301+MYO+PLA

Project goal: Manufacture our own polylactic acid bioplastic as locally and sustainably as possible. Status: Research

PLA chemistry and synthesis: More in-depth chemistry on its synthesis: An experiment done to sythesise PLA with different catalysts:
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Info:
 * Stannous chlorideis a potential catalyst.
 * May not yield a high enough molecular weight (length of polymer)
 * PLA Filament can be used in 3D printing.
 * Lactic acid is produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria (often found in probiotics) through fermentation.
 * The lactic acid then has to be concentrated before it can be polymerised.