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Air Monitoring in the Rubber and Plastics Industries
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£70.00
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Health, safety and the environment are key driving factors in industry in the 21st Century. Monitoring of exposure to chemicals in the workplace and in emissions from factories is used to calculate exposure to possible chemical toxins including carcinogens. Other factors must also be considered in chemical monitoring, such as the actual risk of harm and possible areas of high exposure, such as when opening ovens or dealing with equipment problems, situations where a build up of chemical can occur in an enclosed environment.
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Biodegradable Polymers
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£300.00
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Biodegradable polymers have experienced strong growth over the last three years and are set to make further inroads into markets traditionally dominated by conventional thermoplastics in future.
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Biodegradable Polymers for Industrial Applications
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£135.00
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- reviews the importance and industrial use of biodegradable polymers and degradable polymers from sustainable sources
- an invaluable resource for both academics and industry
- edited by a leading authority in the field with contributions from a worldwide team of experts
The vast majority of plastic products are made from petroleum-based synthetic polymers that do not degrade in a landfill or in a compost-like environment. Therefore, the disposal of these products poses a serious environmental problem. An environmentally-conscious alternative is to design/synthesize polymers that are biodegradable.
Biodegradable polymers for industrial applications explores the fundamental concepts concerning the development of biodegradable polymers, degradable polymers from sustainable sources, degradation and properties and industrial applications. It is an authoritative book that will be invaluable for academics, researchers and policy makers in the industry.
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Biodegradable Polymers Market Report
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£300.00
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Biodegradable polymers have experienced strong growth over the last three years and are set to make further inroads into markets traditionally dominated by conventional thermoplastics in future.
Demand is being driven by a number of factors
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The earth has finite resources in terms of fossil origin fuel and a finite capacity for disposal of waste. Biopolymers may offer a solution to both these issues in the long-term. The ideal biopolymer is both of renewable biological origin and biodegradable at the end of its life. In some cases material may be of a biological origin and not readily biodegradable, such as thermosets made from cashew nut shell liquid. On the other hand, polyvinyl alcohol is an example of a polymer of a synthetic origin and biodegradable.
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This book focuses on key research currently being carried out on
environmentally friendly composites. The major theme of the book is whole life cycle analysis for the most significant environmentally
friendly composites. It includes sections on biopolymers,
environmentally friendly production methods, the use of natural
fibres in composites, and the options for re-using composite
materials once their initial functions have expired.
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Handbook of Biodegradable Polymers
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£110.00
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Biodegradable polymers are niche market materials finding focused applications, including agricultural applications such as mulch films, flowerpots and controlled-release fertilisers and packaging items such as carrier bags and food wrapping and containers.
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Handbook of Plastics Recycling
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£100.00
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Over the past 20 years recycling of plastics has increased dramatically. This is important not only from the environmental point of view (less landfill space is needed) but also from the economic point of view because recycling allows energy and materials to be reused. This book discusses some of the state-of-the-art techniques of recycling post-consumer plastic materials and focuses on mechanical recycling, chemical recycling and energy recovery.
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Introduction to Plastic Recycling
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£50.00
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Although recycling has a very long history, it is only relatively recently that environmental protection and waste management issues have come to the forefront of both public and political awareness.
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Introduction to Plastics Recycling, 2nd Edition (Hard-backed)
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£65.00
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Although recycling has a long history, it is only relatively recently that environmental protection and waste management issues have come to the forefront of both public and political awareness. Outside the fields of expertise, generally little is known about either plastics or their recyclability.
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Introduction to Plastics Recycling, 2nd Edition (Soft-backed)
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£50.00
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Although recycling has a long history, it is only relatively recently that environmental protection and waste management issues have come to the forefront of both public and political awareness. Outside the fields of expertise, generally little is known about either plastics or their recyclability.
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Life Cycle Assessment and Environtal Impact of Plastic Products
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£80.00
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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS
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Low Environmental Impact Polymers
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£95.00
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In recent years the use of renewable resources as chemical feedstocks for the synthesis of polymeric materials has attracted considerable attention. The reason for such activity is due to the finite nature of traditional petrochemical derived compounds in addition to economic and environmental considerations. Thus a key goal of the coming years will be the development of sustainable raw materials for the chemical industry that will replace current fossil-based feedstocks. The challenge for researchers is to develop natural and man-made synthetics that would reduce the emission of gases.
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Plastic Products Recycling Technology and Market Trends
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£255.00
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In industrialised countries, the business of collecting and processing post-consumer plastics continues to grow, with increased amounts of plastics being handled and a greater variety of plastics targeted for recycling.
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Plastics Waste - Feedstock Recycling, Chemical Recycling and Inceration
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£80.00
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SERIES: Rapra Review Reports, Vol. 13, No. 4, Report 148
AUTHOR: Arnold Tukker, TNO
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Plastics, Rubber and Health (Hard-backed)
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£110.00
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Plastics and rubber are two very different, important materials which are used a great deal in our everyday life, both in indoors and outdoors. However, there is still, controversy surrounding the use of certain polymers and there are also some misconceptions surrounding their use
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Plastics, Rubber and Health (Soft Back)
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£95.00
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Plastics and rubber are two very different, important materials which are used a great deal in our everyday life, both in indoors and outdoors. However, there is still, controversy surrounding the use of certain polymers and there are also some misconceptions surrounding their use.
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Polymers and the REACH Legislation
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£70.00
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REACH, the EU regulation for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, entered into force in June 2007. Its central aim is to protect human health and the environment from the risks arising from the use of chemicals. REACH has become one of the most complex and far-reaching pieces of regulation ever to originate from the European Commission.
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PVC Reaching for Sustainability
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£30.00
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This is an exhaustive, independent appraisal of PVC's sustainability by a leading environmental specialist with important messages for the industry, its customers and stakeholders . (270 pages)
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REACH is coming and it’s here to stay. Hailed at the most intrusive piece of legislation to hit the European chemicals supply chain, its impact will be widespread and is likely to catalyse changes in chemicals policies in many other countries.
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Rubbers in Contact with Food
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£80.00
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Rubber compounds are used extensively in the food processing industry in products such as conveyor belts, hoses, heating gaskets, seals and mixing paddles. Rubber is also used to manufacture teats for baby bottles, can seals, meat netting, and other items which have direct contact with food, sometimes for extended periods. It is important that the rubber used to make these products does not affect the food with which it comes into contact. One issue is the potential migration of rubber compounding ingredients, monomers or vulcanisation products from rubber into food.
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Sorting of Waste Plastics for Recycling
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£80.00
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This review describes the processes being developed to identify plastic components from mixed plastic waste and sort them into material types. It provides a good, straightforward overview of the topic, describing machinery, methodology and applications in clear terms.
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The Effect of UV Light and Weather on Plastics and Elastomers
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£173.00
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This extensively updated, comprehensive databook was created for design and application engineers, scientists, and material producer technical support and research and development personnel. Important weathering characteristics and material properties of plastics and elastomers are presented in discussion, tabular and graphical sections. It provides a ready reference for comparing materials in the same family as well as materials in different families.
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UK Plastics Recycling Directory 2003
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£50.00
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The Directory Provides full address details of all UK recycling companies known to the BPF. The materials recovered by each company are also indicated together with the end products which the company offers. Updated annually.
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