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The seventh edition of this classic reference work once more provides a comprehensive overview of commercially available plastics materials. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it enables scientists to understand the commercial implications of their work as well as providing technologists with a theoretical background.Since the ...
- Encyclopedia of Materials: Plastics and Polymers
Encyclopedia of Materials: Plastics and Polymers, Four...
- Polymers and plastics: Types, properties, and manufacturing
The present chapter aims to describe the general...
- Encyclopedia of Materials: Plastics and Polymers
Encyclopedia of Materials: Plastics and Polymers, Four Volume Set covers plastics and polymeric materials, including their fundamental properties, current and potential future application areas in various private, public, commercial and industrial sectors, and their biodegradability, reusability and disposability.
13 sie 2024 · Scientific and public attention has highlighted the complex chemical composition of materials classified as plastics 1, 2, 3 and the risks associated with exposure to the voluminous, diverse...
19 lip 2017 · Plastics have outgrown most man-made materials and have long been under environmental scrutiny. However, robust global information, particularly about their end-of-life fate, is lacking. By identifying and synthesizing dispersed data on production, use, and end-of-life management of polymer resins, synthetic fibers, and additives, we present ...
25 sty 2022 · Chemistry plays a determining role in every stage of the plastic life cycle. We reflect on the challenges and limitations of plastics — their sheer abundance, chemodiversity and imperfect...
1 sty 2022 · The present chapter aims to describe the general classifications and properties of polymers and introduce plastics. An overview of the main polymers types and classifications based on their chemistry, structure, synthesis, polymerization, and end-use will be presented with practical examples.
2 lip 2021 · Acknowledging plastics as geomaterials and adopting geochemical insights and methods can expedite our understanding of plastics in the Earth system. Plastics also can be used as global-scale tracers to advance Earth system science.
