D(-) Lactic Acid

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Plastic ingredient D(-) lactic acid can be expensive and costly to produce, but a new process, using renewable, cellulosic feedstock, could reduce the chemical’s cost and environmental footprint.
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How they say it works
While separating D(-) lactic acid and L(+) lactic acid has traditionally required an expensive chemical process, Myriant says its technology “permits the production of D(-) lactic acid alone or L(+) lactic acid alone in one step through biosynthesis—reducing the cost and complexity of the purification process,” which allows manufacturers to enhance the performance of polylactic acid at a reasonable cost.
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Polylactic acid (synthetic polymer)
Synbio Components
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www.myriant.com
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www.myriant.com
www.lsuagcenter.com