Degradable Polymers, Recycling, and Plastics Waste Management

Albertsson,

• Polymer waste management-biodegradation, incineration, and recycling; degradation products in degradable polymers; recycling BIOPOL-composting and material recycling; laboratory-scale composting test methods to determine polymer biodegradability - model studies on cellulose acetate; applications and environmental aspects of chitin and chitosan; opportunities for environmentally degradable polymers; use of biosynthetic, biodegradable thermoplastics and elastomers from renewable resources - the pros and cons; biodegradation of polymers at temperatures up to 130 C; blends of bacterial poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) with cellulose acetate butyrate in activated sludge; biodegradation of cellulose esters - composting of cellulose ester-diluent mixtures; source of maintenance of microorganisms used for testing plastics; a comparative study of the degradability and recyclability of different classes of degradable polyethylene; can polyethylene be a photo(bio)degradable synthetic polymer?; biodegradable polyurethanes from plant components; starch properties, modifications, and applications; molecular weight of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) during biological polymerization in alcaliqenes eutrophus; biodegradable blends of cellulose acetate and starch - production and properties; present and future of PLA polymers; synthesis of potentially biodegradable polymers; aerobic biodegradation of synthetic and natural polymeric materials - a component of integrated solid-waste management; synthesis and applications of photodegradable poly (ethylene terephthalate); proposed mechanism for microbial degradation of polyacrylate; compostable films of mater-Bi Z grades; biodegradation of poly-D, L-Lactic acid polyurethanes; biodegradation of polyester copolymers containing aromatic compounds. (Part Contents).