Degradation of poly(butylene succinate) and poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate) by a lipase from yeast Cryptococcus sp. grown on agro-industrial residues

Properties and degradation of castor oil-based fluoridated biopolyurethanes with different lengths of fluorinated segments

“…Since the 1950s, human beings have produced approximately 8.3 billion tons of plastics, most of which do not biodegrade in the environment; with increasing environmental awareness, people have become more aware of the damaging effects of plastics on the environment. 1,2 Accordingly, degradable polymers have been widely studied, including polylactic acid (PLA), 3 polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), 4 petroleum-based polymers (e.g., polycaprolactone [PCL] and poly[butylene] succinate [PBS]), [5][6][7] and vegetable oils. Even though degradable polymers might appear to be ideal from an environmental perspective, the durability of degradable polymers requires further examination.…”

Advances and perspectives in the use of polymers in the environmental area: a specific case of PBS in bioremediation

“…PBS has been used in synthesis studies and production of food packaging [71,72] , biomedical [73,74] and pharmaceutical [75][76][77][78] products, but has gained prominence in the field of green chemistry as one of the most promising aliphatic polyesters due to its thermal properties, good processability, biodegradability, and easy application in composting [79][80][81] . Some authors [82,83] advocate the application of PBS in the environmental area, with research targeting the removal of excess nitrogenous nutrients in effluents, while [45] addressing the physical removal of petroleum from the environment through the use of PBS with magnetic particles.…”

“…Due to its physical characteristics and biodegradability [80,81,87,88] , PBS is potentially useful in the environmental area, mainly by reducing or removing pollutants from the environment, avoiding the compromise of the biotic community of the area. The choice of biodegradable polymers such as PBS for bioremediation processes is important since its occasional addition to the environment in an attempt to reduce damage, also enables this biodegradable polymer to act as a carbon source to the local microbiota.…”

Thermomechanical Properties of SiC-Filled Polybutylene Succinate Composite Fabricated via Melt Extrusion

“…PBS is conventionally prepared via the polycondensation of the monomers succinic acid and 1,4 butanediol, both of which can now be synthesized from renewable sources [8][9][10]. PBS can also be processed using conventional polymer processing techniques such as melt extrusion, casting, compression and injection molding, and hot pressing [11][12][13][14].…”