Tutorial on Polymers – Manufacture, Properties, and Applications
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| Publication date | 2022 |
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| Book title | Biodegradable Polymers in the Circular Plastics Economy |
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| Chapter | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 83-111 |
| Publisher | Weinheim: Wiley-VCH |
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| Abstract | Over half a century, polymers/plastics have penetrated all facets of modern human life by providing convenience and comfort at low cost. But irresponsible disposal has also led to unacceptable littering of the environment. This tutorial chapter will review the status of today's plastics economy, from manufacture, to applications with respective properties and to responsible end-of-life. It will thereby consider today's polymers, which are mainly derived from fossil feedstock, as well as emerging bio-based polymers. |
| Document type | Chapter |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527827589.ch4
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