Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …

Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is a commercial biobased, biodegradable,
biocompatible, compostable and non-toxic polymer that has competitive material and …

Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA), so far, is the most extensively researched and utilized
biodegradable aliphatic polyester in human history. Due to its merits, PLA is a leading …

Polylactide (PLA), poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) and blends thereof have been researched
in the last two decades due to their commercial availability and the upcoming requirements …

As a consequence of massive production and consumption of rubbers, rubber blends, and
rubber composites for myriad applications, elastomeric products have enormously …

The concept of biodegradable plastics is of considerable interest with respect to solid waste
accumulation. Greater efforts have been made in developing degradable biological …

Environmental, economic, and safety challenges have provoked packaging scientists and
producers to partially substitute petrochemical‐based polymers with biodegradable ones …

Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is the most extensively researched and utilized
biodegradable and renewable thermoplastic polyester, with potential to replace …

Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is an aliphatic polyester made up of lactic acid (2-hydroxy propionic
acid) building blocks. It is also a biodegradable and compostable thermoplastic derived from …

Renewable poly (lactic acid)(PLA) exhibits high strength and stiffness. PLA is fully
biodegradable and has received great interest. However, the inherent brittleness of PLA …