Comparative study on hydrolytic degradation and monomer recovery of poly(l-lactic acid) in the solid and in the melt

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1956-1963

  Tsuji, Hideto ^a   Saeki, Takashi ^a   Tsukegi, Takayuki ^a   Daimon, Hiroyuki ^a   Fujie, Koichi ^a,b  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrolysis; Hydrolytic degradation; Monomer recycling; Poly(lactic acid); Polylactide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BODY FLUIDS; DEGRADATION; LACTIC ACID; MONOMERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

BULK EROSION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; LACTIC ACIDS; MONOMER RECYCLING; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLY-L-LACTIC ACIDS; POLY-L-LACTIDE; POLYLACTIDE;

SULFATE MINERALS;

EID: 52049084574     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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