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360Science™: How to Recycle Polylactic Acid Plastics

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Students carry out an investigation to explore how plastic items made of polylactic acid can be recycled by using heat to transform them into new products.

Concepts

  • Green chemistry
  • Polymers
  • Acid–base chemistry
  • Hydrolysis reactions