{"id":40807,"date":"2020-03-01T01:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T06:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/?p=40807"},"modified":"2022-06-30T11:41:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T15:41:09","slug":"umss-megan-arsenault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/2020\/03\/01\/umss-megan-arsenault\/","title":{"rendered":"UMSS20 Student Profile: Megan Arsenault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Megan Arsenault, Chemistry<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Determination of Lactic Acid to Improve Quality of Biodegradable Polymers<\/em><br \/>\nMentored by Brian Frederick<\/p>\n<p>Megan Arsenault is working with lactic acid \u2013 a bioplastic produced from renewable resources (such as corn). These bioplastics do not require the usage of coal, crude oil and other fossil fuels. She hopes to determine the orientation of lactic acid to improve the quality of a polylactic acid (biodegradable plastic). 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