Degradable Polymers, Recycling, and Plastics Waste Management

Based on the International Workshop on Controlled Life-Cycle of Polymeric Materials held recently in Stockholm, Sweden, this timely reference offers detailed discussions of degradable polymers and the recycling of plastic materials - analyzing important current topics such as renewable resources, degradation and test methods, processing and products, environmental issues, future materials, and global governmental policies.
Highlighting the most recent results available, Degradable Polymers, Recycling, and Plastics Waste Management explores the advantages and drawbacks of biodegradation, incineration, and recycling ... examines the interaction of degradable polymers with the environment and the concept of "chromatographic fingerprinting" ... presents a novel synthetic route for degradation ... elucidates the recycling and composting of biodegradable thermoplastics ... addresses key issues of terminology, test methodology, and potential applications for environmentally acceptable degradable polymers ... focuses on microbial aspects of the biodegradability of polymeric materials in the environment ... describes the application of bench-scale composting methods for commercially available polymers ... surveys current and future techniques for measuring degradation ... and much more.
Written by nearly 100 internationally recognized experts from industry and academia, Degradable Polymers, Recycling, and Plastics Waste Management is an invaluable resource for plastics, polymer, chemical, pollution control, environmental, sanitary, occupational safety and health, and design engineers; polymer and materials scientists; organic and theoretical chemists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.