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Polycarbonate and Polylactic Acid
Polycarbonate and Polylactic Acid
Polymer monomer
Oil or Natural or
petroleum synthetic
Large,solid resin
1898 Alfred Einhorn but was not commercialized
A. Extrusion
B. Injection Moulding
Formula C15H16O2
No traditional way,yet
Environmentally hazardous
Persistent compound
1932: Carothers (DuPont) created PLA
Injection molding
Compares well with currently used
packaging materials
Clear/glossy like polystyrene
Odor barrier/ gas permeability similar PET
(used for soft drinks and many other food products)
Lactic Lactide
Prepolymer
Formation
Acid
Unconverted Meso
Dextrose
Polymer
Lactide
PLA
Polymerization
Polymer
Coordination / Insertion
Propagation Low D
Corn Lactide
Cargill Dow LLC Process. Gruber, et. al. 2000.
.Unmaking Polylactic Acid