The herein presented studies seek to systematically synthesize and characterize polymeric catalysts that are functional mimics of cellulose-depolymerizing enzymes, which catalyze the first step in the production of ethanol from cellulose. The catalysts under investigation have been proposed to consist of cleaving and binding sites on a polystyrene backbone; the herein presented work is an effort towards establishing a systematic understanding of structure-activity relationships in these materials. To this end, varying polymers have been synthesized. Our investigations provide experimental evidence for the importance of binding sites for cellobiose hydrolysis.

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Creator

• Wood, Andrew James

贡献者

• Legacy, Chris

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043015-120750

Advisor

• Emmert, Marion H
• Timko, Michael T.

Year

• 2015

Date created

• 2015-04-30

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright