Progress in research of catalysts for synthesizing poly(lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)

A review is provided of the progress of research about catalysts for synthesizing poly(lactide-co-e-caprolactone).The activity and safety of several different types of catalysts as well as their catalytic effect for monomer polymerization are briefed.It is pointed out that catalysts play a key role in ring-opening polymerization of lactone.