Degradation of polyethylene and Nylon-66 by the laccase-mediator system
Degradation of polyethylene and Nylon-66 by the laccase-mediator system
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DOI:
10.1023/a:1020472426516
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发表时间:
2001-07-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Nishida, T
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作者:
Fujisawa, M;Hirai, H;Nishida, T
We investigated whether the laccase-mediator system (LMS) with 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT) as a mediator could degrade high-molecular-weight polyethylene and nylon-66 membranes. The LMS markedly reduced the elongation and tensile strength of these membranes. After 3 days of treatment with the LMS, the M-w of polyethylene decreased from 242,000 to 28,300, and that of nylon-66 from 79,300 to 14,700. The LMS also decreased the polydispersity (M-w/M-n) of polyethylene and nylon-66. Furthermore, these reductions in elongation, tensile strength, and molecular weight were accompanied by morphological disintegration of the polyethylene and nylon-66 membranes. These results strongly suggest that the LMS with HBT can effectively degrade polyethylene and nylon-66.