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Macromol Rapid Commun 30:237–266
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polymer chemistry. Chem Rev 109:5288–5353
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Jpn Acad Ser B 86:338–365
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Murahashi S (eds) Green chemistry – chemistry for sustainable society. Kodansha Scientific,
Tokyo, pp 192–203
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1. Anastas PT, Warner JC (1998) Green chemistry: theory and practice. Oxford University Press,
Oxford
2. Vorvath IT, Anastas PT (2007) Innovations and green chemistry. Chem Rev 107:2169–2173
3. Narayan R (2006) Biobased and biodegradable polymer materials: rationale, drivers, and
technology exemplars. In: Khemani KC, Scholz C (eds) Degradable polymers and materials.
ACS Symposium Series vol 939. Chap 18, pp 282–306. American Chemical Society,
Washington, D.C.
4. Coates GW, Hillmyer MA (2009) A virtual issue of macromolecules: polymers from renewable resources. Macromolecules 42:7987–7989
5. Bomgardner MM (2012) A summer of start-ups for biobased chemicals. Chem Eng News
90(38):10–15
6. Kobayashi S (1999) Enzymatic polymerization – polymer synthesis catalyzed by a natural
macromolecule. High Polym Jpn 48:124–127
7. Kobayashi S (1999) Enzymatic polymerization: a new method of polymer synthesis. J Polym
Sci A Polym Chem 37:3041–3056
8. Kobayashi S, Uyama H, Takamoto T (2000) Lipase-catalyzed degradation of polyesters in
organic solvents. A new methodology of polymer recycling using enzyme as catalyst.
Biomacromolecules 1:3–5
9. Sakamoto J, Sugiyama J, Kimura S, Imai T, Itoh T, Watanabe T, Kobayashi S (2000) Artificial
chitin spherulites composed of single crystalline ribbons of α-chitin via enzymatic polymerization. Mcromolecules 33:4155–4160
10. Ikeda R, Tanaka H, Uyama H, Kobayashi S (2000) A new crosslinkable polyphenol from
renewable resource. Macromol Rapid Commun 21:496–499
11. Higashimura H, Fujisawa K, Moro-oka Y, Namekawa S, Kubota M, Shiga A, Uyama H,
Kobayashi S (2000) New crystalline polymers: poly(2,5-dialkyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)s.
Macromol Rapid Commun 21:1121–1124
12. Ikeda R, Tanaka H, Oyabu H, Uyama H, Kobayashi S (2001) Preparation of artificial urushi via
an environmentally benign process. Bull Chem Soc Jpn 74:1067–1073
13. Kobayashi S, Uyama H, Kimura S (2001) Enzymatic polymerization. Chem Rev
101:3793–3818
14. Kobayashi S, Uyama H, Ohmae M (2001) Enzymatic polymerization for precision polymer
synthesis. Bull Chem Soc Jpn 74:613–635
15. Uyama H, Kuwabara M, Tsujimoto T, Nakano M, Usuki A, Kobayashi S (2003) Green
nanocomposite from renewable resources: plant oil–clay hybrid materials. Chem Mater
15:2492–2494
16. Kobayashi S, Uyama H (2003) Enzymatic polymerization. In: Kroschwitz JI
(ed) Encyclopedia of polymer science and technology, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York, pp 328–364
17. Kobayashi S, Ritter H, Kaplan D (eds) (2006) Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of polymers. Adv
Polym Sci 194
18. Kobayashi S, Ohmae M (2007) Polymer synthesis and modification by enzymatic catalysis. In:
Matyjaszewski K, Gnanou Y, Leibler L (eds) Macromolecular engineering: precise synthesis,
materials properties, applications, vol 10, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim., pp 400–477
19. Kobayashi S (2009) Recent developments in lipase-catalyzed synthesis of polyesters.
Macromol Rapid Commun 30:237–266
20. Kobayashi S, Makino A (2009) Enzymatic polymer synthesis: an opportunity for green
polymer chemistry. Chem Rev 109:5288–5353
21. Kobayashi S (2010) Lipase-catalyzed polyester synthesis À a green polymer chemistry. Proc
Jpn Acad Ser B 86:338–365
22. Kobayashi S (2011) Green polymer synthesis using enzyme catalysts. In: Misono M,
Murahashi S (eds) Green chemistry – chemistry for sustainable society. Kodansha Scientific,
Tokyo, pp 192–203
Green Polymer Chemistry: Recent Developments
163