Biodegradation of Polyurethanes

Part 9. Miscellaneous Biopolymers and Biodegradation of Polymers

Dr. Yutaka Tokiwa

[email protected]
+81-298-61-6034 | Fax: +81-298-56-4898

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Research Institute of Biological Resources, Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, 305-8566

Search for more papers by this author

Dr. Yutaka Tokiwa,

Dr. Yutaka Tokiwa

[email protected]
+81-298-61-6034 | Fax: +81-298-56-4898

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Research Institute of Biological Resources, Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, 305-8566

Search for more papers by this author

First published: 15 January 2005

https://doi.org/10.1002/3527600035.bpol9014

Citations: 1

Read the full text

About

Tools

Share a link

Email
Wechat
Bluesky

Abstract

Introduction
Microbial Biodegradation of Polyurethane
Enzymatic Degradation of Polyurethanes Containing Polyester Segment (ES-PUR)
- Enzymatic Hydrolysis of ES-PUR
- Effect of Polyester Molecular Weight on ES-PUR Hydrolysis by R. delemar Lipase
- Effect of Third Component of ES-PUR on Hydrolysis by R. delemar Lipase
- Effect of Chemical Structure of Diisocyanate on ES-PUR Hydrolysis by Lipase
Outlook and Perspectives

References

Akutsu, Y., Nakajima-Kambe, T., Nomura, N., Nakahara, T. (1998) Purification and properties of a polyester polyurethane-degrading enzyme from Comamonas acidovorans TB-35, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64, 62–67.
10.1128/AEM.64.1.62-67.1998
CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Bentham, R. H., Morton, L. H. G., Allen, M. G. (1987) Rapid assessment of the microbial deterioration of polyurethanes, Int. Biodeterioration 23, 377–386.
10.1016/0265-3036(87)90026-1
CAS Web of Science® Google Scholar
Crabbe, J. R., Campbell, J. R., Thompson, L., Walz, S. L., Schultz, W.W. (1994) Biodegradation of a colloidal ester-based polyurethane by soil fungi, Int. Biodeterioration Biodegradation 33, 103–113.
10.1016/0964-8305(94)90030-2
Web of Science® Google Scholar
Darby, R. T., Kaplan, A. M. (1968) Fungal susceptibility of polyurethanes, Appl. Microbiol. 16, 900–905.
10.1128/am.16.6.900-905.1968
CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Hedrick, H. G., Crum, M. G. (1968) Effect of jet-fuel microbial isolates on a polyurethane foam, Appl. Microbiol. 16, 1826–1830.
PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Kay, M. J., Morton, L. H. G., Prince, E. L. (1991) Bacterial degradation of polyester polyurethane, Int. Biodeterioration 27, 205–222.
10.1016/0265-3036(91)90012-G
CAS Web of Science® Google Scholar
Nakajima-Kambe, T., Onuma, F., Kimpara, N., Nakahara, T. (1995) Isolation and characterization of a bacterium which utilizes polyester polyurethane as a sole carbon and nitrogen source, FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 129, 39–42.
10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07554.x
CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Owen, S., Otani, T., Masaoka, S., Ohe, T. (1996) The biodegradation of low-molecular-weight urethane compounds by a strain of Exophiala jeanselmei, Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 60, 244–248.
10.1271/bbb.60.244
CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Pathirana, R. A., Seal, K. J. (1985) Studies on polyurethane deteriorating fungi. 4. A note on the spectrochemical changes during fungal deterioration, Int. Biodeterioration 21, 123–125.
CAS Web of Science® Google Scholar
Pranamuda, H., Chollakup, R., Tokiwa, Y. (1999) Degradation of polycarbonate by a polyester-degrading strain, Amycolatopsis sp. strain HT-6, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65, 4220–4222.
CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Santerre, J. P., Labow, R. S., Duguay, D. G., Erfle, D., Adams, G. A. (1994) Biodegradation evaluation of polyether and polyester-urethanes with oxidative and hydrolytic enzymes, J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 28, 1187–1199.
10.1002/jbm.820281009
CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Tokiwa, Y., Suzuki, T. (1974) Degradation of poly-ethylene glycol adipate by a fungus, J. Ferment. Technol. 52, 393–398.
CAS Web of Science® Google Scholar
Tokiwa, Y., Suzuki, T. (1977a) Purification and some properties of polyethylene adipate-degrading enzyme produced by Penicillium sp. strain 14-3, Agric. Biol. Chem. 41, 265–274.
10.1271/bbb1961.41.265
CAS Web of Science® Google Scholar
Tokiwa, Y., Suzuki, T. (1977b) Hydrolysis of polyesters by lipases, Nature 270, 76–78.
10.1038/270076a0
CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Tokiwa, Y., Suzuki, T. (1981) Hydrolysis of copolyesters containing aromatic and aliphatic ester blocks by lipase, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 26, 441–448.
10.1002/app.1981.070260206
CAS Web of Science® Google Scholar
Tokiwa, Y., Suzuki, T., Takeda, K. (1988) Two types of lipases in hydrolysis of polyester, Agric. Biol. Chem. 52, 1937–1943.
10.1271/bbb1961.52.1937
CAS Web of Science® Google Scholar
Tokiwa, Y., Ando, T., Suzuki, T., Takeda, K. (1990) Biodegradation of synthetic polymers containing ester bonds, Am. Chem. Soc. Symp. Series 433, 136–148.
10.1021/bk-1990-0433.ch012
CAS Web of Science® Google Scholar
Wang, G. B., Santerre, J. P., Labow, R. S. (1997) High-performance liquid chromatographic separation and tandem mass spectrometric identification of breakdown products associated with the biological hydrolysis of a biomedical polyurethane, J. Chromatogr. B 698, 69–80.
10.1016/S0378-4347(97)00282-X
CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar

Citing Literature

Biopolymers Online: Biology • Chemistry • Biotechnology • Applications

Browse other articles of this reference work: