The massive use of synthetic plastics, in particular in the food packaging area, has a great
environmental impact, and alternative more ecologic materials are being required. Poly …

Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is the most extensively researched and utilized
biodegradable and renewable thermoplastic polyester, with potential to replace …

Polylactide polymers have gained enormous attention as a replacement for conventional
synthetic packaging materials in the last decade. By being truly biodegradable, derived from …

Polylactic acid (PLA) filaments are very popular as a thermoplastic source used in the 3D
printing field by the “Fused Deposition Modeling” method in the last decade. The PLA market …

The high price of petroleum, overconsumption of plastic products, recent climate change
regulations, the lack of landfill spaces in addition to the ever-growing population are …

This review focuses on the properties of lactic acid based polymers and the correlation to the
structure of the polymers. Lactic acid based polymers prepared by polycondensation (PC) …

Both polylactide (PLA) and poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) are
biodegradable polymers. They are thermoplastics which can be processed using most …

The vast majority of commodity materials are obtained from fossil fuels. However, many
studies predict that all fossil resources will be depleted within a few centuries. Biomass …

Poly (lactic acid), a bio‐degradable polymer, has been studied extensively during the past
15 years. This paper presents a review on poly (lactic acid)(PLA) with focus on its …

Polylactide is a commercially‐produced thermoplastic that is derived from renewable
resources and is environmentally degradable. Due to these attributes, polylactide holds …