Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions Anjana Sarkar

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Product details:

• ISBN 10: 0323886116
• ISBN 13:9780323886116
• Author: Anjana Sarkar; Bhasha Sharma; Shashank Shekhar

Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions brings together innovative research on the biodegradability of conventional plastics, providing an extensive overview of approaches and strategies that may be implemented, while also highlighting other methods for alleviating the eventual environmental impact of plastics. The book begins by providing a lifecycle assessment of plastics, the environmental impact of plastic waste, and the factors that affect the biodegradability of plastics. The different categories and terminologies surrounding bio-based plastics and biodegradable plastics are then defined and explained in detail, as are the issues surrounding bioplastics.

 

Table contents:

Chapter 1. Life cycle assessment and environmental impact of plastic waste

Chapter 2. Composition, properties and other factors influencing plastics biodegradability

Chapter 3. Bioplastics, biodegradable plastics, and degradation in natural environments

Chapter 4. Bioplastics overview: are bioplastics the panacea for our environmental woes?

Chapter 5. Generation and impact of microplastics and nanoplastics from bioplastic sources

Chapter 6. Biodegradability of synthetic plastics: effective degradation mechanisms

Chapter 7. Biodegradability of polyolefins: Processes and procedures

Chapter 8. Biodegradability and current status of polyethylene terephthalate

Chapter 9. Biodegradability and bioremediation of polystyrene-based pollutants: An overview of biological degradation of polystyrene and modified polystyrene for future studies

Chapter 10. Biodegradability of Polyvinyl chloride

Chapter 11. Biodegradability of automotive plastics and composites

Chapter 12. Biodegradability of agricultural plastic waste

Chapter 13. Utilization of chemical additives to enhance biodegradability of plastics

Chapter 14. The role of nanomaterials in plastics biodegradability

Chapter 15. Microbial attachment studies on “plastic-specific” microorganisms

Chapter 16. Plastic waste to plastic value: Role of industrial biotechnology

Chapter 17. Future prospects for the biodegradability of conventional plastics

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