Abstract:The copolymer of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (PHB) and 4-phenolsuflonate (PHS) was synthesized using horseradish peroxidase (HRP)/H2O2 as catalyst. Firstly, PHB can react with ethylene glycol to generate p-hydroxybenzaldehyde ethylene acetal (PHBEA) so as to protect aldehyde group. Then copolymer of PHBEA and PHS was prepared by enzymatic catalytic polymerization. Finally, the copolymer of PHB-PHS was obtained by getting rid of the aldolization. Effects of monomers composition, system pH, polymerization temperature, amount of HRP and H2O2 dropwise time on copolymerization were investigated. The structure and properties of the copolymer were characterized by FTIR, NMR and GPC. The applied results show that the shrinkage temperature (Ts) of tanned leather may increase from 54°C to 74.5°C, and the copolymer has assisting dyeing and tanning effect on skin fibers.