journalINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SCISVolume 3 Issue 2MultidisciplinaryEnglish2021NNY2021071ArticlePOLYLACTIC ACID AND ITS COMPOSITES: SYNTHESIS AND ADVANCEMENTSEnglishY2132ShubhraJainEnglishNZubinRoyEnglishYShikhaSinghEnglishYSumit Sharma and Saurabh JyotiSarma*EnglishY10.47062/1190.0302.04The bio-based polymer Poly-Lactic Acid (PLA) exists as one of the commercialized, environmentally sustainable, and bio-degradable products. Due to its inherent properties, it is currently being implemented in a variety of polymer-dependent industries such as automotive, electronics, packaging, 3D printing, etc. The knowledge of these properties and the process of production for such PLA-based bioplastics, in conjunction with modifications to said processes for appropriate application in specific areas, have catapulted scientific, technological, and commercial advances in this field. In this review, synthetic and bio-based lactic acid production process, recovery and polymerization into PLA, and various applications such as in tissue engineering and drug deliveries have been summarized. The major interest is given to PLA-based composites and their utilization. It provides an in-depth assessment of the various methods and techniques implemented for PLAproduction and use.EnglishLactic acid;, Fermentation;, Polymerization;, Polylactic acid;, Polylactic acid composites.https://journal.stenvironment.org/abstract?id=188References1619