The vast majority of plastic products are made from petroleum-based synthetic polymers that do not degrade in a landfill or in a compost-like environment. Therefore, the disposal of these products poses a serious environmental problem. An environmentally-conscious alternative is to design/synthesize
Biodegradable polymers for industrial applications
β Scribed by Ray Smith
- Publisher
- CRC
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 525
- Category
- Library
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