Overview
- Details the types of materials with viscoelastic properties, namely plastics and bioplastics
- Discusses resource-related opportunities and the environmental impact of bioplastics vs. plastics
- Compares the competitive behavior of plastics and bioplastics in different applications and scenarios
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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About this book
The book describes the development and commercialization of materials with viscoelastic properties, placing particular emphasis on the scientific and technological differences between plastics and bioplastics. The authors explain how to handle each of the two types of materials and determine the comparative environmental impact of the material life-cycle. The practical values of the overlapping aspects of the two types of materials from technical properties to eco-compatibility are also discussed.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Francesco Ciardelli is a Professor Emeritus of Polymer Chemistry at the University of Pisa and CEO of SPIN-PET srl, a company that provides research support to SME in Materials Technology.
Dr. Monica Bertoldo is a researcher at ISOF of CNR at Bologna, specializing in material science and biopolymers.
Dr. Simona Bronco is a researcher at IPCF-CNR SS Pisa, working in material science and the development of bioplastics.
Dr. Elisa Passaglia is a researcher at ICCOM SS, Pisa working on macromolecular chemistry and materials science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Polymers from Fossil and Renewable Resources
Book Subtitle: Scientific and Technological Comparison of Plastic Properties
Authors: Francesco Ciardelli, Monica Bertoldo, Simona Bronco, Elisa Passaglia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94434-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-94432-6Published: 09 August 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-94434-0Published: 29 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 212
Number of Illustrations: 95 b/w illustrations, 53 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biomaterials, Polymer Sciences, Renewable and Green Energy