Green Plastics : : An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics / / E. S. Stevens.
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...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020] ©2002 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) :; 12 halftones, 22 line illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- PART ONE. PLASTICS
- Chapter 1. The Age of Plastics
- Chapter 2. Plastics as Materials
- Chapter 3. Plastics and the Environment
- Chapter 4. The Chemical Nature of Plastics
- Chapter 5. Plastics Degradation
- PART TWO. BIOPLASTICS
- Chapter 6. Biopolymers
- Chapter 7. The Reemergence of Bioplastics
- Chapter 8. Factors Affecting Growth
- Chapter 9. Prospects for the Future
- Appendix. Make Your Own
- Notes
- Glossary
- Reading List
- Author/Name Index
- Subject Index