Polychar is an World forum on different areas of polymer science.
At the conference Rosa Turco, a researcher working in the frame of Cardigan project, gave a poster presentation on the epoxidation of cardoon oil and its application as bioplasticizer for poly(lactic acid) (PLA), to improve the overall properties and broaden its industrial applications as a biodegradable packaging material. “Cynara cardunculus biomass recovery as eco-sustainable bioplasticer resource for bioplastics” R. Turco, M. Di Serio, R. Tesser, M. Fagnano, M. Malinconico, Salvatore Mallardo, G. Santagata.
