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ArticlePolymers2019

Glycerolysis of Poly(lactic acid) as a Way to Extend the "Life Cycle" of This Material.

Marcin Borowicz, Joanna Paciorek-Sadowska, Marek Isbrandt, Łukasz Grzybowski, Bogusław Czupryński

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Article in Polymers, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Marcin BorowiczDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethanes, Institute of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz, Wielki University, J. K. Chodkiewicza Street 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Joanna Paciorek-SadowskaDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethanes, Institute of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz, Wielki University, J. K. Chodkiewicza Street 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Marek IsbrandtDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethanes, Institute of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz, Wielki University, J. K. Chodkiewicza Street 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Łukasz GrzybowskiDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethanes, Institute of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz, Wielki University, J. K. Chodkiewicza Street 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Bogusław CzupryńskiDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethanes, Institute of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz, Wielki University, J. K. Chodkiewicza Street 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Funding

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland "Proecological technology for the industrial utilization of poly(lactic acid) [PLA, polylactide] waste as an alternative polyol raw material for the production of polyurethane materials" funded by the project Incubator of Innovation +Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland "The use of new eco-polyols based on waste poly(lactic acid) for production of flexible polyurethane foams dedicated to the furniture and automotive industries" funded by the project Incubator of Innovation 2.0 (Inkubator Innowacyjności 2.0)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The article concerns the use of glycerolysis reaction as an alternative method of processing post-production and post-consumer waste from poly(lactic acid) (PLA). Management of waste is a very important issue from an environmental protection and economic point of view. Extending the "life cycle" of PLA is extremely important because it allows to make the most of this material. It also limits economic losses resulting from its disposal in the biodegradation process at the same time. This paper presents a method of glycerolysis of poly(lactic acid) waste using various amounts of anhydrous glycerol (mass ratio from 0.3 to 0.5 parts by weight of glycerol per 1.0 part by weight of PLA). This process was also carried out for pure, unmodified PLA Ingeo

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glycerolysisPLApoly(lactic acid)polyolwaste

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PMID31795458
PMCPMC6961011

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