Polymers: The Environment and Sustainable Development

Azapagic, Adisa

ISBN 10: 0471877409 / ISBN 13: 9780471877400

Published by Wiley, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Polymers: The Environment and Sustainable Development
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471877409
• ISBN 13: 9780471877400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 666.8 grams

About this title

Synopsis

* Timely information on the environmental impact of polymer recycling.
* Ample sample questions and answers in chapters.
* Provides material on the economics and legislation of recycling, and on LCA.
* Examines the advantages and disadvantages of polymer recycling.

About the Author

Adisa Azapagic is Professor of Sustainable Engineering. Her research interests and expertise include life cycle modeling and optimization, life cycle assessment, industrial ecology, sustainability indicators, multiple criteria decision analysis and corporate social responsibility. Azapagic is the author of over 130 publications in these areas, including a book on Polymers, the Environment and Sustainable Development also published by Wiley. She is also interested in sustainability education and is a member of the European Federation of Chemical engineering (EFCE) Working Party on Education. She is a UNESCO/TWAIS/ICSU Visiting Scientist at the Instituto Technológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexico City.