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Green plastics : an introduction to the new science of biodegradable plastics /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1. Plastics
- ch. 1. The age of plastics
- ch. 2. Plastics as materials
- ch. 3. Plastics and the environment
- ch. 4. The chemical nature of plastics
- ch. 5. Plastics degradation
- pt. 2. Bioplastics
- ch. 6. Biopolymers
- ch. 7. The reemergence of bioplastics
- ch. 8. Factors affecting growth
- ch. 9. Prospects for the future.