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Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers

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  1. Bernhard Rieger

    1. LS für Makromolekulare Chemie, TU München, Garching, Germany

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  2. Andreas Künkel

    1. G-KTS/ME - E 100, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany

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  3. Geoffrey W. Coates

    1. Dept. Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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  4. Robert Reichardt

    1. GDK/F - B001, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany

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  5. Eckhard Dinjus

    1. Inst. of Catalysis Res. and Technology, Eggenstein, Germany

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  6. Thomas A. Zevaco

    1. Div. of Chemical-Physical Processing, Institute of Technical Chemistry, Eggenstein, Germany

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Part of the book series: Advances in Polymer Science (POLYMER, volume 245)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Salen Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Polycarbonates from Cyclic Ethers and Carbon Dioxide

    • Donald J. Darensbourg
    Pages 1-27

  3. Material Properties of Poly(Propylene Carbonates)

    • Gerrit. A. Luinstra, Endres Borchardt
    Pages 29-48

  4. Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) from Carbon Monoxide

    • Robert Reichardt, Bernhard Rieger
    Pages 49-90

  5. Ecoflex® and Ecovio®: Biodegradable, Performance-Enabling Plastics

    • K. O. Siegenthaler, A. Künkel, G. Skupin, M. Yamamoto
    Pages 91-136

  6. Biodegradability of Poly(vinyl acetate) and Related Polymers

    • Manfred Amann, Oliver Minge
    Pages 137-172

  7. Recent Developments in Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones

    • Philippe Lecomte, Christine Jérôme
    Pages 173-217

  8. Recent Developments in Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactides and Glycolides: Preparation of Polylactides, Polyglycolide, and Poly(lactide-co-glycolide)

    • Saikat Dutta, Wen-Chou Hung, Bor-Hunn Huang, Chu-Chieh Lin
    Pages 219-283

  9. Bionolle (Polybutylenesuccinate)

    • Yasushi Ichikawa, Tatsuya Mizukoshi
    Pages 285-313

  10. Polyurethanes from Renewable Resources

    • David A. Babb
    Pages 315-360

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 361-364
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Salen Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Polycarbonates from Cyclic Ethers and Carbon Dioxide, by Donald J. Darensbourg.- Material Properties of Poly(Propylene Carbonates), by Gerrit. A. Luinstra and Endres Borchardt.-   Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) from Carbon Monoxide, by Robert Reichardt and Bernhard Rieger. -  Ecoflex® and Ecovio®: Biodegradable, Performance-Enabling Plastics, by K. O. Siegenthaler, A. Künkel, G. Skupin and M. Yamamoto.- Biodegradability of Poly(Vinyl Acetate) and Related Polymers, by Manfred Amann and Oliver Minge.-  Recent Developments in Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones, by P. Lecomte and C. Jérôme.- Recent Developments in Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactides and Glycolides: Preparation of Polylactides, Polyglycolide, and Poly(lactide-co-glycolide), by Saikat Dutta, Wen-Chou Hung, Bor-Hunn Huang and Chu-Chieh Lin.- Bionolle (Polybutylenesuccinate), by Yasushi Ichikawa, Tatsuya Mizukoshi.- Polyurethanes from Renewable Resources, by David A. Babb.-

Editors and Affiliations

  • LS für Makromolekulare Chemie, TU München, Garching, Germany

    Bernhard Rieger

  • G-KTS/ME - E 100, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany

    Andreas Künkel

  • Dept. Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    Geoffrey W. Coates

  • GDK/F - B001, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany

    Robert Reichardt

  • Inst. of Catalysis Res. and Technology, Eggenstein, Germany

    Eckhard Dinjus

  • Div. of Chemical-Physical Processing, Institute of Technical Chemistry, Eggenstein, Germany

    Thomas A. Zevaco

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