TY - BOOK AU - Eyerer,Peter AU - Weller,Martin AU - Hübner,Christof ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Polymers - Opportunities and Risks II: Sustainability, Product Design and Processing T2 - The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, SN - 9783642027970 AV - QD380-388 U1 - 541.2254 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer KW - Chemistry KW - Analytical chemistry KW - Polymers KW - Chemical engineering KW - Geochemistry KW - Environmental chemistry KW - Waste management KW - Polymer Sciences KW - Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering KW - Environmental Chemistry KW - Waste Management/Waste Technology KW - Analytical Chemistry KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Assessing the Sustainability of Polymer Products -- Raw and Renewable Polymers -- Sustainable Embedding of the Bioplastic Poly-(3-Hydroxybutyrate) into the Sugarcane Industry: Principles of a Future-Oriented Technology in Brazil -- Additives for the Manufacture and Processing of Polymers -- Environmental Aspects of Initiators for Plastic Manufacture and Processing -- Melt Modification of Polyamides -- Biodegradable Polymers: Properties, Possibilities, and Limits Considering the Synthesis, Processing, and Application of Poly(2-Hydroxypropionic Acid) and Poly(3-Hydroxybutyric Acid) -- Product Design and Processing: Adhesive Technology -- Microstructured Polymer Surfaces with Complex Optical Functions for Solar Applications -- Polymer Membranes for Sustainable Technologies N2 - Since their first industrial use polymers have gained a tremendous success. The two volumes of "Polymers - Opportunities and Risks" elaborate on both their potentials and on the impact on the environment arising from their production and applications. Volume 11 "Polymers - Opportunities and Risks I: General and Environmental Aspects" is dedicated to the basics of the engineering of polymers – always with a view to possible environmental implications. Topics include: materials, processing, designing, surfaces, the utilization phase, recycling, and depositing. Volume 12 "Polymers - Opportunities and Risks II: Sustainability, Product Design and Processing" highlights raw materials and renewable polymers, sustainability, additives for manufacture and processing, melt modification, biodegradation, adhesive technologies, and solar applications. All contributions were written by leading experts with substantial practical experience in their fields. They are an invaluable source of information not only for scientists, but also for environmental managers and decision makers UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02797-0 ER -