Cover Feature: Furan‐Based Copolyesters from Renewable Resources: Enzymatic Synthesis and Properties (ChemSusChem 5/2019). Issue 5 (4th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maniar, Dina; Jiang, Yi; Woortman, Albert J. J.; van Dijken, Jur; Loos, Katja
• Is Part Of: ChemSusChem. Volume 12:Issue 5(2019)
• Page Start: 957
• Page End: 957
• Publication Date: 2019-03-04
• Subjects: copolymerization -- enzyme catalysis -- green chemistry -- oxygen heterocycles -- renewable resources; Green chemistry -- Periodicals; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201900492
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1864-5631

Abstract

Abstract : The Cover Feature shows the copolymerization of biomass‐derived dimethyl 2, 5‐furandicarboxylate and 2, 5‐bis(hydroxymethyl)furan monomers with aliphatic linear diols, and diacid ethyl esters by using Novozyme 435 as a biocatalyst. The resultant furan‐based copolyesters are thoroughly characterized and compared with their polyester analogs and are found to have high molecular weights up to 35 000 g mol −1 . More information can be found in the Full Paper by Maniar et al. onpage 990 in Issue 5, 2019 (DOI:10.1002/cssc.201802867 ).