Ana amfani da dl-lactide don samar da 2-proionic acid 1- (1-phenyl-ethoxykarbonyl) -Yyl ester. Yana aiki a matsayin mahimmancin albarkatu da tsaka-tsaki da aka yi amfani da shi a cikin kwayar halitta, magunguna, agrochemicals da dyes. Yana da hannu a Enzymatic Shazanci don samar da alyl (r) -latates da alkyl (s, s) -lactylactes.
Ana amfani da dl-lactide a matsayin mai kariya a cikin rauni mayaka, ko azaman anchors, dunƙule a cikin tiyata, tunda yana lalata cikin kusan watanni shida zuwa na macid lactic acid.