Assessment of the properties of poly(L-lactic acid) sheets produced with differing amounts of postconsumer recycled poly(L-lactic acid)

Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 314-335

  Chariyachotilert, Chaiyatas ^a   Joshi, Satish ^a   Selke, Susan Em ^a   Auras, Rafael ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

composting; mechanical recycling; PLA; Recycling; thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

BOTTLE FLAKES; CROSS-MACHINE DIRECTIONS; FRACTIONAL FACTORIAL DESIGNS; MACHINE DIRECTIONS; MECHANICAL RECYCLING; PLA; POLY L LACTIC ACID; POST-CONSUMER; SHEET SAMPLES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; WEIGHT-AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

BOTTLES; CLEANING; COMPOSTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; RESINS; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LACTIC ACID;

EID: 84869391055     PISSN: 87560879     EISSN: 15308014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756087911434337     Document Type: Article

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