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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Preparation and Recycling of Plasticized PLA

Marco MorrealeMarco MorrealeFilippo MirabellaFrancesco Paolo La MantiaRoberto Scaffaro

subject

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

description

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.

https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.201000221