Chemical Degradation of End-of-Life Poly(lactic acid) into Methyl Lactate by a Zn(II) Complex

Luis A. Román-Ramírez,Paul McKeown,Chanak Shah,Joshua Abraham,Matthew D. Jones,Joseph Wood

Chemical Degradation of End-of-Life Poly(lactic acid) into Methyl Lactate by a Zn(II) Complex

2020

Luis A. Román-Ramírez
Paul McKeown
Chanak Shah
Joshua Abraham
Matthew D. Jones
Joseph Wood

The catalyzed methanolysis of end-of-life poly(lactic acid) (PLA) products by an ethylenediamine Zn(II) complex to form biodegradable methyl lactate was studied experimentally at 70, 90, and 110 °C...

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Chemical decomposition
Catalysis
Lactic acid
Chemistry
Methyl lactate
Nuclear chemistry
Ethylenediamine
Inorganic chemistry

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