Enzymatic surface hydrolysis of poly(ethylene furanoate) thin films of various crystallinities

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Simone Weinberger · Universitätsklinikum Tulln

Karolina Haernvall · Universitätsklinikum Tulln

Denis Scaini · University of Trieste

Gagik Ghazaryan · École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Michael Zumstein · ETH Zurich

Michael Sander · ETH Zurich

Alessandro Pellis ·

Abstract

This work reports on the successful production of poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF) thin films and a comparison of the enzymatic hydrolysis of PEF and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) films with three different crystallinities (0, 10 and 20%).

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biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging

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Published in: Green Chemistry

Volume 19, Issue 22, pp. 5381-5384

DOI: 10.1039/c7gc02905e

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Enzymatic surface hydrolysis of poly(ethylene furanoate) thin films of various crystallinities

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