Enzymatic synthesis of polyesters
AssigneeHendel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
InventorsAnja Vonderhagen, Jeffrey A. Gates, Karlheinz Hill, Martin Lagarden, Holger Tesmann
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AssigneeHendel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
InventorsAnja Vonderhagen, Jeffrey A. Gates, Karlheinz Hill, Martin Lagarden, Holger Tesmann
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A linear polyester is made by a process reacting polyols comprising at least two primary alcohol groups and at least one secondary alcohol or amino group and a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylic acid ester in the presence of an effective amount of a lipase derived from Candida cylindracea, Candida lipolytica, Candida rugosa, Candida antarctica, Candida utilis, Chromobacterium viscosum, Geotrichum viscosum, Geotrichum candidum, Mucor javanicus, Mucor miehei, Porcine pancreas, Pseudomonas species, specifically Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas cepacia, Pseudomonas pseudoalkaligenes, Pseudomonas alkaligenes, Thermomyces species, Rhizopus arrhizus, Rhizopus delemar, Rhizopus niveus, Rhizopus oryzae, Rhizopus javanicus, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium roquefortii, Penicillium camembertii or an esterase derived from Bacillus species, specifically Bacillus thermoglucosidasius; Mucor miehei, Horse liver, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pigs liver or combinations thereof. The secondary OH or amino group of the polyol moiety is unreacted.
A process for making a linear polyester comprising reacting a polyol comprising at least two primary alcohol groups and at least one secondary alcohol or amino group and a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylic acid ester in the presence of an effective amount of an enzyme derived from an organism selected from the group consisting of Candida cylindracea, Candida lipolytica, Candida rugosa, Candida antarctica, Candida utilis, Chromobacterium viscosum, Geotrichum viscosum, Geotrichum candidum, Mucor javanicus, Mucor miehei, Porcine pancreas, Pseudomonas species, Thermomyces species, Rhizopus arrhizus, Rhizopus delemar, Rhizopus niveus, Rhizopus oryzae, Rhizopus javanicus, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium roquefortii, Penicillium camembertii or an esterase derived from Bacillus species, Mucor miehei, Horse liver, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pigs liver and combinations thereof.
A linear polyester made by the process which comprises reacting a polyol comprising at least two primary alcohol groups and a cicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylic acid ester in the presence of an effective amount of an enzyme derived from an organism selected from the group consisting of Candida cylindracea, Candida lipolytica, Candida rugosa, Candica antarctica, Candida utilis, Chromobacterium viscosum, Geotrichum viscosum, Geotrichum candidum, Mucor javanicus, Mucor miehei, Porcine pancreas, Pseudomonas species, Thermomyces species, Rhizopus arrhizus, Rhizopus delemar, Rhizopus niveus, Rhizopus oryzae, Rhizopus javanicus, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium roquefortli, Penicillium camembertli, Bacillus species, Mucor miehei, Horse liver, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pigs liver and combinations thereof.
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