Degradable Polymers: Principles and applications - Rilegato

 
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Sinossi

To the environmentally aware but often scientifically naive, biodegradation is seen to be the ecologically acceptable solution to the problem of plastic packaging waste and litter and some packaging manufacturers have exploited the 'green' consumer with exaggerated claims to 'environmentally friendly' biodegradable packaging materials.

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`The structure and presentation are excellent. It is a major contribution to the literature on polymer technology and will undoubtedly be widely read.'
Chemistry and Industry
`It will be of interest to polymer scientists in academia and industry, to environmental scientists, R&D scientists working on packaging, hygiene and agricultural applications, and biomedical scientists working on controlled drug release and prosthetics.'
Polymer International

Contenuti

Introduction to the abiotic degradation of carbon chain polymers. An overview of biodegradable polymers and biodegradation of polymers. Techniques and mechanisms of polymer degradation. Biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters. Properties and applications of bacterially derived polyhydroxyalkanoates. Starch-polymer composites. The science and engineering of polymer composite degradation. Ethylene-carbon monoxide copolymers. Photo-biodegradable plastics. Photodegradable plastics in agriculture. The role of degradable polymers in agricultural systems. Plastics and the environment. Degradable polymers in waste and litter control. Index.

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9789401042536: Degradable Polymers: Principles and applications

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  9401042535 ISBN 13:  9789401042536
Casa editrice: Springer, 2012
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