South Korean chemical maker LG Chem and the US agricultural giant ADM have selected Decatur, Illinois, as the site for their proposed corn-based lactic acid and polylactic acid (PLA) polymer plants.

Bhattacharya, Swapnil, Richard Hailstone, and Christopher L. Lewis. "Thermoplastic Blend Exhibiting Shape Memory-Assisted Self-Healing Functionality." ACS Applied ...

Scientists found that incorporating sugar units into polymers makes them more degradable when exposed to UV light. Many plastics that are labelled as biodegradable are only compostable under ...