van Beilen Jan B, Poirier Yves
Département de Biologie Moléculaire Végétale, Université de Lausanne, Bâtiment Biophore, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol. 2007;107:133-51. doi: 10.1007/10_2007_056.
It is likely that during this century polymers based on renewable materials will gradually replace industrial polymers based on petrochemicals. This chapter gives an overview of the current status of research on plant biopolymers that are used as a material in non-food applications. We cover technical and scientific bottlenecks in the production of novel or improved materials, and the potential of using transgenic or alternative crops in overcoming these bottlenecks. Four classes of biopolymers will be discussed: starch, proteins, natural rubber, and poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoates. Renewable polymers produced by chemical polymerization of monomers derived from sugars, vegetable oil, or proteins, are not considered here.
在本世纪，基于可再生材料的聚合物很可能会逐渐取代基于石化产品的工业聚合物。本章概述了用作非食品应用材料的植物生物聚合物的研究现状。我们探讨了新型或改良材料生产中的技术和科学瓶颈，以及利用转基因作物或替代作物克服这些瓶颈的潜力。将讨论四类生物聚合物：淀粉、蛋白质、天然橡胶和聚-β-羟基脂肪酸酯。由糖、植物油或蛋白质衍生的单体通过化学聚合生产的可再生聚合物不在本文讨论范围内。
