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Polylactic acid : synthesis, properties and applications /

This book describes the synthesis, properties and applications of PLA through fourteen original chapters that will guide the reader through a fascinating journey into the world of PLA, providing interesting insights for those who intend to use this polymer for innovative applications, or simply thos...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Piemonte, Vincenzo (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Novinka/Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2012]
Colección:Chemistry research and applications series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • POLYLACTIC ACID: SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS; POLYLACTIC ACID: SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: PROPERTIES OF PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES PREPARED FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES/GRADES OF PLA; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TYPES/GRADES OF PLA; 3. NATUREWORKS PLA; 4. MIYOSHI PLA; 5. MITSUI PLA; 6. PLA BY EAST LINK DEGRADABLE MATERIALS LTD., HONG KONG; 7. PLA, POLLAIT FROM FORTUM; 8. PLA FROM JAMPLAST; 9. PLA FROM PURAC, GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS; 10. PLA FROM BIOMER, KRAILLING, GERMANY
  • 11. PLA FROM CEREPLAST12. PLA FROM UNITIKA, CO. LTD, JAPAN; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: POLY(LACTIC ACID) POLYMER BLENDS: A REVIEW OF RECENT WORKS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PLA/PE POLYMER BLENDS; 3. PLA/PP POLYMER BLENDS; 4. PLA/PS POLYMER BLENDS; 5. PLA/PET POLYMER BLENDS; 6. PLA/TPS BLENDS; 7. PLA/PBS POLYMER BLENDS; 8. PLA/PBAT POLYMER BLENDS; 9. PLA/PCL POLYMER BLENDS; 10. PLA/PBSA POLYMER BLENDS; 11. SOME OTHER PLA POLYMER BLENDS; 12. FUTURE TRENDS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES
  • Chapter 3: MELT PROCESSING OF POLY(LACTIC ACID): MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE, MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR AND STABILITY AGAINST THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS; 3. MATERIALS AND METHODS; 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: IMPROVEMENT OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND PROCESSABILITY BY ADDITION OF POLYESTERS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. NUCLEATING ABILITY OF PBS; 3. DESIGN OF SOFT MATERIALS BY POLYESTER DIOL; 4. MODIFICATION OF RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES BY PBT NANOFIBERS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES
  • Chapter 5: FILLER-MATRIX COMPATIBILITY OF POLY(LACTIC ACID) BASED COMPOSITESABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. EFFECT OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC FILLER AND/OR PLA MATRIX MODIFICATION ON THEIR INTERFACIAL ADHESION; 3. EFFECT OF INDUCED PLA CRYSTALLINITY ON THE FILLER/POLYMER COMPATIBILITY; 4. EFFECT OF COMPATIBILIZING AGENT ON THE PLA INDUCED CRYSTALLINITY AND COMPATIBILITY WITH HYDROPHILIC FILLER; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: PROPERTIES AND BIODEGRADATION OF PLA AND PLA/NANOCOMPOSITES; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. EXPERIMENTAL; 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES
  • Chapter 7: MODELING HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION OF PLADEVICESABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DEGRADATION AND EROSION; 3. DIFFUSION; 4. HYDROLYSIS; 5. SURFACE VS. BULK EROSION; 6. CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR PLA AND THEIR ADAPTATION TO PREDICT DEGRADATION; 7.MATERIAL MODEL IMPLEMENTED IN ABAQUS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR APPLICATION OF PLAIN CULTURAL HERITAGE; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. POLYMERS FOR CONSERVATION; 3. PLA AS A POTENTIAL CONSERVATION MATERIAL: RESEARCH AND PERSPECTIVES; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES
  • Chapter 9: FLASH CO-PYROLYSIS OF BIOMASS WITH POLYLACTIC ACID
  • STATISTICAL AND COMPARATIVE ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION