Polymers - Opportunities and Risks II Sustainability, Product Design and Processing /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Eyerer, Peter. (Editor), Weller, Martin. (Editor), H<U+00fc>bner, Christof. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 12
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Analytical biochemistry.; Polymers.; Geochemistry.; Environmental chemistry.; Waste disposal.; Environmental pollution.; Polymer Sciences.; Environmental Chemistry.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Analytical Chemistry.; Terrestrial Pollution.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02797-0

Since their first industrial use polymers have gained a tremendous success. The two volumes of "Polymers - Opportunities and Risks" elaborate on both their potentials and on the impact on the environment arising from their production and applications. Volume 11 "Polymers - Opportuniti...

Table of Contents:

• Assessing the sustainability of polymer products
• Raw and Renewable Polymers
• Sustainable embedding of the bioplastic poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate) into sugarcane industry: principles of a future-oriented technology in Brazil
• Additives for the Manufacture and Processing of Polymers
• Environmental aspects of initiators for plastic manufacture and processing
• Melt Modification of Polyamides
• Biodegradable Polymers: Properties, Possibilities and Limits Considering the Synthesis, Processing and Application of Poly(2-hydroxypropionic acid) and Poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid)
• Product design and processing <U+0013> Adhesive Technology
• Micro-structured polymer surfaces with complex optical functions for solar applications
• Polymer membranes for sustainable technologies.