Industrial Applications of Poly(lactic acid)

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.editor	Androsch, René	-
dc.contributor.editor	Di Lorenzo, Maria Laura	-
dc.date.accessioned	2019-07-04T08:27:03Z	-
dc.date.available	2019-07-04T08:27:03Z	-
dc.date.issued	2018	-
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-319-75459-8	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/75157	-
dc.description	Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) industrial production has been rapidly increasing because it can fulfil the dream of having cost-efficient and non-petroleum-based plastics with numerous advantageous properties. The huge benefits of PLLA as a renewable and environment-friendly polymer are its versatility and biodegradation after discarding in natural conditions. For example, a PLLA bottle left in the ocean typically degrades within 2 years, whereas conventional plastics may survive several hundred to a thousand years before degrading in the same environment. Accordingly, there is a high potential for PLLA to be useful in short-lifespan applications where biodegradability is highly beneficial. Of note, despite its ability to degrade after disposal, PLLA is extremely robust when used for applications like food packaging, parts in electronic industry, automotive, or in the biomedical sector.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer International Publishing AG	en_US
dc.subject	lactic acid	en_US
dc.title	Industrial Applications of Poly(lactic acid)	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US
Appears in Collections:	Chemistry

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