Patent ID: 8962791
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B29C,B29K,C08L

Abstract:
1. A process comprising a) forming a mixture of starting PLA resins in which a high D PLA resin constitutes from 25 to 75% by weight of the weight of the PLA resins and a high L PLA resin constitutes from 75 to 25% by weight of the PLA resins, and heating the mixture to a temperature above its highest crystalline melting temperature for a period of from about 5 minutes to 3 hours in the presence of a transesterification catalyst, and then blending the resulting transesterified PLA resins with an additional quantity of a high L PLA resin or high D PLA resin to form a blend provided that the proportions of PLA resins, including the starting PLA resins and the additional PLA resin, are such that a high D PLA resin and a high L PLA resin each constitute at least 25% of the PLA resins; then b) extruding the mixture to form a thermoformable sheet, and c) thermoforming the sheet.