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Fibers based on annually renewable resources

  • 출판일2000.08
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  • 등록일 2016.11.02
  • 조회수 235
Cargill and Dow Chemical have agreed to fund the construction of a commercial scale facility to develop polymers from renewable resources such as corn. These polymers could become a basic raw material for many textile applications, including fibres used in nonwoven hygiene products including diapers. Nature Works PLA is composed of chains of lactic acid, which is produced by converting cornstarch into sugar followed by fermentation. Water is then removed to form lactide, which is then converted into polylactide resins using a solvent-free polymerisation process. Such resins can run on existing spinning and downstream fabrication equipment. Cargill Dow Polymers have a manufacturing facility in Nebraska where they plan to produce 140,000 tons of the product, they also intend to build a plant in Europe in two years to manufacture Nature Works PLA.
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