Archivio Istituzionale della RicercaThe aim of this study is to evaluate the environmental impact of an alternative process of lactic acid (LA) production. A comparative cradle-to-gate study was therefore conducted, wherein the Loopla process for the production of recycled LA from Polylactic acid (PLA) waste is compared to the process of fermentation from sugar beet. The obtained results are reported as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) environmental indicators
Evaluation of the environmental impacts of PLA-waste chemical recycling as lactic acid production method: the LCA approach / Tecchio, Paolo; Foschia, Marina; Talon, O.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2012), pp. 59-64. (Intervento presentato al convegno BIOPOLPACK 2nd Congress on biodegradable polymer packaging tenutosi a Milan (Italy) nel 10-11 May 2012).
Evaluation of the environmental impacts of PLA-waste chemical recycling as lactic acid production method: the LCA approach
TECCHIO, PAOLO;FOSCHIA, MARINA;
2012
Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate the environmental impact of an alternative process of lactic acid (LA) production. A comparative cradle-to-gate study was therefore conducted, wherein the Loopla process for the production of recycled LA from Polylactic acid (PLA) waste is compared to the process of fermentation from sugar beet. The obtained results are reported as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) environmental indicators
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