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Plastics and Sustainability: Practical Approaches

Plastics and Sustainability: Practical Approaches

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Plastics and Sustainability: Practical Approaches provides a comprehensive overview of sustainability as applied to plastics, offering a range of opportunities and solutions for academic and industrial settings. It covers eco-profiles, approaches to sustainability, incineration technology, pyrolysis, blending technology, design, packaging, circular economy, and biopolymers. Authored by two professional engineers, the book is a valuable resource for researchers, advanced students, engineers, manufacturers, scientists, and R&D professionals.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 450 pages
Publication date: 18 November 2022
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc


Plastics and Sustainability: Practical Approaches is a comprehensive guide that delves into the realm of sustainability as it pertains to plastics, presenting a wide array of opportunities and solutions that can be applied in both academic and industrial contexts. The book begins by exploring the challenges and opportunities associated with plastics and environmental sustainability, providing a foundational understanding of the topic.

Subsequently, the book presents detailed eco-profiles, organized by polymer category, offering a comprehensive overview of the environmental impact of different plastics. The subsequent chapters delve into various approaches to achieving plastics sustainability, covering topics such as incineration technology for energy recovery, pyrolysis for chemical recovery, blending technology, design, packaging, circular economy, and biopolymers.

To conclude, the book summarizes international policies related to plastics sustainability, providing readers with a global perspective on the issue. The primary objective of this book is to serve as a comprehensive resource for individuals seeking to evaluate and enhance the sustainability of plastics. Authored by two experienced professional engineers with extensive industry and consultancy backgrounds, this text is invaluable for researchers, advanced students, engineers, manufacturers, scientists, and R&D professionals from a diverse range of materials science and engineering disciplines, as well as from various industries.

By providing a thorough examination of the advantages and drawbacks of different technologies and materials, this book empowers readers to make informed decisions about the sustainability of plastics in their respective fields.


Dimension: 235 x 191 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780128244890

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