Monday, August 15, 2011

postheadericon PLA Corn-Based Plastics

1:06 AM | Posted by Awesome | | Edit Post

If you dont know what PLA is ill give you a quick run down..

PLA stands for Polylactide, PLA is made from lactic acid,  Lactic acid is made from dextrose by fermentation,  Dextrose is made from cornstarch and cornstarch is made from carbon dioxide and water,  PLA can be formed into several different products.

Products include cups, cutlery, food containers, trash bags and more.

Because of the plant based product PLA is fully compostable and biodegradable. It takes around 30-40 days for PLA to break down.

PLA is now becoming competitively priced with PET plastic.

These plastic in the form of cups are good for only warm and cold foods and liquids Because the normal heat tolerance of PLA is 110 degrees (F).



PLA is Good for the Environment. because it supplements the need for Oil based plastics.
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