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Author:   Johannes Karl Fink (University of Leoben, Austria)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-Scrivener
Weight:   0.753kg
ISBN:  

9781394237548

ISBN 10:   1394237545
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   02 May 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface xi 1 Monomers and Polymerization Methods 1 1.1 Types of Monomers and Synthesis Methods 2 1.2 Polymerization Methods 28 1.3 Future Trends in Summary 29 2 Automotive Industry, Hemp and Sustainable Polymers 33 2.1 Plastics Industry 33 2.2 Fields of Application 35 2.3 Evolution 35 2.4 Material Safety 36 2.5 Environmental Sustainability of Plastics 36 2.6 Future Directions for Sustainable Polymers 37 2.7 Circular Economy 40 2.8 Automotive Industry 47 2.9 Future Trends in Summary 65 3 Plastic Waste 73 3.1 Valorization of Plastic Waste 73 3.2 Origin of Plastic Waste 74 3.3 Waste Accumulation 81 3.4 Conversion of Plastic Waste into Fuel 84 3.5 Future Trends in Summary 96 4 Plastic Pollution in the Environment 101 4.1 Ingestion of Macroplastics by Odontocetes of the Greek Seas 101 4.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Plastics Consumption 103 4.3 Sustainability of Plastic Types 103 4.4 Plastic Industry in China 105 4.5 Carbon Footprint 108 4.6 Global Greenhouse Gas Emission from Both Traditional Plastics and Bioplastics 109 4.7 Future Trends in Summary 110 5 Recycling 113 5.1 The Frontier of Plastics Recycling 113 5.2 Recycling Technologies 113 5.3 Plastic Waste Generation 128 5.4 Recycled Plastics in Food Contact 128 5.5 Enzyme Discovery and Engineering for Sustainable Plastic Recycling 129 5.6 Special Compositions 129 5.7 Bottle Recycling 131 5.8 Recycling of Post-Consumer Polyolefins 134 5.9 Recycling of Multi-Material Multilayer Plastic Packaging 135 5.10 Future Trends in Summary 139 6 Renewable Energy 147 6.1 Plastic Waste 147 6.2 Future Trends in Summary 154 7 Methods of Characterization 157 7.1 Polymer Identification Techniques 157 7.2 Identification of the Materials 158 7.3 Future Trends in Summary 160 8 Medical Uses 163 8.1 Optical Applications 163 8.2 Materials 165 8.3 Surgery 170 8.4 Polymer Implants 173 8.5 Orthopedic Applications 176 8.6 Sutures 178 8.7 Biomedical Uses 178 8.8 Drug Delivery 180 8.9 Self-Healing Materials 180 8.10 Surgical Instruments 181 8.11 Microplastics 182 8.12 Future Trends in Summary 183 9 Restoration 191 9.1 Deterioration of Cultural Heritage 191 9.2 Science 192 9.3 Layer-by-Layer Architectures 197 9.4 Future Trends in Summary 198 10 Food Applications 201 10.1 Molecularly Imprinted Polymers 201 10.2 Self-Assembled Carbohydrate Polymers 206 10.3 Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensors 206 10.4 Analysis of Problematic Additives 221 10.5 Food Packaging 223 10.6 Food Container 238 10.7 Future Trends in Summary 238 11 Additive Classes 247 11.1 Compatibilizers 247 11.2 Contaminants 248 11.3 Legacy Additives 253 11.4 Chain Extenders 253 11.5 Nucleating Additives 256 11.6 Food Additives 258 11.7 Antioxidants 263 11.8 Future Trends in Summary 266 12 Manufacturing 271 12.1 Wood-Plastic Composites 271 12.2 Single-Use Plastics 278 12.3 Future Trends in Summary 280 References 280 Index 283 Acronyms 283 Chemicals 286 General Index 292

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Johannes Karl Fink is Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. His industry and academic career spans more than 30 years in the fields of polymers, and his research interests include characterization, flame retardancy, thermodynamics and the degradation of polymers, pyrolysis, and adhesives. Professor Fink has published many books on physical chemistry and polymer science including A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2009), The Chemistry of Biobased Polymers, 2nd edition (Wiley-Scrivener 2019), and 3D Industrial Printing with Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2019) and The Chemistry of Environmental Engineering (Wiley-Scrivener 2020).

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