Degradation of Commercial Biodegradable Packages under Real Composting and Ambient Exposure Conditions

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Properties and medical applications of polylactic acid: A review (2015, methodology): “The hydrolysis reaction followed first order kinetics, as demonstrated previously and fitted to the Equation (5) [61, 62]:”
Characterisation of solution cast cellulose nanofibre - reinforced poly(lactic acid) (2010, background): “PLA is being commercialised as a food packaging polymer for short shelf-life products in common applications such as containers, drinking cups, and overwrap and lamination films [1].”
Characterization of hydrolytic degradation of polylactic acid/rice hulls composites in water at different temperatures (2011, methodology): “[16] using an expression similar to Fox-Flory equation, a higher molecular weight product decomposes at higher temperature and viceversa.”
On the use of plant cellulose nanowhiskers to enhance the barrier properties of polylactic acid (2010, unknown): “Currently, PLA is being commercialized and used as a food packaging polymer for relatively short shelf-life products with common applications such as containers, drinking cups, sundae and salad cups, overwrap and lamination films, and blister packages ( Auras et al. 2006 ).”