Catalytic Production of Functional Monomers from Lysine and Their Application in High-Valued Polymers

Lysine is a key raw material in the chemical industry owing to its sustainability, mature fermentation process and unique structure, besides being an important nutritional supplement. Multiple commodities can be produced from lysine, which thus inspired various catalytic strategies for production of these lysine-based chemicals their downstream applications functional polymer production. In this review, we present fundamental comprehensive study on several application highly valued polymers. Specifically, first focus synthesis some current industrial methods chemicals, including ε-caprolactam, α-amino-ε-caprolactam derivatives, cadaverine, lysinol pipecolic acid. Second, prospects monomers polymers are discussed such as derived poly (lysine), nylon-56, nylon-6 all growing interest pharmaceuticals, human health, textile processes, fire control electronic manufacturing. We finally conclude with development both design new lysine derivatives expansion as-synthesized potential fields.