UV degradation of poly(lactic acid) materials through copolymerisation with a sugar-derived cyclic xanthate
Craig Hardy, Gabriele Kociok‐Köhn, Antoine Buchard
Abstract
-xanthate) copolymers show enhanced UV-degradability compared to PLA, with 40% mass loss within 6 hours of UV exposure (365 nm) for only 3% of sulfur-containing linkages.
Topics & Concepts
XanthateMonomerCopolymerChemistryPolyesterPolymer chemistryThioesterDegradation (telecommunications)Lactic acidLactideSulfurSugarOrganic chemistryPolymerGeneticsBiologyComputer scienceTelecommunicationsBacteriaEnzymebiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging