Polymers : the environment and sustainable development /

Main Author: Azapagic, Adisa
Other Authors: Emsley, Alan, Hamerton, Ian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: West Sussex, UK Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley & Sons, c2003
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Table of Contents:
  • About the authors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photo credits
  • Chapter 1. The environment and sustainable development: an integrated strategy for polymers
  • Chapter 2. Polymers in everyday use: principles, properties and environmental effects
  • Chapter 3. Feeding the waste streams: sources of polymers in the environment
  • Chapter 4. Managing polymer waste: technologies for separation and recycling
  • Chapter 5. Drivers and barriers for polymers recycling: social, legal and economic factors
  • Chapter 6. Product design for the environment: the life cycle approach
  • Chapter 7. Environmental impacts of recycling
  • Chapter 8. Future directions: towards sustainable technology