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Polylactic acid

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Chemical properties

Physical properties

Fabrication

Applications

Degradation

Environmental impacts

End of life

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Polylactic acid

Nodes138
Edges137
Triples68
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014493
Components1

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Polylactic acid

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related to End of life · 20
Polylactic acid → Composting, Currently, End-of-life PLA, Environments, Four, Galactic, In Belgium, Incineration, Landfill, Loopla, PLA, Polylactic, Recycling, Since, SPI, This, Under, Unlike, Upon, When

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pla used acid also lactic properties plla mechanical material 3d polymer temperature poly polylactic molecular strength lactide degradation plastic water

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from corninstance ofChemical propertiesSynthesisThe monomer is typically made from fermented plant starch0.80text
cassavainstance ofChemical propertiesSynthesisThe monomer is typically made from fermented plant starch0.80text
sugarcane or sugar beet pulp.Several industrial routes afford usableinstance ofChemical propertiesSynthesisThe monomer is typically made from fermented plant starch0.80text
from corninstance ofSynthesisThe monomer is typically made from fermented plant starch0.80text
cassavainstance ofSynthesisThe monomer is typically made from fermented plant starch0.80text
sugarcane or sugar beet pulp.Several industrial routes afford usableinstance ofSynthesisThe monomer is typically made from fermented plant starch0.80text
annealinginstance ofBiocomposites such as these are of great interest for food packaging because of their improved strength and biodegradability.Several technologies0.80text
adding nucleating agentsinstance ofBiocomposites such as these are of great interest for food packaging because of their improved strength and biodegradability.Several technologies0.80text
forming composites with fibers or nano-particlesinstance ofBiocomposites such as these are of great interest for food packaging because of their improved strength and biodegradability.Several technologies0.80text
chain extendinginstance ofBiocomposites such as these are of great interest for food packaging because of their improved strength and biodegradability.Several technologies0.80text
introducing crosslink structures have been used to enhance the mechanical properties of PLA polymersinstance ofBiocomposites such as these are of great interest for food packaging because of their improved strength and biodegradability.Several technologies0.80text
compressive strengthinstance ofStructural changes from this treatment further improved characteristics0.80text

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