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Composting Performance of l-Poly(lactic acid), d-Poly(lactic acid), Their Blends, and Stereocomplex PLA Films.
Article in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Comparative evaluation of physicochemical, mechanical, and biological properties of biodegradable poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and commercial aligner materials.Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials · 2026Article
- Compostable and Recyclable Baroplastic Triblock Copolymers Enable Low-Energy Polymer Processing.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Closed-Loop Chemical Recycling of Polylactide via Glycolysis: From Water-Soluble Oligomers to High-Purity Lactide.Polymers · 2026Article
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Abstract
Single-use plastics are a major contributor to the generation of plastic waste. Biodegradable polymers provide some hope of curbing this emerging waste issue, with polylactic acid being a promising example. This study examined the biodegradation of l-poly(lactic acid)-PLLA, d-poly(lactic acid)-PDLA, various blends of PLLA and PDLA, as well as a sample of sc-PLLA/PDLA-50-50-A annealed for 30 min to induce crystallization. A simulated study in a lab-scale direct measurement respirometer compared the abiotic and biotic degradations of the various films in compost. The films' crystallinity increased at the beginning of degradation before plateauing. The molecular weight (
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