METHODS FOR PRODUCING LACTIDE WITH RECYCLE OF MESO-LACTIDE

An S,S- and R,R-lactide stream suitable for polymerization is prepared by producing a low molecular weight poly(lactic acid), depolymerizing the low molecular weight poly(lactic acid) to form a mixture of S,S-, R,R- and meso-lactide, and separating meso-lactide from this mixture to form an S,S- and...

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Hauptverfasser: SCHROEDER, Joseph, David, SUMNER, Eric, Stanley, BENSON, Richard, Douglas
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An S,S- and R,R-lactide stream suitable for polymerization is prepared by producing a low molecular weight poly(lactic acid), depolymerizing the low molecular weight poly(lactic acid) to form a mixture of S,S-, R,R- and meso-lactide, and separating meso-lactide from this mixture to form an S,S- and R,R-lactide stream. Meso-lactide is recycled into the process, and shifts the mole fractions of the lactides in the lactide mixture that is produced.