Modelling and validation of synthesis of poly lactic acid using an alternative energy source through a continuous reactive extrusion process

Polymers

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Dubey, Satya P ^a   Abhyankar, Hrushikesh A ^a   Marchante, Veronica ^a   Brighton, James L ^a   Blackburn, Kim ^a   Temple, Clive ^a   Bergmann, Björn ^b   Trinh, Giang ^c   David, Chantal ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY ICT   (Germany)

^c Sciences Computers Consultants   (France)

Author keywords

Alternative energy; Bio degradable; Mathematical modelling; Metal catalyst; Poly lactic acid (PLA); Reactive extrusion; Ring opening polymerization (ROP)

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EXTRUSION; LACTIC ACID; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL EXTRUSION; MONOMERS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; TIN;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIO-DEGRADABLE; METAL CATALYST; POLY LACTIC ACID; REACTIVE EXTRUSIONS;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84964507627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym8040164     Document Type: Article

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