Gumel, A.M. and Annuar, M.S.M. and Heidelberg, T. and Chisti, Y. (2012) Ultrasound assisted lipase catalyzed synthesis of poly-6-hydroxyhexanoate. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 19 (3). pp. 659-667. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2011.10.016.
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Abstract
Ultrasonic irradiation greatly improved the Candida antarctica lipase B mediated ring opening polymerization of e-caprolactone to poly-6-hydroxyhexanoate in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetraflouroborate. Compared to the conventional nonsonicated reaction, sonication improved the monomer conversion by 63% and afforded a polymer product of a narrower molecular weight distribution and a higher degree of crystallinity. Under sonication, the polydispersity index of the product was 1.44 compared to a value of 2.55 for the product of the conventional reaction. With sonication, nearly 75% of the monomer was converted to product, but the conversion was only 16% for the reaction carried out conventionally. Compared to conventional operation, sonication enhanced the rate of polymer propagation by >2-fold and the turnover number of the lipase by >3-fold.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Corresponding author. Tel.: +60 379674003; fax: +60 379674178. E-mail address: suffian_annuar@um.edu.my (M.S.M. Annuar). |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Lipase; Polycaprolactone; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Ultrasound; Kinetics; Biopolymers |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Norhamizah Tamizi |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2014 02:13 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2014 02:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/9634 |
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