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Searching for green and environmentally friendly polymerization methods by using enzymes? This first handbook on this hot and essential topic contains the whole chain of knowledge of biocatalysis in polymer chemistry in both a comprehensive and compact form. International leading experts cover all important aspects, from enzymatic monomer synthesis to polymer modification and degradation. While the major focus of the book is on enzymatic polymerizations of the polymer classes reported so far, industrial contributions are also included, making this invaluable reading for biochemists and polymer chemists working in academia and industry.

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Author:   Katja Loos (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   1.116kg
ISBN:  

9783527326181

ISBN 10:   3527326189
Pages:   463
Publication Date:   10 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Monomers and Macromonomers from Renewable Resources Enzyme Immobilization on Layered and Nanostructured Materials Improved Immobilization Supports for Candida Antarctica Lipase B Enzymatic Polymerization of Polyesters Enzyme-Catalyzed Synthesis of Polyamides and Polypeptides Enzymatic Polymerization of Vinylpolymers Enzymatic Polymerization of Phenolic Monomers Enzymatic Synthesis of Polyaniline and Other Electrically Conductive Polymers Enzymatic Polymerization of Polysaccharides Polymerases for Biosynthesis of Storage Compounds Chiral Polymers by Lipase Catalysis Enzymes in the Synthesis of Block and Graft Copolymers Biocatalytic Polymerization in Exotic Solvents Molecular Modeling Approach to Enzymatic Polymerization Enzymatic Polymer Modification Enzymatic Polysaccharide Degradation

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"""This first handbook on this hot and essential topic contains the whole chain of knowledge of biocatalysis in polymer chemistry in both a comprehensive and compact form. International leading experts cover all important aspects, from enzymatic monomer synthesis to polymer modification and degradation."" (ET Polymers, 10 March 2011)"

This first handbook on this hot and essential topic contains the whole chain of knowledge of biocatalysis in polymer chemistry in both a comprehensive and compact form. International leading experts cover all important aspects, from enzymatic monomer synthesis to polymer modification and degradation. (ET Polymers, 10 March 2011)

Author Information

Katja Loos is an Associate Professor at the Department of Polymer Chemistry of the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Her main research interests are currently the different aspects of enzymatic polymerizations and modifications of polymers, biocatalytic synthesis of novel monomers, polysaccharides, the interaction of proteins with specialized surfaces, living polymerization techniques and block copolymer self assemblies. She specialized in Organic Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry during her university studies at the Johannes Gutenberg Universitat in Mainz, Germany, and moved into the field of Enzymatic Polymerizations during her doctoral research at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. After a postdoctoral research stay at the Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY, USA, she started an independent research group at the University of Groningen in the field of Biocatalysis in Polymer Chemistry.

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