| Description |
xv, 317 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Plastics engineering ; 29 |
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Plastics engineeging (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) ; 29
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| Contents |
Polymer Waste Management - Biodegradation, Incineration, and Recycling / Samuel J. Huang -- Degradation Products in Degradable Polymers / Sigbritt Karlsson and Ann-Christine Albertsson -- Recycling BIOPOL - Composting and Material Recycling / M. K. Cox -- Laboratory-Scale Composting Test Methods to Determine Polymer Biodegradability: Model Studies on Cellulose Acetate / Richard A. Gross, Ji-Dong Gu, David Eberiel and Stephen P. McCarthy -- Applications and Environmental Aspects of Chitin and Chitosan / Martin G. Peter -- Opportunities for Environmentally Degradable Polymers / Graham Swift -- Use of Biosynthetic, Biodegradable Thermoplastics and Elastomers from Renewable Resources: The Pros and Cons / Alexander Steinbuchel -- Biodegradation of Polymers at Temperatures Up to [actual symbol not reproducible] / G. Antranikian, A. Rudiger, F. Canganella, M. Klingeberg and A. Sunna -- Blends of Bacterial Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) with Cellulose Acetate Butyrate in Activated Sludge / Gianpaolo Tomasi and Mariastella Scandola -- Biodegradation of Cellulose Esters: Composting of Cellulose Ester-Diluent Mixtures / Charles M. Buchanan, Debra D. Dorschel, Robert M. Gardner, Ron J. Komarek and Alan W. White -- Source and Maintenance of Microorganisms Used for Testing Plastics / Joan Kelley -- A Comparative Study of the Degradability and Recyclability of Different Classes of Degradable Polyethylene / S. Al-Malaika, S. Chohan, M. Coker, G. Scott, R. Arnaud, P. Dabin, A. Fauve and J. Lemaire -- Can Polyethylene Be a Photo(bio)degradable Synthetic Polymer? / Jacques Lemaire, Rene Arnaud, Philippe Dabin, Gerald Scott, Sahar Al-Malaika, Sukhinder Chohan, Annie Fauve and Abderrazek Maaroufi -- Biodegradable Polyurethanes from Plant Components / Hyoe Hatakeyama, Shigeo Hirose, Tatsuko Hatakeyama, Kunio Nakamura, Ken Kobashigawa and Noriyuki Morohoshi -- Starch Properties, Modifications, and Applications / J. Jane -- Molecular Weight of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) During Biological Polymerization in Alcaligenes eutrophus / Fumitake Koizumi, Hideki Abe and Yoshiharu Doi -- Biodegradable Blends of Cellulose Acetate and Starch: Production and Properties / Jean M. Mayer, Glenn R. Elion, Charles M. Buchanan, Barbara K. Sullivan, Sheldon D. Pratt and David L. Kaplan -- Present and Future of PLA Polymers / M. Vert, G. Schwarch and J. Coudane -- Synthesis of Potentially Biodegradable Polymers / Zbigniew Jedlinski, Piotr Kurcok and Robert W. Lenz -- Aerobic Biodegradation of Synthetic and Natural Polymeric Materials: A Component of Integrated Solid-Waste Management / C. A. Pettigrew, G. A. Rece, M. C. Smith and L. W. King -- Synthesis and Applications of Photodegradable Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) / J. E. Guillet, H. X. Huber and J. A. Scott -- Proposed Mechanism for Microbial Degradation of Polyacrylate / Fusako Kawai -- Compostable Films of Mater-Bi Z Grades / C. Bastioli, F. Degli Innocenti, I. Guanella and G. Romano -- Biodegradation of Poly-D,L-Lactic Acid Polyurethanes / S. Owen, M. Masaoka, R. Kawamura and N. Sakota -- Biodegradation of Polyester Copolymers Containing Aromatic Compounds / U. Witt, R.-J. Muller and W.-D. Deckwer -- Properties and Polymerization of Biodegradable Thermoplastic Poly(Ester-Urethane) / Mika Harkonen, Kari Hiltunen, Minna Malin and Jukka V. Seppala -- Biodegradation of Starch-Based Materials / Minna Vikman, Merja Itavaara and Kaisa Poutanen -- Biodegradation of Polycaprolactone by Microorganisms from an Industrial Compost of Household Refuse. Part II / F. Lefebvre, A. Daro and C. David -- Degradability of Poly([beta]-Hydroxybutyrate)s. Correlation with Chemical Microstructure / Piotr Kurcok, Marek Kowalczuk, Grazyna Adamus, Zbigniew Jedlinski and Robert W. Lenz -- Effect of Degradation on the Mechanical Properties of Multiphase Polymer Blends: PHBV/PLLA / S. Iannace, L. Ambrosio, S. J. Huang and L. Nicolais -- Enzymatic Degradability of Poly([beta]-Hydroxybutyrate) as a Function of Tacticity / Philippa J. Hocking, Mark R. Timmins, Thomas M. Scherer, R. Clinton Fuller, Robert W. Lenz and Robert H. Marchessault -- Genetically Modified Starch as an Industrial Raw Material / Christer Jansson, Sathish Puthigae, Chuanxin Sun and Carl Grenthe -- Silylated Cellulose Materials in Design of Supramolecular Structures of Ultrathin Cellulose Films / Dieter Klemm and Armin Stein |
| Summary |
Plastics recycling and waste management, Polymer biodegradability |
| Notes |
"Originally published in Journal of macromolecular science, part A, Pure and applied chemistry, volume A32, number 4, 1995"--T.p. verso |
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Papers presented at a workshop held in April 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Plastic scrap -- Biodegradation -- Congresses.
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Plastic scrap -- Management -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Albertsson, Ann-Christine, 1945-
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Huang, Samuel J., 1937-
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| LC no. |
95021646 |
| ISBN |
0824796683 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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