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Polymers, volume 16, issue 1, pages 87
Recent Approaches to the Plasticization of Poly(lactic Acid) (PLA) (A Review)
Mastalygina Elena Evgenyevna
1, 2
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Aleksanyan Kristine
3, 4
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2023-12-27
General Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Abstract
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a polyester attracting growing interest every year in different application fields, such as packaging, cosmetics, food, medicine, etc. Despite its significant advantages, it has low elasticity that may hinder further development and a corresponding rise in volume of consumption. This review opens a discussion of basic approaches to PLA plasticization. These considerations include copolymerization and blending with flexible polymers, introducing oligomers and low-molecular additives, as well as structural modification. It was demonstrated that each approach has its advantages, such as simplicity and low cost, but with disadvantages, including complex processing and the need for additional reagents. According to the analysis of different approaches, it was concluded that the optimal option is the application of copolymers as the additives obtained via reactive mixing to PLA and its blends with other polymers.
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Mastalygina E. E. et al. Recent Approaches to the Plasticization of Poly(lactic Acid) (PLA) (A Review) // Polymers. 2023. Vol. 16. No. 1. p. 87.
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Mastalygina E. E., Aleksanyan K. Recent Approaches to the Plasticization of Poly(lactic Acid) (PLA) (A Review) // Polymers. 2023. Vol. 16. No. 1. p. 87.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.3390/polym16010087
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fpolym16010087
TI - Recent Approaches to the Plasticization of Poly(lactic Acid) (PLA) (A Review)
T2 - Polymers
AU - Mastalygina, Elena Evgenyevna
AU - Aleksanyan, Kristine
PY - 2023
DA - 2023/12/27 00:00:00
PB - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SP - 87
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VL - 16
SN - 2073-4360
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@article{2023_Mastalygina,
author = {Elena Evgenyevna Mastalygina and Kristine Aleksanyan},
title = {Recent Approaches to the Plasticization of Poly(lactic Acid) (PLA) (A Review)},
journal = {Polymers},
year = {2023},
volume = {16},
publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},
month = {dec},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fpolym16010087},
number = {1},
pages = {87},
doi = {10.3390/polym16010087}
}
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Mastalygina, Elena Evgenyevna, et al. “Recent Approaches to the Plasticization of Poly(lactic Acid) (PLA) (A Review).” Polymers, vol. 16, no. 1, Dec. 2023, p. 87. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fpolym16010087.
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