Plastics and Sustainability Grey is the New Green

Exploring the Nuances and Complexities of Modern Plastics

Michael Tolinski, Conor P. Carlin

• Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781119591849
• eBook ISBN: 9781119592013
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Chemistry
• Index: Chemistry

Plastics & Sustainability clearly lays out the thorny and contentious issues that we encounter at the nexus of plastics and sustainability. The book serves as a practical guide for making sustainability decisions about how plastics are made and used, including current developments in the newest bio-based plastics. Designers, marketers, academics, and engineers will all find something of value in this balanced and thoughtful second edition.

Increased public scrutiny of plastics materials and the plastics industry has led, paradoxically, to both a deeper understanding and growing confusion about polymers, their origins, their uses, their risks, and ultimately their disposal. The author makes objective comparisons among major polymer grades and bioplastics including their life cycle assessments and practical performance in commercial applications.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Acknowledgements
• Notes on the 2nd Edition
• Preface
• 1 General Introduction
• 2 Plastic Life Cycles
• 3 Polymer Properties and Environmental Footprints
• 4 Applications: Demonstrations of Plastics Sustainability
• 5 Design Guidelines for Sustainability
• 6 Sustainable Considerations in Material Selection
• 7 Processing: Increasing Efficiency in the Use of Energy and Materials
• 8 Conclusion: Grey is the New Green
• Index
• End User License Agreement