High molecular weight of polylactic acid (PLA): a review on the effect of initiator / Norliza Ibrahim and Anis Nuranisya Shamsuddin

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Norliza, Shamsuddin, Anis Nuranisya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA 2021
• Subjects: Analytical chemistry; Polylactic acid
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/48969/1/48969.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/48969/; https://mjcetfkk.uitm.edu.my/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

This article reviews various initiator used to synthesize high molecular weight (MW >10,000 g/mol) of polylactic acid (PLA) through ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) of lactide. ROP has been chosen as the best method in producing PLA. On the other hand, stannous octoate (Sn(Oct)2) has been report...