Lactic Acid Production by Hydrolysis of Poly(Lactic Acid) in Aqueous Solutions: An Experimental and Kinetic Study

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 275-279

  Piemonte, V ^a,b   Gironi, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical recycling; Experimental data; Kinetic modelling; PLA

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOETHANOL; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; RECYCLING;

CHEMICAL RECYCLING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; KINETIC MODELING; KINETIC MODELLING; LACTIC ACID PRODUCTION; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; WATER VAPOUR PRESSURE;

LACTIC ACID;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; RESIDENCE TIME; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER VAPOR;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84874018523     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-012-0468-8     Document Type: Article

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