Degradable polymers /
Degradable polymers /
edited by Gerald Scott and the late Dan Gilead.
- 1st ed.
- London : Chapman & Hall, 1995.
- xiv,271p. : ill. ; 24cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction to the abiotic degradation of carbon chain polymers / Gerald Scott -- An overview of biodegradable polymers and biodegradation of polymers / Samuel J. Huang and Peter G. Edelman -- Techniques and mechanisms of polymer degradation / Sigbritt Karlsson and Ann-Christine Albertsson -- Biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters / Suming Li and Michel Vert -- Properties and applications of bacterially derived polyhydroxyalkanoates / T. Hammond and J.J. Liggat -- Starch-polymer composites / Catia Bastioli -- The science and engineering of polymer composite degradation / Richard P. Wool --Ethylene-carbon monoxide copolymers / George Harlan and Chester Kmiec -- Photo-biodegradable plastics / Gerald Scott -- Photodegradable plastics in agriculture / Dan Gilead -- The role of degradable polymers in agricultural systems / Augustino Fabbri -- Plastics and the environment / James Guillet -- Degradable polymers in waste and litter control / Gerald Scott and Dan Gilead.
A detailed discussion of the main classes of degradable polymers, including polyester, cellulosics, starch-based polymers and photo- and thermo-degradable polymers, is provided. The breakdown of polymers in agricultural processes is also documented.
9780412590108 : £59.00 0412590107 : Đ59.00 : CIP confirmed
Polymers--Biodegradation
Plastic scrap--Biodegradation
Plastic scrap--Management
Testing of materials
Polymer chemistry
Plastics & polymers
Polymers Degradation (Chemical reactions)
668.9 SCO
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction to the abiotic degradation of carbon chain polymers / Gerald Scott -- An overview of biodegradable polymers and biodegradation of polymers / Samuel J. Huang and Peter G. Edelman -- Techniques and mechanisms of polymer degradation / Sigbritt Karlsson and Ann-Christine Albertsson -- Biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters / Suming Li and Michel Vert -- Properties and applications of bacterially derived polyhydroxyalkanoates / T. Hammond and J.J. Liggat -- Starch-polymer composites / Catia Bastioli -- The science and engineering of polymer composite degradation / Richard P. Wool --Ethylene-carbon monoxide copolymers / George Harlan and Chester Kmiec -- Photo-biodegradable plastics / Gerald Scott -- Photodegradable plastics in agriculture / Dan Gilead -- The role of degradable polymers in agricultural systems / Augustino Fabbri -- Plastics and the environment / James Guillet -- Degradable polymers in waste and litter control / Gerald Scott and Dan Gilead.
A detailed discussion of the main classes of degradable polymers, including polyester, cellulosics, starch-based polymers and photo- and thermo-degradable polymers, is provided. The breakdown of polymers in agricultural processes is also documented.
9780412590108 : £59.00 0412590107 : Đ59.00 : CIP confirmed
Polymers--Biodegradation
Plastic scrap--Biodegradation
Plastic scrap--Management
Testing of materials
Polymer chemistry
Plastics & polymers
Polymers Degradation (Chemical reactions)
668.9 SCO