Progress in upcycling polylactic acid waste as an alternative carbon source: A review

C Sun, S Wei, H Tan, Y Huang, Y Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) is currently the highest production of all bio-based plastics globally. Its
production will increase year by year to replace part of petroleum-based plastics to reduce …

Chemical recycling of bioplastics: technical opportunities to preserve chemical functionality as path towards a circular economy

AL Merchan, T Fischöder, J Hee, MS Lehnertz… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Plastics have become an integral part of many areas of life. Their high chemical resistance
has opened a huge range of applications. At the same time, this creates major challenges …

Catalytic pyrolysis of petroleum-based and biodegradable plastic waste to obtain high-value chemicals

K Saeaung, N Phusunti, W Phetwarotai… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The petroleum-based plastics, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene
(LDPE), and polypropylene (PP), and the biodegradable plastic, polylactide (PLA) were …

[HTML][HTML] Polyethylene glycol functionalized graphene oxide and its influences on properties of poly (lactic acid) biohybrid materials

ND Mao, H Jeong, TKN Nguyen, TML Nguyen… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
A biohybrid material based on poly (lactic acid)(PLA) incorporated with low contents of
polyethylene glycol (PEG) functionalized graphene oxide (GO) was prepared via melting …

Characterizations of PLA-PEG blends involving organically modified montmorillonite

E Ozdemir, J Hacaloglu - Journal of analytical and applied pyrolysis, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, organically modified montmorillonite composites of poly (lactic acid)-poly
(ethylene glycol)(PLA-PEG) blends involving 10, 15 and 20 wt% PEG were prepared. The …

[HTML][HTML] Highly Porous 3D Nanofibrous Scaffold of Polylactic Acid/Polyethylene Glycol/Calcium Phosphate for Bone Regeneration by a Two-Step Solution Blow …

VC da Silva, DS Gomes, ELG de Medeiros… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
This work presents the successful production of highly porous 3D nanofibrous hybrid
scaffolds of polylactic acid (PLA)/polyethylene glycol (PEG) blends with the incorporation of …

Mechanical, optical and antibacterial properties of polylactic acid/polyethylene glycol films reinforced with MgO nanoparticles

C Swaroop, M Shukla - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aimed at the development of flexible films based on polylactic acid (PLA)
incorporated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and reinforced with MgO nanoparticles using …

Polylactic acid/akermanite biocomposite films for food packaging applications

HY DOGAN, P TERZİOĞLU, Ş DUMAN - Journal of Polymer Research, 2024 - Springer
This study investigated the incorporation of akermanite into a polylactic acid (PLA) matrix
using the solution casting method, with akermanite ratios ranging from 0.05% to 2% w/w. To …

Thermal degradation of Polylactide/Poly (ethylene glycol) fibers and composite fibers involving organoclay

E Ozdemir, J Hacaloglu - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, electrospun fibers of melt blended poly (lactic acid) and poly (ethylene
glycol),(PLA)-PEG blends involving 10, 15 and 20 wt% PEG and their corresponding …

Poly (lactic acid)/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites: A Morphology Study and Mechanism of Reaction

N Hashim, RM Mohamed… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - semarakilmu.com.my
Because of environmental concerns, the use of biopolymer poly (lactic acid)(PLA) as a
matrix has gotten a lot of attention. The graphite (Gt) was modified to produce graphene …