Polylactic acid synthesis, biodegradability, conversion to microplastics and toxicity: a review
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université de Lille · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Global pollution by plastics derived from petroleum has fostered the development of carbon–neutral, biodegradable bioplastics synthesized from renewable resources such as modern biomass, yet knowledge on the impact of bioplastics on ecosystems is limited. Here we review the polylactic acid plastic with focus on synthesis, biodegradability tuning, environmental conversion to microplastics, and impact on microbes, algae, phytoplankton, zooplankton, annelids, mollusk and fish. Polylactic acid is a low weight semi-crystalline bioplastic used in agriculture, medicine, packaging and textile. Polylactic acid is one of the most widely used biopolymers, accounting for 33% of all bioplastics produced in 2021.…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 19.35
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 156
Authors
5- WAWajid AliCorresponding
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lille, Unité de catalyse et de chimie du solide de Lille, Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences
- HAHazrat Ali
University of Malakand
- SGSayed Gillani
Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers
- PZPhilippe Zinck
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lille, Unité de catalyse et de chimie du solide de Lille
- SSSami Souissi
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lille, Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences
Topics & keywords
- Bioplastic
- Polylactic acid
- Microplastics
- Biodegradable plastic
- Biodegradation
- Plastic pollution
- Environmental science
- Biomass (ecology)
- Responsible consumption and production