"Examines how we use plastic in every day objects, its unique traits and qualities, and how it is processed to be useful to us. Also discusses how plastic can be recycled to use again"--
"Examines how we use plastic in every day objects, its unique traits and qualities, and how it is processed to be useful to us. Also discusses how plastic can be recycled to use again"--
This book shares recycling developments in Germany and Italy. Several chapters deal with various methods of waste processing, including pyrolysis, hydrogenation, composting, and conversion to a powder coating.
Introduction to feedstock recycling of plastics / A. Buekens -- Acid-catalyzed cracking of polyolefins: primary reaction mechanisms / Robert L. White -- Catalytic upgrading of plastic wastes / J. Aguado, D.P. Serrano, J.M. Escola -- Thermal and catalytic conversion of polyolefin…
"We cannot imagine a world without plastics. Plastic products make our daily life safe, healthy and convenient. Besides all the benefits, the current plastics economy gives rise to environmental concerns with respect to fossil oil depletion and plastic waste accumulation. In a c…