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A Facile, Mild, Fast, Catalyst Free Polylactic Acid (PLA) Degradation Method that Generates a Variety of Valuable Products
Unmet Need: Current Polylactic Acid Recycling Processes are not Optimal, Requiring High Pressures/Temperatures, Long Degradation Times and/or Catalysts
Currently, PLA degradation routes are divided into three categories: high temperature hydrolysis, low temperature hydrolysis and alcoholysis. Alcoholysis usually requires transesterification catalysts...
Published: 10/8/2024
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Inventor(s): Jinwen Zhang, Yu-Chung Chang, Lin Shao
Keywords(s): 3D printing, aminolysis, chemcial recycling, polylactic acid, recycling of composites
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