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Toward a circular economy: an investigation in recycled PLA via mechanical, thermal, and morphological performances and life cycle analysis

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Ke Gong *
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Birch Teodosio
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Yinshi Lu
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Pengcheng Feng
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Handai Liu
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Han Xu
M
Mujun Li
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Soheil Farshbaf Taghinezhad
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Daniel P. Fitzpatrick
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Anne Beaucamp
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Genfu Xiao *
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Maurice N. Collins *
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Yuanyuan Chen *
DOI：10.1016/j.rineng.2026.112280delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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• 20 wt% virgin PLA can mitigate the deterioration in reprocessed materials. • An enhanced crystallization can be noticed in 2R PLA. • Multi-loop recycling can improve the environmental performance as the number of recycling loops.
Keywords:
Mechanical recycling
Polylactic acid (PLA)
Life cycle assessment
Multi-loop mechanical recycling
Circular economy

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Results in Engineering cover
Results in Engineering
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7.9
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university of limerick
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university road
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Jinggangshan University
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