Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has reinforced climate change to alarming rates and has introduced new stressors such as plastic pollution to the environment. Currently, 4.8 - 12.7 million tons of plastic litters enter the oceans every year. Globally alternatives to replace synthetic-based …

The invention relates to an improved process for the purification of lactide from a crude lactide vapour product comprising at least lactide, lactic acid, water and linear lactic acid oligomers.

The inventation relates to a process for the purification of lactide from a crude lactide vapour product stream which process comprises a rectification/condensation step to a lactide-enriched condensate.