Relationships of crystallinity and reaction rates for enzymatic degradation of poly (ethylene terephthalate), PET
S. Schubert, T. T. Bach, K. S. Clausen, A. Malmendal, C. J. Hunt, K. Borch, K. Jensen, J. Brask, A. S. Meyer, P. Westh
The paper investigates how crystallinity affects enzymatic degradation of PET, finding that high crystallinity limits enzyme activity due to conformational constraints and reduces productive sites on the polymer surface.
bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2023Biochemistry