Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics

Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-323-89858-4
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 840 g

Approx.390 pages

Zielgruppe

Researchers, scientists, and advanced students in polymer science, plastics engineering, bio-based materials, nanomaterials, chemistry, biotechnology, environmental science, and materials science and engineering. R&D, engineers, and industrialists looking to develop plastics materials with increased biodegradability or interested in plastics and sustainability

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharma, Bhasha

Shekhar, Shashank

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Life cycle assessment and environmental impact of plastic waste
2. Composition, properties, and other factors that influence the biodegradability of plastics
3. Bioplastics, biodegradable plastics, and degradation in natural environments
4. Bioplastics overview: are bioplastics the panacea for our environmental woes?
5. Generation and impact of microplastics and nanoplastics from bioplastic sources
6. Biodegradability of synthetic plastics: effective degradation mechanisms
7. Biodegradability of polyolefins: Processes and procedures
8. Biodegradability and current status of polyethylene terephthalate
9. Biodegradability and bioremediation of polystyrene-based pollutants
10. Biodegradability of poly (vinyl chloride)
11. Biodegradability of automotive plastics and composites
12. Biodegradability of agricultural plastic waste
13. Utilization of chemical additives to enhance biodegradability of plastics
14. The role of nanomaterials in plastics biodegradability
15. Microbial attachment studies on "plastic-specific� microorganisms
16. Plastic waste to plastic value: Role of industrial biotechnology
17. Future prospects for the biodegradability of conventional plastics

Über Autor(innen)

Shekhar, Shashank
Shashank Shekhar
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, India
Dr. Shashank Shekhar is currently an Assistant Professor at Netaji Subhas University of Technology and is also associated with the Quantum Research Centre of Excellence as Associate Director in the Department of Renewable Energy. He completed his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Delhi. Dr. Shekhar has been working on biopolymers and Schiff base metal complexes for the last 5 years and has published articles in reputed international journals.

Sharma, Bhasha
Dr. Bhasha Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Shivaji College, University of Delhi, India. She received her BSc (2011) in Polymer Sciences from the University of Delhi, and completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2019. Her research interests revolve around sustainable polymers for packaging applications, environmentally benign approaches for biodegradation of plastic wastes, fabrication of bionanocomposites, and finding strategies to ameliorate the electrochemical activity of biopolymers.