D. O'Hagan, N. Zaidi
Aug 1, 1994
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Polymer
Abstract
Abstract The enzyme-catalysed condensation polymerization of 11-hydroxyundecanoic acid in hexane with the lipase from Candida cylindracea is reported. Molecular weights up to 35 000 are attained. A time course study of the polymerization process reveals that oligomers are formed relatively rapidly and that these oligomers then condense to generate higher molecular weight polyesters.