Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Poly(lactic acid)

Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Content: 9 Chapters Front Matter: Pages i-vii Chapter 1: Present Situation and Future Perspectives of Poly(lactic acid) Kazunari Masutani, Yoshiharu Kimura Pages 1-25 Chapter 2: Biorefinery-Based Lactic Acid Fermentation: Microbial Production of Pure Monomer Product Jiaming Tan, Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman, Kenji Sonomoto Pages 27-66 Chapter 3: Catalytic Systems for the Production of Poly(lactic acid) Jeffery A. Byers, Ashley B. Biernesser, Kayla R. Delle Chiaie, Aman Kaur, Jeffrey A. Kehl Pages 67-118 Chapter 4: Hydrolysis and Biodegradation of Poly(lactic acid) Giuliana Gorrasi, Roberto Pantani Pages 119-151 Chapter 5: Thermal Properties and Thermodynamics of Poly(l-lactic acid) Marek Pyda, Anna Czerniecka-Kubicka Pages 153-193 Chapter 6: Amorphous Fractions of Poly(lactic acid) Maria Cristina Righetti Pages 195-234 Chapter 7: Kinetics of Nucleation and Growth of Crystals of Poly(l-lactic acid) René Androsch, Christoph Schick, Maria Laura Di Lorenzo Pages 235-272 Chapter 8: Crystal Polymorphism and Morphology of Polylactides Bernard Lotz Pages 273-302 Chapter 9: Rheology, Mechanical Properties, and Barrier Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Sandra Domenek, Samira Fernandes-Nassar, Violette Ducruet Pages 303-341