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Copolymers of monocyclic esters and carbonates and methods for making same
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Polymer foam insulation structure having a facing of a multi-layer sheet that contains a heat resistant polymer layer and a polylactide resin layer
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Extruded polylactide foams blown with carbon dioxide
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Recovery of lactic acid values from a meso-lactide stream
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Hyperbranched polylactide resin compositions
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Process for making esters of 2-acetoxyalkanoic acids using a 3,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione or poly-(alpha-hydroxyalkanoic acid) as a starting material
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Process for making esters of 2-acetoxyalkanoic acids using a 3,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione or poly-(alpha-hydroxyalkanoic acid) as a starting material
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Process for forming polylactide expanded bead foam
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Process for making esters of 2-acetoxyalkanoic acids using an α-hydroxyalkanoic acid ester and an acetate ester as starting materials
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Polylactic resin compositions for paperboard coating and paperboard coating processes using the compositions
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Fast-hydrolyzing polylactide resin compositions
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