Effects of MgO catalyst on depolymerization of poly-l-lactic acid to l,l-lactide

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1350-1358

  Motoyama, Toru ^a,b   Tsukegi, Takayuki ^a,b   Shirai, Yoshihito ^b   Nishida, Haruo ^a   Endo, Takeshi ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Depolymerization; Feedstock recycling; Magnesium oxide; Poly(l lactic acid); Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

DEPOLYMERIZATION; HEAT TREATMENT; LACTIC ACID; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MAGNESIA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CATALYTIC SURFACE AREA; PRIMARY PARTICLES; UNFAVORABLE PRODUCTS;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 34250804724     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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