Accelerated biodegradation of polyurethanes through embedded cutinases
Cutinases were successfully incorporated into thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) by melt extrusion (150–200 °C). Resulting biocomposite TPU demonstrated enhanced biodegradability, opening new possibilities for effective end-of-life PU waste management.
Authors
- Cristina Lavilla Aguilar
- Lukas Reisky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8957-4083)
- Dietmar Knopp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4566-9798)
- Marian Bienstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0687-939X)
- Qi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3511-832X)
- Gernot Jäger
- Simone Göbbels
- Linda Katharina Wiedemann
- Jonas Gerund
- René Münchrath
- Edward Zoet
- Ulrich Schwaneberg
- Michael Kessler
Institutions
- DSM (Netherlands) (NL)
- Covestro (Germany) (DE)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Green Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5gc03512k
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.50