Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable PlasticsPrinceton University Press, 2002 - 238 páginas 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 take ages to decompose. In this engaging book, E.S. Stevens tells us everything we have always wondered about plastics and of the efforts, in America, Europe, and Asia, to develop a new breed of environmentally friendly plastics. He points to a possible future where plastics will no longer be made of petroleum, but of plants. |
Contenido
Preface | vii |
Acknowledgments | ix |
The Age of Plastics | 3 |
Plastics as Materials | 10 |
Plastics and the Environment | 15 |
The Chemical Nature of Plastics | 31 |
Plastics Degradation | 52 |
Biopolymers | 83 |
Factors Affecting Growth | 135 |
Prospects for the Future | 145 |
Make Your Own | 165 |
Notes | 187 |
Glossary | 207 |
Reading List | 221 |
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Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics E. S. Stevens Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics E. S. Stevens Vista previa limitada - 2020 |
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