Thermal degradation and biodegradability of poly (lactic acid)/corn starch biocomposites

By T. Ohkita, Seung‐Hwan Lee. 2006

214 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics

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In Biomaterials

1. Mehlika Karamanlioglu
2. G. Robson
3. Buenaventurada P. Calabia
4. R. Preziosi
5. S. Aiba
6. C. U. Ugwu
7. Y. Tokiwa
8. I. Massoumi

In Polymers and Plastics

1. I. Massoumi
2. Mehlika Karamanlioglu
3. G. Robson
4. H. Kim
5. R. Preziosi
6. J. Dorgan
7. Buenaventurada P. Calabia
8. Y. Tokiwa

Citations in the corpus

• Poly-Lactic Acid: Production, Applications, Nanocomposites, and Release Studies. (2010, unknown): “No degradation was observed on PLA sheets after 6 wk in soil, thus PLA will not degrade in typical garden compost (Brandrup and others 1999; Ohkita and Lee 2006).”
• Composites of Wood and Biodegradable Thermoplastics: A Review (2018, background): “For example, Ohkita and Lee observed no degradation in PLA sheets after 6 weeks in soil.(63) On the other hand, PLA degrades rapidly in both aerobic and anaerobic composting environments, with complete biodegradation of PLA sheets being observed after 40 days in compost at 60 C (i.”
• Comparison of Polylactic Acid/Kenaf and Polylactic Acid/Rise Husk Composites: The Influence of the Natural Fibers on the Mechanical, Thermal and Biodegradability Properties (2010, background): “This is a common trend and generally approved that addition of natural fibers will reduce thermal stability of the polymer matrix [26, 32 ].”
• Bio-composites of kenaf fibers in polylactide: Role of improved interfacial adhesion in the carding process (2009, background): “In comparison, several so called bio-composites, have been developed that offer certain environmental advantages at the end of their use cycle when composites are landfilled or incinerated [2].”
• Biodegradability of Plastics (2009, background): “The degradation of PLA in soil is slow and that takes a long time for degradation to start [47,48].”
• Abiotic and biotic environmental degradation of the bioplastic polymer poly(lactic acid): A review (2017, background): “Ohkita and Lee [104], also buried pure PLA and its composites in soil with pure PLA showing little degradation after 6 weeks.”
• Biodegradability and biodegradation of poly(lactide) (2006, background): “For instance, no degradation was observed on PLA sheets after 6 weeks in soil (Ohkita and Lee 2006).”