Enzymic polymerisation, characterisation and market evaluation of a set of novel bioplastic co-polymers derived from renewable resources

围绕化石燃料和粮食作物使用的环境和社会问题使得纤维素成为具有挑战性但引人注目的高价值化学品的目标来源。由Biome、工艺创新中心和利兹大学、利物浦大学和沃里克大学进行的先前和正在进行的IB催化剂研究已经证明了从木质纤维素到聚酯前体的生物工艺的可行性。该项目将寻求使用工业生物技术（即使用酶的催化）将这些前体转化为一套高功能聚酯，并了解其性能和生命周期效益。该项目将由生物技术有限公司、利物浦大学和约克大学的顾问承担。该项目有可能提高英国在先进生物基材料领域的知识和商业地位。

The environmental and social concerns surrounding the use of fossil fuels and food crops makelignocellulose a challenging but compelling target source of high value chemicals.Previous and ongoing IB Catalyst studies undertaken by Biome, the Centre for Process Innovation andthe Universities of Leeds, Liverpool and Warwick have demonstrated the feasibility of a bioprocessfrom lignocellulose to polyester pre-cursors. This project will seek to use industrial biotechnology(namely catalysis using enzymes) to convert these precursors into a suite of highly functionalpolyesters and understand their properties and lifecycle benefits. It will be undertaken by aconsortium of Biome Technologies Ltd, the Universities of Liverpool and York.The project has the potential to advance the UK’s knowledge and commercial position in the field ofadvanced bio-based materials.