Optimization of Microwave-Assisted and Conventional Heating Comparative Synthesis of Poly(lactic acid) by Direct Melt Polycondensation from Agroindustrial Banana (Musa AAA Cavendish) and Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Fermented Wastes

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Tập 22 Số 3 - Trang 393-397 - 2014
Jiménez-Bonilla, Pablo1, Salas-Arias, Jessica2, Esquivel, Marianelly2, Vega-Baudrit, Jose Roberto3
1Laboratory of Natural Products and Biological Assay (LAPRONEB), Chemistry Department, Natural and Exact Sciences Faculty, National University, Heredia, Costa Rica
2Polymer Research Laboratory (POLIUNA), Chemistry Department, National University, Heredia, Costa Rica
3National Laboratory of Nanotechnology (LANOTEC), CeNAT, Pavas, Costa Rica

Tóm tắt

In Costa Rica, a lot of pineapple (Ananas comosus) and banana (Musa AAA) agroindustrial residues are generated each year. These residues can be used to obtain l-lactic acid by fermentation, ultrafiltration and electrodialysis. Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) is a biodegradable and renewable polyester with many industrial and biomedical applications. There is a growing interest to improve the energetic efficiency of the synthesis of PLLA, because the main issue to produce this polymer is the high productive cost compared with petrochemical traditional commodities. In this research, the synthesis of PLLA through two different techniques was compared: microwave-assisted and conventional heating. On microwave synthesis the best results were obtained using lower temperatures and lower reaction times than the conventional heated synthesis. The reaction time was reduced from 15 h by conventional heating to 4.5 h using microwave-assisted synthesis.

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