Research Article

Recent Development of Biodegradable Network Polyesters Obtained from Renewable Natural Resources

  1. Naoto Tsutsumi,
  2. Yoichiro Kono1,
  3. Masaya Oya1,
  4. Wataru Sakai1,
  5. Minoru Nagata2

Article first published online: 5 AUG 2008

DOI: 10.1002/clen.200800052

Issue

CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water

CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water

Special Issue: Feedstocks for the Future: Renewables in Green Chemistry

Volume 36, Issue 8, pages 682–686, August 2008

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Tsutsumi, N., Kono, Y., Oya, M., Sakai, W. and Nagata, M. (2008), Recent Development of Biodegradable Network Polyesters Obtained from Renewable Natural Resources. Clean Soil Air Water, 36: 682–686. doi: 10.1002/clen.200800052

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan.

  2. 2

    Faculty of Human Environment, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 5 AUG 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 7 JUN 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 1 MAR 2008

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Keywords:

  • Biodegradation;
  • Polyester;
  • Rewneable Resources

Abstract

Current technological interests in chemistry have involved research into renewable carbon to help supply the world's chemical needs. Renewable and natural resources-based biodegradable polymers are environmentally useful for the establishment of recycled systems. In the past decade, novel network polyester and films of glycerol with dicarboxylic acids with various lengths of methylene units have been developed and their favorable properties of enzymatic degradability and biodegradability have been reported. In the present paper, optically active network polyesters are prepared from malic acids and their biodegradability in enzymatic solution and in activated sludge is investigated. In addition, biodegradable polyesters of gluconolactone with citric acid are developed. The application and biodegradability of these network polyesters for future technological applications are also discussed.

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