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Handbook of biodegradable polymers / editor, Catia Bastioli.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Bastioli, Catia, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Biodegradable plastics.
Plastics--Biodegradation.
Plastics.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (734 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
Place of Publication:
Shropshire, England : Smithers Rapra, 2014.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Biodegradable polymers are niche market materials finding focused applications, including agricultural applications such as mulch films, flowerpots and controlled-release fertilisers and packaging items such as carrier bags and food wrapping and containers. They have the potential to provide a solution to a range of environmental concerns: decreasing availability of landfill space, declining petrochemical sources, and also offer an alternative option to recycling. Rapra's Handbook of Biodegradable Polymers is a complete guide to the subject of biodegradable polymers and is ideal for those new
Contents:
Title Pages; Acknowledge; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Abbreviations; Index
Notes:
Includes index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 18, 2014).
ISBN:
1-68015-500-8
1-84735-528-5

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