Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics
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Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics

Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions

  1. 408 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics

Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions

About this book

Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions brings together innovative research on the biodegradability of conventional plastics, providing an extensive overview of approaches and strategies that may be implemented, while also highlighting other methods for alleviating the eventual environmental impact of plastics. The book begins by providing a lifecycle assessment of plastics, the environmental impact of plastic waste, and the factors that affect the biodegradability of plastics. The different categories and terminologies surrounding bio-based plastics and biodegradable plastics are then defined and explained in detail, as are the issues surrounding bioplastics. Other sections discuss biodegradability, approaches for enhanced biodegradability of various major types of plastics, including polyolefins, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene, poly(vinyl chloride), automotive plastics and composites, and agricultural plastic waste. The final part of the book focuses on further techniques and emerging areas, including the utilization of chemical additives, nanomaterials, the role of microbes in terms of microbial degradation and microbial attaching, revalorization of plastic waste through industrial biotechnology, and future opportunities and challenges. - Explains the fundamentals of plastic waste, lifecycle assessment and factors that influence the biodegradability of plastics - Provides novel techniques for improved biodegradability, exploring areas such as pre-treatment, chemical additives, nanomaterials and microbial degradation - Addresses current challenges and limitations in relation to bio-based and biodegradable plastics, microplastics and nanoplastics from bioplastics and plastic waste

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Yes, you can access Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics by Anjana Sarkar,Bhasha Sharma,Shashank Shekhar in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Environmental Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of contributors
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. List of Tables
  8. Chapter 1 : Life cycle assessment and environmental impact of plastic waste
  9. Chapter 2 : Composition, properties and other factors influencing plastics biodegradability
  10. Chapter 3 : Bioplastics, biodegradable plastics, and degradation in natural environments
  11. Chapter 4 : Bioplastics overview: are bioplastics the panacea for our environmental woes?
  12. Chapter 5 : Generation and impact of microplastics and nanoplastics from bioplastic sources
  13. Chapter 6 : Biodegradability of synthetic plastics: effective degradation mechanisms
  14. Chapter 7 : Biodegradability of polyolefins: Processes and procedures
  15. Chapter 8 : Biodegradability and current status of polyethylene terephthalate
  16. Chapter 9 : Biodegradability and bioremediation of polystyrene-based pollutants: An overview of biological degradation of polystyrene and modified polystyrene for future studies
  17. Chapter 10 : Biodegradability of Polyvinyl chloride
  18. Chapter 11 : Biodegradability of automotive plastics and composites
  19. Chapter 12 : Biodegradability of agricultural plastic waste
  20. Chapter 13 : Utilization of chemical additives to enhance biodegradability of plastics
  21. Chapter 14 : The role of nanomaterials in plastics biodegradability
  22. Chapter 15 : Microbial attachment studies on “plastic-specific” microorganisms
  23. Chapter 16 : Plastic waste to plastic value: Role of industrial biotechnology
  24. Chapter 17 : Future prospects for the biodegradability of conventional plastics
  25. Index
  26. A