Abstract
Adaptable enzyme-mimetic catalysts based on temperature-responsive polymer microgels (microgelzymes) have been developed. By a simple change in the temperature, a microgel catalyst can be reversibly switched into its soluble or precipitated form, thus combining the advantages of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. The responsive microgel reactors show high reactivity and selectivity, as well as good recycling properties in the alcoholysis of cis-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7991-7996 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | ACS Catalysis |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2018 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: We thank the BMBF (Project UGR203118812), German Research Foundation (DFG) SFB 985 “Functional Microgels and Microgel Systems” (A.P.), and the Volkswagen Foundation (A.P.) for financial support.