Sustainability of polymeric materials. / Valentina Marturano, Veronica Ambrogi, Pierfrancesco Cerruti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cerruti, Pierfrancesco, editor.

Marturano, Valentina, editor.

Ambrogi, Veronica, editor.

Series:

De Gruyter STEM

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology & Engineering--Materials Science--General.

Technology & Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter, [2020]

Summary:

This book will provide a comprehensive overview on the green approach to the research and industrialization of plastic materials. An effort will be made to offer to the reader a critical perspective concerning both oil-based plastics and novel bio-based and waste-derived polymer formulations. A special focus on bio-innovation in the area of organic materials will also be delivered.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

List of contributors

1 Feasibility of the circular economy and plastic pollution

2 Impact of plastics on marine environments: from macro- to microplastic pollution

3 Plastics from bacteria (polyhydroxyalkanoates)

4 Marine biopolymers: alginate and chitosan

5 Terrestrial biopolymers: cellulose, starch, lignin

6 Biobased thermosetting materials

7 Polyester-based biodegradable polymers for commodities

8 Biobased functional additives for polymers

9 Biobased structural additives for polymers

10 Additive manufacturing for biodegradable polymers

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-059058-1

OCLC:

1191864224