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Chronological review of the catalytic progress of polylactic acid formation through ring opening polymerization
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Dubey, Satya, Abhyankar, Hrushikesh, Marchante, Veronica, Brighton, James and Blackburn, Kim (2016) Chronological review of the catalytic progress of polylactic acid formation through ring opening polymerization. International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 12 (3). pp. 1-20. doi:10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/27469
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/27469
Abstract
The disposal of a large amount of polymer waste is one of the major challenges of this century. Use of bio-degradable polymers obtained from sustainable sources presents a solution to this problem. Poly lactic acid (PLA), a bio-degradable polymer, can be synthesized from sustainable sources as corn, starch, sugarcane and chips. Ring opening polymerization (ROP) of Lactide (LA) monomer using metal/bimetallic catalyst (Sn, Zn or Al) is the preferred method for synthesis of PLA. However, the PLA synthesized using such catalysts may contain trace elements of the catalyst. These catalyst traces are known carcinogens and as such should be (ideally) eliminated from the process. Use of the organic catalyst instead of metallic catalysts, may be one of the prominent solutions.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Polylactic acid -- Synthesis, Ring-opening polymerization | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry | ||||||
| Publisher: | Science Domain International | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2231-3443 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 9 August 2016 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 12 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-20 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/27469 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||
| Funder: | Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission) (FP7) | ||||||
| Grant number: | InnoREX project grant number: 309802 |
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