Plastics and Sustainability
Practical Approaches
- 1st Edition - November 23, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Lee Tin Sin, Bee Soo Tueen
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 4 8 9 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 2 8 6 - 9
Plastics and Sustainability: Practical Approaches provides a broad overview of sustainability as applied to plastics, offering a range of opportunities and solutions to be applie… Read more
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Request a sales quotePlastics and Sustainability: Practical Approaches provides a broad overview of sustainability as applied to plastics, offering a range of opportunities and solutions to be applied in an academic or industrial setting. The book begins by introducing the challenges and opportunities relating to plastics and environmental sustainability. This is followed by detailed eco-profiles organized by polymer category. Subsequent chapters explore various approaches to plastics sustainability, with in-depth coverage of incineration technology for energy recovery, pyrolysis for chemical recovery, blending technology, design, packaging, circular economy, and biopolymers. Finally, international policies are summarized.
The book aims to provide a broad source of information and a range of options to readers on how to evaluate and improve the sustainability of plastics, with analyses of the advantages and drawbacks of different technologies and materials. Authored by two professional engineers with substantial experience in industry and consultancy, this is a valuable resource for all those looking for a wide-ranging overview of sustainability as applied to plastics, including researchers and advanced students from a range of materials science and engineering disciplines, and engineers, manufacturers, scientists, and R&D professionals from a range of industries.
- Offers detailed information on plastics eco-profiles, biopolymers, related challenges, and design and circular economy considerations
- Presents the latest processing technologies for plastic waste, covering incineration and energy recovery, pyrolysis and chemical recovery, and blending
- Includes practical guidance on recycling technology, supply chain management, costs, societal impact and international policy
Researchers and advanced students from a range of materials science and engineering disciplines looking to understand sustainability in plastics
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Preface
- 1: Plastics and environmental sustainability issues
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Types of plastics and demand
- 1.3: Demand and supply for common types of plastics
- 1.4: Plastic wastes and impacts—Soil and aquatic
- 1.5: Concept of sustainability for plastics and packaging
- 1.6: Methods of recycling, opportunities and challenges
- 1.7: Conclusion
- References
- 2: Eco-profile of plastics
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Commodity polymers
- 2.3: Biodegradable polymers and biobased polymers
- 2.4: Supply chain management of plastics
- 2.5: Conclusion
- References
- 3: Plastic wastes and opportunities
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Chemical recycling of plastic wastes
- 3.3: Incineration of plastic wastes and energy recovery
- 3.4: Conclusion
- References
- 4: Blending technology to improve ecofriendliness of plastics
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Blending of biomass
- 4.3: Blending of recycled plastics
- 4.4: Blowing agent as weight reduction approach
- 4.5: MuCell and IQ Foam technology for weight reduction
- 4.6: Pro-degradant/oxo-degradable additive
- 4.7: Conclusion
- References
- 5: Effective plastic design and packaging
- Abstract
- 5.1: Multilayer packaging
- 5.2: Food safety requirements and specialty packaging
- 5.3: Labelling requirements
- 5.4: Consumer behaviour and tips to identify environmentally friendly packaging
- 5.5: Conclusion
- References
- 6: Recycling and circular economy of plastics
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: General concept of plastic circular economy
- 6.3: Waste collection, segregation and methods of recycling
- 6.4: Conclusion
- References
- 7: Biopolymers and challenges
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Market demand of biopolymers
- 7.3: Types of biopolymers available in the market and current applications
- 7.4: General environmental concerns about biopolymers
- 7.5: Conclusion
- References
- 8: International policies of plastic use and consumption
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Policies in European Union
- 8.3: Policies in American countries
- 8.4: Policies in Asian countries
- 8.5: Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 23, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 318
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128244890
- eBook ISBN: 9780323852869
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Lee Tin Sin
Lee Tin Sin is a researcher, professional engineer and associate professor. He graduated with Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical-Polymer) First Class Honours and Ph.D in Polymer Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Dr. Lee has been involved in rubber processing, biopolymer, nanocomposite and polymer synthesis with numerous publications of journal papers, book chapters and conferences. He was the recipient of the Society of Chemical Engineers Japan Award for Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer 2018 for his contribution on polymer research. He was also conferred Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) by the Sultan of Selangor State, Malaysia in year 2019. He co-authored ‘Polylactic Acid’ (Elsevier), the First and Second Editions which were published in 2012 and 2019, respectively. In 2023, he co-authored ‘Plastics and Sustainability’, also published by Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), MalaysiaBT
Bee Soo Tueen
Bee Soo Tueen is a researcher, professional engineer and associate professor. She graduated with Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical-Polymer), Master of Engineering (Polymer Engineering), and Ph.D in Polymer Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Dr. Bee has published more than 70 journal papers on nanocomposites, flame retardant and biopolymer works. She co-authored ‘Polylactic Acid’ (Elsevier), the Second Edition of which was published in 2019. In 2023, she collaborated as a co-author on 'Plastics and Sustainability, also published by Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), MalaysiaRead Plastics and Sustainability on ScienceDirect