Studies toward producing eco-friendly plastics
Abstract
Plastics have become a major factor in modern life and the massive volume of plastics in use has a significant effect on the environment. Major efforts are underway to reduce the impact of plastics on the environment and to make them more eco-friendly. Such efforts include the use of bio-materials instead of nonrenewable resources such as petroleum for manufacturing polymers. There are also studies which are aimed at reducing the impact of discarded plastic products on air and water supplies, as well as on flora, fauna, and landfills.
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“PLA is made by breaking down the starch in corn and other plants to produce glucose that is fermented to produce lactic acid, which is then polymerized into PLA (Khare and Deshmukh, 2006).”
- Authors
- Khare, A., & Deshmukh, S.
- Affiliations
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune 411 038, India,
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune 411 038, India
- Corresponding author
- Khare, Anagha
- ORCID
- Khare, Anagha
- Venue
- Journal of Plastic Film & Sheeting
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2006-07
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 193-211
- ISSN
- 1530-8014 (ISSN-L)
- 8756-0879
- OpenAlex
- W1999337306
- Cited by
- 52
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Plastic Film & Sheeting (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Keywords
- biodegradable polymers, bio-based polymers, oil substitution, plastic pollution, plastic waste, environmental impact of plastics, landfill waste
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