TY - JOUR
AU - Lenz, Robert
AB - The bacterial polyester, poly(β-hydroxybutyrate-co-β-hydroxyvalerate) (PHB/V), was cross-linked with 1, 5, 7, 10, 20, and 30 wt% benzoyl peroxide by thermal decomposition reactions. Solvent extractions were carried out to determine the cross-linked fractions of the films. The sol/gel data were used to estimate cross-link densities. Films of PHB/V cross-linked with 10% benzoyl peroxide were placed in contact with purified depolymerase A secreted byP. lemoignei. These samples exhibited weight loss rates which were half that of un-cross-linked PHB/V, but the network was degraded completely by the enzyme. The results of this study suggest that anendo-type enzymatic degradation may occur, in addition to theexo-type activity, which is normally presumed to occur with theP. lemoignei depolymerase system.
TI - Characterization and enzymatic degradation of a cross-linked bacterial polyester
JO - Journal of Polymers and the Environment
DO - 10.1007/BF02071974
DA - 2005-07-27
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/characterization-and-enzymatic-degradation-of-a-cross-linked-bacterial-J7PDcCXXyf
SP - 263
EP - 269
VL - 2
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -