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Filippo Mirabella

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Preparation and Recycling of Plasticized PLA

2010

Poly(lacticacid)(PLA)hasbeengainingarisinginterestoverthe last years as a biodegradable and environmental-friendly substitute of traditional non-biodegradable poly-mers.Several ways exist to synthesize PLA, however, poly-merization through lactide formation is the most used onindustrial scale, allowing to obtain optimum results interms of mechanical and thermal properties.

chemistry.chemical_compoundMaterials scienceLactidePolymers and PlasticsRheologyChemical engineeringScale (ratio)chemistryGeneral Chemical EngineeringOrganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistrymacromolecular substancesComposite materialMacromolecular Materials and Engineering
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