Poly(lactic acid)—Mass production, processing, industrial applications, and end of life

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 333-366

  Castro Aguirre, E ^a   Iniguez Franco F ^a   Samsudin, H ^b   Fang, X ^c   Auras, R ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^c Saint Gobain Performance Plastics   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio based; Compostable; Degradation; Hydrolysis; Lactide; Life cycle assessment; Polylactic acid; Polymer processing

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLYSIS; LACTIC ACID; LIFE CYCLE; POLYMERIZATION; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

BIO-BASED; COMPOSTABLE; LACTIDES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYMER PROCESSING;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

NANOPARTICLE; POLYLACTIC ACID; RESIN; LACTIC ACID; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLYSIS; INCINERATION; INDUSTRY; LANDFILL; MELT PROCESSING; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; TEXTILE; THERMAL DEGRADATION; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN;

HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; NANOPARTICLES; POLYESTERS;

EID: 84963604826     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: 18728294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2016.03.010     Document Type: Review

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