Issue 33, 2013
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RSC Advances

Biomass to biodegradable polymer (PLA)

Mamata Singhvia  and  Digambar Gokhale*a  

* Corresponding authors

a NCIM Resource Centre CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune-411008
E-mail: dv.gokhale@ncl.res.in
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Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass is renewable and cheap, and it has the potential to displace fossil fuels for the production of fuels and chemicals. Biomass derived lactic acid is an important compound that can be used as a chemical platform for the production of a variety of important chemicals on a large scale. The quality of the monomers of lactic acid and lactide, as well as the chemical changes induced during polymerization and processing, are crucial parameters for controlling the properties of the resulting polylactic acid (PLA) products. In this review, we outline the process of exploiting biomass for the production of polylactic acid, a biodegradable polymer which is well-known as a sustainable bioplastic material.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA41592A
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
03 Apr 2013
Accepted
30 Apr 2013
First published
06 Jun 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 13558-13568

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Biomass to biodegradable polymer (PLA)

M. Singhvi and D. Gokhale, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 13558 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41592A

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