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Catalytic System for Poly(lactic acid) Synthesis: Opportunities and Challenges

  • Xiangkun Meng ,
  • Zhengyuan Qi ,
  • Lei Yu ,
  • Yiyang Zhang
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  • a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002
    b College of Information Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070
    c School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127
* Corresponding authors. E-mail: ;

Received date: 2022-06-28

  Revised date: 2022-07-26

  Online published: 2022-09-09

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Jiangsu Provincial Six Talent Peaks Project(XCL-090); Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

With the national plastic reduction order issued, the development of biodegradable materials such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA) has gradually become a hot topic. The different methods for synthesizing polylactic acid are discussed. Since the ring-opening polymerization of lactide has become the major method for preparing PLA, we focused on the catalyst design for the process, and clarified the related mechanisms. This short review may point out the direction for the design and development of low-toxicity and high-selectivity catalyst systems for application.

Cite this article

Xiangkun Meng , Zhengyuan Qi , Lei Yu , Yiyang Zhang . Catalytic System for Poly(lactic acid) Synthesis: Opportunities and Challenges[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023 , 43(1) : 112 -119 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202206051

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