PLA bioplastic production: From monomer to the polymer

J Yu, S Xu, B Liu, H Wang, F Qiao, X Ren… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) plastics is of great significance to the sustainable
development of the world. Today, most PLA is prepared by ring-opening polymerization of …

Polylactic acid production from biotechnological routes: A review

TL de Albuquerque, JEM Júnior, LP de Queiroz… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) has been highlighted as an important polymer due to its high potential
for applicability in various areas, such as in the chemical, medical, pharmaceutical or …

Circular economy for fashion industry: Use of waste from the food industry for the production of biotextiles

AP Provin, AR de Aguiar Dutra - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the context of current environmental, social and economic issues, it is imperative to
perform more in-depth studies on waste management and the life cycle of a product. Thus …

Towards sustainability of lactic acid and poly-lactic acid polymers production

A Djukić-Vuković, D Mladenović, J Ivanović… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lactic acid (LA) is a platform chemical which can be produced biotechnologically on
agricultural residues, wastes and by-products and further used for production of …

Techno-economic analysis of a food waste valorisation process for lactic acid, lactide and poly (lactic acid) production

TH Kwan, Y Hu, CSK Lin - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
A sustainable food waste valorisation process was proposed by designing a plant with a
capacity of 10 metric tons (MT) hour− 1 of food waste powder with a 20-year lifetime. Three …

A comprehensive review on the emerging roles of nanofillers and plasticizers towards sustainable starch-based bioplastic fabrication

SX Tan, A Andriyana, HC Ong, S Lim, YL Pang… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Petroleum-based plastics are associated with environmental pollution problems owing to
their non-biodegradable and toxic properties. In this context, renewable and biodegradable …

Food waste as a source of value-added chemicals and materials: a biorefinery perspective

J Esteban, M Ladero - … Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
As the availability of fossil-based resources declines, there is an impending necessity of
finding alternative feedstock able to secure the production of fuels and chemicals …

An overview of biodegradable poly (lactic acid) production from fermentative lactic acid for biomedical and bioplastic applications

A Ahmad, F Banat, H Alsafar, SW Hasan - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
Biodegradable polylactic acid has attracted much attention due to the increasing
environmental pollution from petroleum-based plastics. Polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers …

Biowaste valorisation in a future circular bioeconomy

EB Vea, D Romeo, M Thomsen - Procedia Cirp, 2018 - Elsevier
The biowaste refinery concept has received significant attention in recent years as a
sustainable alternative the petroleum refinery, exploiting the biowaste for producing high …

Techno‐economic assessment of polylactic acid and polybutylene succinate production in an integrated sugarcane biorefinery

BK Ratshoshi, S Farzad… - Biofuels, Bioproducts and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic waste pollution is a growing environmental concern due to the increased use of
conventional plastics. This study investigates the techno‐economics of biodegradable, bio …