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Examining a characteristic of plastic derived from plant and existing difficult problem for applying it

Accession number;06A0102404

Title;Examining a characteristic of plastic derived from plant and existing difficult problem for applying it

Author; MUTO MORIO (Pioneer Corp., JPN)

Journal Title;Pioneer R&D

Journal Code:L0992B

ISSN:1346-7468

VOL.16;NO.1;PAGE.33-39(2006)

Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.6, TBL.2

Pub. Country;Japan

Language;Japanese

Abstract;We examined the characteristics of polylactic acid resin which is a type of plastic derived from plants, and examined the existing difficulties in applying it. The polylactic acid is biodegradable and the amount of CO2 exhaust emited when manufacturing and burning is less than that of petroleum-based plastics. However, it is necessary to raise the heat and impact resistance of the polylactic acid because of its low values for these currently. We understood that to raise the temperature resistance of the polylactic acid it is effective to heat it after molding it. Moreover, high impact resistance of the material has been achieved, by mixing proper quantity of rubber system material or acrylonitrile system with polylactic acid to suit the performance requested from it for each applied purpose In addition, it was confirmed that it was effective to mix the electroconductive filler with the polylactic acid to create an electroconductive material. (author abst.)

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