Using milk industry waste in production of biodegradable polymers
Journal Title: CHEMIK nauka-technika-rynek - Year 2014, Vol 68, Issue 8
Abstract
The main direction of whey processing is production of lactic acid in the process of lactic fermentation. Lactic acid can be used to produce fully biodegradable polymer [poly(lactic acid)] (PLA), in the process of direct polymerization, directly from lactic acid, and in indirect polymerization. This study reviews the literature comparing various methods of PLA synthesis and potential uses of this polymer. The impact of physical parameters on the average molecular weight (Mw), glassy temperature (Tg), flow temperature (Tp) for amorphous PLA during polymerization, and melting point (Tm) for crystalline PLA is presented. Under our own research zinc (Zn), tin (Sn) and zirconium (Zr) based catalysts were tested in the polymerization process, with opening of lactide ring obtained from condensation of two lactic acid molecules and direct polycondensation of lactic acid.
Authors and Affiliations
S. Maślanka, M. Siołek, Ł. Hamryszak, D. Łopot
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