A graft copolymer was synthesized by means of radical copolymerization of degraded starch, phloroglucinol(PG) and sulfanilic acid (SA) and the reaction was catalyzed by horseradishperoxidase (HRP)/H2O2. It was discussed that the effectsof monomer composition, the temperature and system pH on the graft copolymerization. The ideal copolymer was synthesized in the pH 7.0 at 30°C when the molar ratio of PG and SA was 5:6. The structure of the copolymer was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Meanwhile, the graft copolymer has been used in tanning process. The retanned leather exhibits excellent increase ratio in leather thickness and good dyeing ability which indicate that the graft copolymer has retanning and assisting dyeing properties.

Degraded starch was reacted with 4-phenolsuflonate (PHS) in water in the presence of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) catalyst/H2O2/acetylacetone (ACAC) to give starch and PHS graft copolymers. The structure and properties of the graft copolymer are characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Nuclear　Magnetic　Resonance (NMR). The retanned leather exhibits excellent increased thickness and softness, good dyeing ability and eligible mechanical properties.

A starch-polyacrylamide graft copolymer has been synthesized in water by means of horseradish peroxidase (HRP)/H2O2/acetylacetone (ACAC). It is discussed through single factor experiment that the effects of system pH, reaction temperature and amount of HRP on the residual acrylamide (AAM) content. The results show that the ideal copolymer was synthesized when mass ratio of starch and AAM was 2:1, and catalyst was HRP/H2O2 at 30 °C for 3.5 h. The residual AAM content was about 1.0%. The structure and properties of the graft copolymer are characterized by FTIR, NMR. The graft copolymer is used as retannage.

A phenolic copolymer was synthesized from resorcinol (RSC) and 3,5-dihydroxy benzoic acid (DBA) using horseradish peroxidase (HRP)/H2O2 as the radical copolymerization’s initiateor. It was discussed that the effects of monomer composition on the properties of the copolymer. The best molar ratio was 1:1. The structure and properties of the copolymer was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (HNMR), Molecular weight (MW) was determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The result shows that the average molecular weight of the copolymer is about 40000. The effect of dosage of HRP on the properties of the copolymer was investigated. And the mechanism of polymerization of RSC and DBA was advanced. The copolymer was used as tanning agent, applied results show that it has excellent retanning properties. It was realized the applicatiom of HRP on the phenols syntan.

The copolymer of phenol and acrylamide was synthesized by copolymerization using horseradish peroxidase (HRP)/H2O2 as catalyst. The effect of monomer composition on the copolymer tanning agent properties was investigated. The structure of the copolymer was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The molecular weight was determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The result shows that the average molecular weight of the copolymer is about 1900. Its molecule distribution index is much narrower. The copolymer was used as tanning agent, the result shows that the applied leather is excellent in softness and dyeing.