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Intro -- front-matter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 -- Introduction, Past and Present Scenarios of Plastic Degradation -- 2. History of plastic -- 3. Types of plastic and their uses -- 3.1 Natural polymers -- 3.2 Synthetic polymers -- 4. Hazards of plastic -- 5. Degradation of plastic -- 5.1 Abiotic degradation -- 5.2 Biotic degradation -- 5.2.1 Aerobic biodegradation -- 5.2.2 Anaerobic biodegradation -- 6. Types of degradation method -- 6.1 Photodegradation -- 6.2 Thermo-oxidative degradation -- 6.3 Mechano-chemical degradation -- 6.4 Catalytic degradation -- 6.5 Chemical degradation
6.5.1 Solovolysis or hydrolysis -- 6.5.2 Ozonolysis -- 6.6 Biodegradation -- 7. Factors affecting plastic degradation -- 7.1 Chemical and physical properties of plastic -- 7.2 Environment factors -- 8. The plastic waste management -- 8.1 Past scenario -- 8.1.1 Landfills -- 8.1.2 Incineration or waste to energy conversion -- 8.1.3 Recycling -- 8.2 Present approach and prevention for plastic waste management -- 8.2.1 Organic disposal -- 8.2.2 Reduce the use of plastic -- 8.2.3 Biodegradable plastic -- 8.2.4 Up conversion of plastic into value added product -- Conclusion and future prospective
Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 -- Biodegradable Plastics from Renewable Raw Materials -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Types of bioplastics -- 2.1 Bio-based plastics -- 2.2 Bio-degradable plastics -- 2.3 Bio-based and bio-degradable plastics -- 3. Advantages of bio-plastics -- 4. Overview of renewable raw materials -- 5. Production of biobased polymers -- 5.1 From biomass (by extraction and separation) -- 5.1.1 Polysaccharides -- 5.1.2 Ligno-cellulose material -- 5.1.3 Other material -- 6. Proteins -- 6.1 Plant protein -- 6.2 Animal protein -- 7. From micro-organisms (fermentation)
7.1 Polyhydroxyalkanoates -- 7.2 Biobased polyesters (PLA, PET, PEF, PTT) -- 8. Biobased alkyds resin -- 9. Other biobased polyesters -- 9.1 Biobased polyamides -- 9.2 Biobased polyurethane -- 9.3 Biobased polyacrylates -- 9.4 Biobased polyolefins -- 9.5 Biobased polyvinyl chloride -- 9.6 Epoxy resins -- 9.7 From waste (by processing industrial bio-waste) -- Conclusion and future prospects -- References -- 3 -- 1. Introduction to degradable & biodegradable plastics -- 2. Petroleum based plastics -- 2.1 Biobased Polypropylene -- 2.2 Biobased polyethylene terephthalate (PET) -- 3. Recycling
3.1 Recyclable bioplastics -- 3.2 Reusable plastic bag -- 3.3 Recycling issues related to biodegradable plastic -- 3.4 Marine plastic debris recycling -- 3.5 Recycling of packaging plastics -- Conclusions -- Challenges and future perspective -- References -- 4 -- Enzymes Involved in Plastic Degradation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Enzymatic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate -- 3. Enzymatic degradation of polyurethane -- 4. Enzymatic degradation of polyethylene -- 5. Enzymatic degradation of polystyrene -- 6. Enzymatic degradation of polyvinylchloride (PVC)
edited by Inamuddin, Rizwana Mobin, Mohd Imran Ahamed and Rajender Boddula.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Millersville, PA : Materials Research Forum LLC,c2021