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Marine-degradable polylactic acid
Martin, R.T.; Camargo, L.P.; Miller, S.A. (2014). Marine-degradable polylactic acid. Green Chem. 16(4): 1768-1773. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3gc42604a
In: Green Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge. ISSN 1463-9262; e-ISSN 1463-9270, more
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    Marine/Coastal
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  • Martin, R.T.
  • Camargo, L.P.
  • Miller, S.A.
Abstract
    Polyesteracetal (PEA) copolymers of 1,3-dioxolan-4-one (DOX) with L-lactide (LA) were synthesized via ring-opening polymerization (ROP). Facile degradability in distilled water or seawater was observed—presumably via hydrolysis of the main-chain acetal functionality. Over 45 days, mass loss approached 2% and molecular weight loss (Mn) exceeded 15%; control experiments with polylactic acid (PLA) indicated no degradation.
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