PMID- 36480133
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230130
LR  - 20230419
IS  - 1521-3773 (Electronic)
IS  - 1433-7851 (Print)
IS  - 1433-7851 (Linking)
VI  - 62
IP  - 6
DP  - 2023 Feb 1
TI  - Biodegradable High-Density Polyethylene-like Material.
PG  - e202213438
LID - 10.1002/anie.202213438 [doi]
LID - e202213438
AB  - We report a novel polyester material generated from readily available biobased 
      1,18-octadecanedicarboxylic acid and ethylene glycol possesses a 
      polyethylene-like solid-state structure and also tensile properties similar to 
      high density polyethylene (HDPE). Despite its crystallinity, high melting point 
      (T(m) =96  degrees C) and hydrophobic nature, polyester-2,18 is subject to rapid and 
      complete hydrolytic degradation in in vitro assays with isolated naturally 
      occurring enzymes. Under industrial composting conditions (ISO standard 14855-1) 
      the material is biodegraded with mineralization above 95 % within two months. 
      Reference studies with polyester-18,18 (T(m) =99  degrees C) reveal a strong impact of 
      the nature of the diol repeating unit on degradation rates, possibly related to 
      the density of ester groups in the amorphous phase. Depolymerization by 
      methanolysis indicates suitability for closed-loop recycling.
CI  - (c) 2022 The Authors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition published by 
      Wiley-VCH GmbH.
FAU - Eck, Marcel
AU  - Eck M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1121-1906
AD  - Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of 
      Konstanz, Universitatsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
FAU - Schwab, Simon Timm
AU  - Schwab ST
AD  - Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of 
      Konstanz, Universitatsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
FAU - Nelson, Taylor Frederick
AU  - Nelson TF
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0719-4402
AD  - Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of 
      Konstanz, Universitatsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
FAU - Wurst, Katrin
AU  - Wurst K
AD  - Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of 
      Konstanz, Universitatsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
FAU - Iberl, Steffen
AU  - Iberl S
AD  - Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of 
      Konstanz, Universitatsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
FAU - Schleheck, David
AU  - Schleheck D
AD  - Microbial Ecology and Limnic Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of 
      Konstanz, Universitatsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
FAU - Link, Christoph
AU  - Link C
AD  - BASF SE, PMD/GB-B001, Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, 67056, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 
      Germany.
FAU - Battagliarin, Glauco
AU  - Battagliarin G
AD  - BASF SE, PMD/GB-B001, Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, 67056, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 
      Germany.
FAU - Mecking, Stefan
AU  - Mecking S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6618-6659
AD  - Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of 
      Konstanz, Universitatsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20221228
PL  - Germany
TA  - Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
JT  - Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
JID - 0370543
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
RN  - 0 (Polyesters)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Polyethylene
MH  - Biodegradation, Environmental
MH  - *Polyesters/chemistry
MH  - Hydrolysis
PMC - PMC10107712
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Biodegradation
OT  - Long-Chain Polyesters
OT  - Polyethylene-Like
OT  - Renewable Polymers
OT  - Sustainable Chemistry
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/12/09 06:00
MHDA- 2023/01/31 06:00
PMCR- 2023/04/17
CRDT- 2022/12/08 14:46
PHST- 2022/09/12 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/12/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/01/31 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/12/08 14:46 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/04/17 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ANIE202213438 [pii]
AID - 10.1002/anie.202213438 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2023 Feb 1;62(6):e202213438. doi: 10.1002/anie.202213438. 
      Epub 2022 Dec 28.