Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Volume 5 Issue 3
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- Pages.177-180
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- 1995
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- 1017-7825(pISSN)
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- 1738-8872(eISSN)
Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide Concentration on the Polymerization of p-Phenylphenol in Organic Solvent by Peroxidase
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Yoo, Young-Je
(Department of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Yeo, Joo-Sang
(Department of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University)
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- Park, Tae-In (Reaction Engineering Laboratory, Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
- Published : 1995.06.01
Abstract
In horseradish peroxidase-catalyzing polymerization of phenol under the water/dioxane solvent system, the optimal concentration of hydrogen peroxide was found to be 10 mmol/I. Feeding of hydrogen peroxide at its optimal concentration improved the polymerization performance by reducing reaction time and increasing molecular weights. Monomer conversions and the molecular weights of the enzymatically produced polymer were in the ranges of 83.1~94.2