Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology (2001)

Chapter: 11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid

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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.

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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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Suggested Citation: "11. Commodity Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyactic Acid." National Research Council. 2001. Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10153.
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