Issue 23, 2002
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Chemical Communications

Towards biodegradable polyolefins: strategy of anchoring minute quantities of monosaccharides and disaccharides onto functionalized polystyrene, and their effect on facilitating polymer biodegradation†

Padmaja Galgali,a   Anjani J. Varma,*a   Ulka S. Puntambekarb  and  Digambar V. Gokhale*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Polymer Science & Engineering Group, Chemical Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
E-mail: ajvarma@che.ncl.res.in
Fax: 91-20-5893041
Tel: 91-20-5893300

b NCIM, Biochemical Sciences Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
E-mail: dvg@dalton.ncl.res.in
Fax: 91-20-5882702
Tel: 91-20-5882702

Abstract

A hypothesis was developed, and successfully tested, to greatly increase the rates of biodegradation of polyolefins, by anchoring minute quantities of glucose, sucrose or lactose, onto functionalized polystyrene (polystyrene-co-maleic anhydride copolymer) and measuring their rates of biodegradation, which were found to be significantly improved.

Graphical abstract: Towards biodegradable polyolefins: strategy of anchoring minute quantities of monosaccharides and disaccharides onto functionalized polystyrene, and their effect on facilitating polymer biodegradation

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B209254A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Sep 2002
Accepted
21 Oct 2002
First published
04 Nov 2002

Chem. Commun., 2002, 2884-2885

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Towards biodegradable polyolefins: strategy of anchoring minute quantities of monosaccharides and disaccharides onto functionalized polystyrene, and their effect on facilitating polymer biodegradation

P. Galgali, A. J. Varma, U. S. Puntambekar and D. V. Gokhale, Chem. Commun., 2002, 2884 DOI: 10.1039/B209254A

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