate)](PBS‐DLS) copolymers with 70: 30 (wt%) ratio of hard to soft segments …

High mechanical properties of stretching oriented poly (butylene succinate) with two-step chain extension

X Li, M Xia, X Dong, R Long, Y Liu, Y Huang, S Long… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The structure, morphology, fracture toughness and flaw sensitivity length scale of chain-
extended poly (butylene succinate) with various pre-stretch ratios were studied. PBS …

Enzymatic synthesis of poly (alkylene succinate) s: influence of reaction conditions

D Pospiech, R Choińska, D Flugrat, K Sahre… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Application of lipases (preferentially Candida antarctica Lipase B, CALB) for melt
polycondensation of aliphatic polyesters by transesterification of activated dicarboxylic acids …