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Progress in environmental-friendly polymer nanocomposite material from PLA : synthesis, processing and applications
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Dubey, Satya, Thakur, Vijay K., Krishnaswamy, Suryanarayanan, Abhyankar, Hrushikesh A., Marchante, Veronica and Brighton, James L. (2017) Progress in environmental-friendly polymer nanocomposite material from PLA : synthesis, processing and applications. Vacuum, 146 . pp. 655-663. doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2017.07.009
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2017.07.009
Abstract
The disposal of large amounts of waste from daily use polymers is among one of the foremost concerns in the current era. Effective utilization of bio-renewable materials procured from natural sources has been proposed as a potential solution to this problem. Among such different polymers, Poly lactic acid (PLA) which is a bio-degradable polymer, resembles quite promotable features, which can be polymerized from sustainable sources as chips sugarcane, starch and corn. Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of Lactide (LA) monomer considering catalysts such as Al, Sn or Zn is one of the efficient methods for the PLA synthesis. However, the PLA polymerized through this type of catalysts may contain trace elements of the catalyst. Due to their carcinogenic nature, the traces of such catalysts should be (ideally) removed from the synthesis process. The use of alternative energy (AE- UV, Microwave) sources could be a potential route.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Biodegradable plastics, Polymeric composites, Renewable natural resources | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Vacuum | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Pergamon | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0042-207X | ||||||||
| Official Date: | December 2017 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 146 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 655-663 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.vacuum.2017.07.009 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Funder: | Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission) (FP7) | ||||||||
| Grant number: | 309802 |
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