Biodegradable Polymers in the Circular Plastics Economy
Verlag | Wiley-VCH |
Auflage | 2022 |
Seiten | 496 |
Format | 17,6 x 2,9 x 25,0 cm |
Gewicht | 1082 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 3527347615 |
EAN | 9783527347612 |
Bestell-Nr | 52734761A |
This comprehensive approach encompasses all aspects from renewable resources, over synthesis, with marketing and policy issues, to degradation and environmental impacts. It offers the reader a broad but focused look and guide into the fast developing biodegradable plastics field.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Preface 1) Biodegradable Polymers - A Tutorial for a Circular Plastics Economy 2) Fundamentals of Polymer Biodegradation Mechanisms3) Plastic Pollution. The Role of (Bio)degradable Plastics, and other Solutions 4) Tutorial on Polymers - Manufacture, Properties, and Applications 5) Condensation Polyesters6) Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) - Production, Properties, and Biodegradation 7) Ring-Opening Polymerization Strategies for Degradable Polyesters 8) Recent Developments in Biodegradable Cellulose-Based Plastics 9) Ester Derivatives of Microbial Synthetic Polysaccharides 10) Biodegradable Lignin-Based Plastics 11) Design of Recyclable Thermosets 12) Managing Plastic Waste 13) Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-Based Plastics: Concepts, Findings, and Pitfalls 14) How to Create a "New Plastics Economy"? Marketing Strategies and Hurdles - Finding Application Niches