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Degradation of plastics /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Other Authors: Inamuddin, 1980- (Editor), Mobin, Rizwana (Editor), Ahamed, Mohd Imran (Editor), Boddula, Rajender (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Millersville, PA : Materials Research Forum, LLC, [2021]
Series:Materials research foundations ; v. 99.
Subjects:
Plastics > Deterioration.
Plastics > Biodegradation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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)