Large-scale production, properties and commercial applications of poly lactic acid polymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 145-152

  Lunt, James ^a  

^a CARGILL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITION; DERIVATIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANUFACTURE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; PRODUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; POLYLACTIC ACID POLYMERS;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0031599396     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0141-3910(97)00148-1     Document Type: Article

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