Making plastics from garbage: A novel process for poly-L-lactate production from municipal food waste

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 63-74

  Sakai, Kenji ^a   Taniguchi, Masayuki ^b   Miura, Shigenobu ^c   Ohara, Hitomi ^d   Matsumoto, Toru ^e   Shirai, Yoshihito ^f  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Dept of Musashino Chem Laboratory LTD ^*  (Japan)

^d TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

^f KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable plastic; Biopolymer; Lactic acid fermentation; Municipal solid waste (MSW); Poly L lactate (PLLA); Recycling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; INORGANIC ACIDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTES;

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; FOOD WASTES; LACTIC ACID;

PLASTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROPIONIBACTERIUM;

EID: 2342572944     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819803323059406     Document Type: Article

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