Polytech Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Biological Engineering, Cézeaux University Campus, 2 Avenue Blaise Pascal, 63178 Aubière cedex, France; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20, 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria.
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20, 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria.
Biotechnol Adv. 2021 May-Jun;48:107707. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107707. Epub 2021 Feb 22.
Of the 25 million tons of plastic waste produced every year in Europe, 40% of these are not reused or recycled, thus contributing to environmental pollution, one of the major challenges of the 21st century. Most of these plastics are made of petrochemical-derived polymers which are very difficult to degrade and as a result, a lot of research efforts have been made on more environmentally friendly alternatives. Bio-based monomers, derived from renewable raw materials, constitute a possible solution for the replacement of oil-derived monomers, with furan derivatives that emerged as platform molecules having a great potential for the synthesis of biobased polyesters, polyamides and their copolymers. This review article summarizes the latest developments in biotechnological production of furan compounds that can be used in polymer chemistry as well as in their conversion into polymers. Moreover, the biodegradability of the resulting materials is discussed.
在欧洲每年产生的 2500 万吨塑料废物中，其中 40%未被再利用或回收，从而导致环境污染，这是 21 世纪的主要挑战之一。这些塑料大部分由石油化工衍生的聚合物制成，这些聚合物极难降解，因此，人们已经做出了大量的研究努力来寻找更环保的替代品。生物基单体由可再生原料衍生而来，是替代石油衍生单体的一种可能解决方案，呋喃衍生物作为平台分子已经为合成生物基聚酯、聚酰胺及其共聚物提供了巨大的潜力。本文综述了生物技术生产呋喃化合物的最新进展，这些化合物可用于聚合物化学以及将其转化为聚合物。此外，还讨论了所得材料的生物降解性。
