Biodegradable Polymers and Plastics

✍ Scribed by Gerald Scott (auth.), Emo Chiellini, Roberto Solaro (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 397
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Synthetic and semi-synthetic polymeric materials were originally developed for their durability and resistance to all forms of degradation including biodegradation. Such materials are currently widely accepted because of their ease of processability and amenability to provide a large variety of cost effective items that help to enhance the comfort and quality of life in the modern industrial society. However, this widespread utilization of plastics has contributed to a serious plastic waste burden, and the expectation for the 21st century is for an increased demand for polymeric material.
This volume focuses on a more rational utilization of resources in the fabrication, consumption and disposal of plastic items, specifically:

-Environmentally Degradable Polymeric Materials (EDPs);
-Water-soluble/Swellable Biodegradable Polymers;
-EDPs from Renewable Resources;
-Biopolymers;
-Bioresorbable Materials for Biomedical Applications;
-Biorelated Polymers;
-Standards and Regulations on EDPs.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Science and Standards....Pages 3-32
Biodegradability and Compostability....Pages 33-45
Study of the Aerobic Biodegradability of Plastic Materials under Controlled Compost....Pages 47-54
Environmentally Degradable Plastics and ICS-UNIDO Global Program....Pages 55-65
Biodegradable Plastics....Pages 67-71
Market Introduction of Compostable Packaging....Pages 73-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Do Biopolymers Fulfill Our Expectations Concerning Environmental Benefits?....Pages 83-102
Biobased Polymeric Materials....Pages 103-119
Biodegradable Kraft Lignin-based Thermoplastics....Pages 121-139
Biodegradable Hybrid Polymeric Materials Based on Lignin and Synthetic Polymers....Pages 141-153
Production and Applications of Microbial Polyhydroxyalkanoates....Pages 155-166
The Solid-State Structure, Thermal and Crystalline Properties of Bacterial Copolyesters of (R)-3-Hydroxybutyric Acid with (R)-3-Hydroxyhexanoic Acid....Pages 167-184
Biobased Polymeric Materials for Agriculture Applications....Pages 185-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Copolymers: Fluorinated Hydrogels as Biomaterials....Pages 213-221
Characteristics and Applications of Star-Shaped Architecture for PLA and PGCL....Pages 223-241
Hydrogels And Hydrophilic Partially Degradable Bone Cements Based On Biodegradable Blends Incorporating Starch....Pages 243-260
Segmented Polyetheresters Containing Hydrogen Bonding Units....Pages 261-271
The Foaming Process of Biodegradable Polyesters....Pages 273-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Significance and Implications of Green Polymer Chemistry....Pages 291-300
Artificial and Natural Functionalized Biopolyesters: From Macromolecular Skeleton Selection to Property Design by Ester Pendant Groups....Pages 301-312
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Environmentally Degradable Plastics Based on Oxo-Biodegradation of Conventional Polyolefins....Pages 313-325
New Aliphatic Polyester Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites....Pages 327-350
Organic Catalysis: A New and Broadly Useful Strategy for Living Polymerization....Pages 351-363
Back Matter....Pages 365-395

✦ Subjects

Polymer Sciences; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology