Green Plastics An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics

Plastics are everywhere. Bags, bank cards, bottles, and even boats can all be made of this celebrated but much-maligned material. Yet most of us know next to nothing about plastics. We do know that they are practical and cheap--but they also represent a huge environmental problem, for they literally...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stevens, E. S. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Biodegradable plastics. additives. agricultural covers. amino acids. bacteria. biomass. carbon. carrageenan. casein. chitosan. degrade curves. enzymes. extrusion. fermentation. gelatin. glass fibers. hydrolysis. incineration. landfills. microorganisms. mineralization. natural gas. oxidative degradation. packaging. petroleum. polyethylene. shellac. tensile strength. thermoplastics. urea resins. zein. SCIENCE / Chemistry / General. EBSCO eBooks
Online Access:	https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2444782.pdf Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Age of Plastics
Chapter 2. Plastics as Materials
Chapter 3. Plastics and the Environment
Chapter 4. The Chemical Nature of Plastics
Chapter 5. Plastics Degradation
Chapter 6. Biopolymers
Chapter 7. The Reemergence of Bioplastics
Chapter 8. Factors Affecting Growth
Chapter 9. Prospects for the Future
Appendix. Make Your Own
Notes
Glossary
Reading List
Author/Name Index
Subject Index

Green Plastics An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics

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