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Enzymatic Polymer Functionalisation: Advances in Laccase and Peroxidase Derived Lignocellulose Functional Polymers

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Abbreviations

MDF:

Manufacturing of medium-density fibreboards

HBT:

1-Hydroxybenzotriazole

VA:

Violuric acid

NHA:

N-hydroxyacetanilide

ABTS:

2,2′-Azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulphonate

LiP:

Lignin peroxidases

MnP:

Manganese peroxidases

AAO:

Aryl-alcohol oxidase

SBP:

Soya bean peroxidase

HDF:

High density fibreboard

PB:

Particleboard

PF:

Phenol formaldehyde

TMP:

Thermomechanical pulps

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This work is a special dedication to Professor Walter Steiner on his retirement, to whom we owe much of our professional careers. Indeed he has been more than a mentor, a source of inspiration, a caring and loving professor. Acknowledgements are due to the BIORENEW EU-project (NMP2-CT-2006-26456) and Austrian Academy exchange programme (ÖAD).

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Nyanhongo, G.S., Kudanga, T., Nugroho Prasetyo, E., Gübitz, G.M. (2010). Enzymatic Polymer Functionalisation: Advances in Laccase and Peroxidase Derived Lignocellulose Functional Polymers. In: Nyanhongo, G., Steiner, W., Gübitz, G. (eds) Biofunctionalization of Polymers and their Applications. Advances in Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology, vol 125. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2010_86

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