[en] Biodegradation of polyesters driven by enzymes is considered as one of the most effective way of degradation of these materials, as a way to control plastics accumulation in the environment. In this study, we present two different strategies to tune the enzymatic degradation of PBS films triggered by a lipase from Pseudomonas cepacia. Firstly, the kinetics of enzymatic degradation of PBS films was regulated by applying multilayer coats of polysaccharide alginate and chitosan (Alg/Chi) films. Secondly, self-degradable PBS films were prepared by embedding lipase-filled alginate particles. For comparison purposes, a detailed enzymatic degradation study of neat PBS films exposed to a lipase from P. cepacia in solution was made to determine the main experimental parameters influencing their degradation in solution. The results showed that an increase in enzyme concentration increased the degradation extent and rate of neat PBS films. At a fixed enzyme concentration, stirring of the solution containing the enzyme and the PBS also increased the biodegradation rate. In the case of the PBS films coated with a different number of Alg/Chi layers by spray-assisted LbL and subjected to enzymatic degradation experiments in solution, the extent of degradation was found to be dependent on the number of protective coating layers. Therefore, the Alg/Chi biobased coating constitutes an effective barrier to the diffusion of the lipase, thus proving its effectiveness in modulating the enzymatic activity as a function of coating thickness. In the case of self-degradable PBS containing lipase-embedded alginate beads (employed to protect the enzyme during high-temperature processing), only limited biodegradation was observed as the amount of encapsulated enzyme employed was too small. Nonetheless, these results are promising, as the enzymatic activity –indicative of the degradation capacity of the enzyme– determined for all these samples was about 2 orders of magnitude lower than that of previous assays.
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Peñas, Mario Iván; Institute of Polymer Science and Technology ICTP-CSIC, Madrid, Spain ; Polymat and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Criado-Gonzalez, Miryam; Institute of Polymer Science and Technology ICTP-CSIC, Madrid, Spain ; Polymat and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Martínez de Ilarduya, Antxon; Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia ETSEIB-UPC, Barcelona, Spain
Flores, Araceli; Institute of Polymer Science and Technology ICTP-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Raquez, Jean-Marie ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Science > Service des Matériaux Polymères et Composites
Mincheva, Rosica ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Science > Service des Matériaux Polymères et Composites
Müller, Alejandro J.; Polymat and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain ; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
Hernández, Rebeca ; Institute of Polymer Science and Technology ICTP-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Language :
English
Title :
Tunable enzymatic biodegradation of poly(butylene succinate): biobased coatings and self-degradable films
R400 - Institut de Recherche en Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux
Funding text :
This research was funded by the projects MAT2017-83014-C2-1-P , MAT2017-83014-C2-2-P , PID2020-113045GB-C21 and PID2020-113045GB-C22 funded by MCIN/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and by the Basque Government through grant IT1503-22 . We would also like to acknowledge the financial support from the BIODEST project; this project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 778092 . M.I.P. is supported with an FPI contract ( PRE2018-086104 ) to develop a PhD thesis. R.H. is member of the CSIC Interdisciplinary Thematic Platform (PTI+) Interdisciplinary Platform for Sustainable Plastics towards a Circular Economy+ (PTI-SusPlast+). J.M.R. is a FRS-FNRS Senior Research Associate. Authors would also like to thank Dr. Ana Beloqui for helpful discussions on enzymatic activity.This research was funded by the projects MAT2017-83014-C2-1-P, MAT2017-83014-C2-2-P, PID2020-113045GB-C21 and PID2020-113045GB-C22 funded by MCIN/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and by the Basque Government through grant IT1503-22. We would also like to acknowledge the financial support from the BIODEST project; this project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 778092. M.I.P. is supported with an FPI contract (PRE2018-086104) to develop a PhD thesis. R.H. is member of the CSIC Interdisciplinary Thematic Platform (PTI+) Interdisciplinary Platform for Sustainable Plastics towards a Circular Economy+ (PTI-SusPlast+). J.M.R. is a FRS-FNRS Senior Research Associate. Authors would also like to thank Dr. Ana Beloqui for helpful discussions on enzymatic activity.
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