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Polyesters

Known as: Polyester, Polyesters [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Polymers of organic acids and alcohols, with ester linkages--usually polyethylene terephthalate; can be cured into hard plastic, films or tapes, or… Expand
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2008
Review
2008
Improved utilisation of renewable resources: New important derivatives of glycerol
Although glycerol has been a well-known renewable chemical for centuries, its commercial relevance has increased considerably in… Expand
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites
Hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites (HFRUPE) were subjected to water immersion tests in order to study the… Expand
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2007
Review
2007
Plant oil renewable resources as green alternatives in polymer science.
The utilization of plant oil renewable resources as raw materials for monomers and polymers is discussed and reviewed. In an age… Expand
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2005
Review
2005
Bacterial polyesters: biosynthesis, biodegradable plastics and biotechnology.
The discovery and chemical identification, in the 1920s, of the aliphatic polyester: poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), PHB, as a granular… Expand
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2003
Review
2003
Polyester synthases: natural catalysts for plastics.
  • B. Rehm
  • The Biochemical journal
  • 2003
    • Corpus ID: 20913273
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters composed of hydroxy fatty acids, which represent a complex class of storage… Expand
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2001
Review
2001
Polyesters in higher plants.
  • P. Kolattukudy
  • Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology
  • 2001
    • Corpus ID: 26021766
Polyesters occur in higher plants as the structural component of the cuticle that covers the aerial parts of plants. This… Expand
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1999
Review
1999
Hydrolytic degradation characteristics of aliphatic polyesters derived from lactic and glycolic acids.
  • S. Li
  • Journal of biomedical materials research
  • 1999
    • Corpus ID: 10691982
During the past decade, important advances have been made in the understanding of the hydrolytic degradation characteristics of… Expand
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
Fast and sensitive silver staining of DNA in polyacrylamide gels.
The photochemically derived silver stain of nucleic acids in polyacrylamide gels originally described by Merril et al. (1981… Expand
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1988
Highly Cited
1988
Pseudomonas oleovorans as a Source of Poly(β-Hydroxyalkanoates) for Potential Applications as Biodegradable Polyesters
Pseudomonas oleovorans was grown in homogeneous media containing n-alkanoic acids, from formate to decanoate, as the sole carbon… Expand
Review
1938
Review
1938
Organic Chemistry:
THIS book claims to cover the organic chemistry required by second-year medical students and by students reading for a general B… Expand
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