A Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability : Concept, Solutions, and Implementation

Michel Biron

ISBN 10: 0128215399 / ISBN 13: 9780128215395

Published by Elsevier Science & Technology, William Andrew Apr 2020, 2020

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Neuware - A Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability: Concept, Solutions, and Implementation is a groundbreaking reference work offering a broad, detailed and highly practical vision of the complex concept of sustainability in plastics. The book's aim is to present a range of potential pathways towards more sustainable plastics parts and products, enabling the reader to further integrate the idea of sustainability into their design process. It begins by introducing the context and concept of sustainability, discussing perceptions, drivers of change, key factors, and environmental issues, before presenting a detailed outline of the current situation with types of plastics, processing, and opportunities for improved sustainability. Subsequent chapters focus on the different possibilities for improved sustainability, offering a step-by-step technical approach to areas including design, properties, renewable plastics, and recycling and re-use. Each of these pillars are supported by data, examples, analysis and best practice guidance. Finally, the latest developments and future possibilities are considered.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability : Concept, Solutions, and Implementation
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, William Andrew Apr 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128215399
• ISBN 13: 9780128215395
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 276W x 215H x 41D millimeters 276 millimeters width by 215 millimeters height by 41 millimeters depth
• Weight: 2080 grams

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Synopsis

A Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability: Concept, Solutions, and Implementation is a groundbreaking reference work offering a broad, detailed and highly practical vision of the complex concept of sustainability in plastics. The book's aim is to present a range of potential pathways towards more sustainable plastics parts and products, enabling the reader to further integrate the idea of sustainability into their design process. It begins by introducing the context and concept of sustainability, discussing perceptions, drivers of change, key factors, and environmental issues, before presenting a detailed outline of the current situation with types of plastics, processing, and opportunities for improved sustainability.

Subsequent chapters focus on the different possibilities for improved sustainability, offering a step-by-step technical approach to areas including design, properties, renewable plastics, and recycling and re-use. Each of these pillars are supported by data, examples, analysis and best practice guidance. Finally, the latest developments and future possibilities are considered.

• Approaches the idea of sustainability from numerous angles, offering practical solutions to improve sustainability in the development of plastic components and products
• Explains how sustainability can be applied across plastics design, materials selection, processing, and end of life, all set alongside socioeconomic factors
• Considers key areas of innovation, such as eco-design, novel opportunities for recycling or re-use, bio-based polymers and new technologies

About the Author

Michel Biron is a plastics consultant based in Les Ulis, France, and is a Graduate Chemist Engineer from the Institut National Supérieur de Chimie Industrielle

de Rouen and Polymer Specialist from the Institut Français du Caoutchouc. He has authored numerous technical papers and books on plastics.