Notes from the Packaging Laboratory: Polylactic Acid -- An Exciting New Packaging Material
Vol. 2003 No. 17, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2003 No. 17

Notes from the Packaging Laboratory: Polylactic Acid -- An Exciting New Packaging Material: ABE339/AE210, 12/2002

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https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae210-2002
Melisa Balkcom
Bruce Welt
University of Florida
Kenneth Berger
University of Florida
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Balkcom, Melisa, Bruce Welt, and Kenneth Berger. 2003. “Notes from the Packaging Laboratory: Polylactic Acid -- An Exciting New Packaging Material: ABE339 AE210, 12 2002”. EDIS 2003 (17). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae210-2002.
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Headway is being made with a polymer called Polylactic Acid (PLA), an affordable, recyclable, innovative packaging material made from renewable resources. This document is ABE339, one of a series of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published December 2002.

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