Review”…contains a lot of very utile diagrams, tables and photos…it is highly recommended…” (Polymer News)
From the Back CoverAn original, comprehensive survey on the complex kinship amongst plastics and the environment
Plastics offer a assortment of environmental benefits. However, their production, applications, and disposition present a good deal of environmental concerns. Plastics and the Environment provides state-of-the-art technical and exploration data on the complex kinship among the plastic and polymer industry and the environment, focusing on the sustainability, environmental impact, and cost-benefit tradeoffs affiliated with dissimilar technologies.
Bringing together the field’s leading researchers, Anthony Andrady’s progressed collection not only covers how plastics affect the environment, but also how environmental constituents affect plastics. The relative gains of recycling, resource recovery, and energy recovery are likewise discussed in detail. The firstborn of the book’s four subdivisions represents a basic introduction to the key subject matter of plastics and the environment; the second explores assorted pertinent apps of plastics with environmental implications-packaging, paints and coatings, textiles, and agricultural film use. The third section discusses the conduct of plastics in a heap of of the environments in which they are quintessentially used, such as the outdoors, in biotic environments, or in fires. The final section comprises of chapters on recycling and thermal treatment of plastics waste. Chapters include:
* Commodity Polymers
* Plastics in Transportation
* Biodegradation of Common Polymers
* Thermal Treatment of Polymer Waste
* Incineration of Plastics
The subscribers also focus on the effectiveness of recent technologies in mitigating environmental impacts, exceptionally those for managing plastics in the solid waste stream. Plastic and design engineers, polymer chemists, material scientists, and ecologists will find Plastics and the Environment to be a critical resource to this critical industry.
About the AuthorANTHONY L. ANDRADY, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist in the Chemistry and Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology Division, Research Triangle Institute, in Durham, North Carolina.
