Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics, by E. S. Stevens

Abstract

Appendix includes formulas and procedures for making plastics. pt. 1. Plastics -- ch. 1. The age of plastics -- ch. 2. Plastics as materials -- ch. 3. Plastics and the environment -- ch. 4. The chemical nature of plastics -- ch. 5. Plastics degradation -- pt. 2. Bioplastics -- ch. 6. Biopolymers -- ch. 7. The reemergence of bioplastics -- ch. 8. Factors affecting growth -- ch. 9. Prospects for the future.