| Description |
1 online resource (130 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Rapra review reports,
0889-3144 ;
v. 16, no. 12 = rept. 192
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Rapra review reports ; v. 16, no. 12.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction; 2. Application Scope; 3. Manufacture; 4. Polymer Chemistry; 5. Water Solubility; 6. PVAL Film Properties; 6.1 Barrier Proporties; 7. Solution Processing; 8. Melt Processing; 9. Packaging; 10. PVAL in Medicine: Hydrogels; 11. Biopolymers; 12. Blends; 13. Blends of PVAL; 14. Degradability; 15. Plastics and Biodegradable Plastics Disposal; 16. Conclusion; References; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Abstracts from the Polymer Library Database; Subject Index; Company Index. |
| Summary |
For a number of years, plastic wastes have been accumulating at such a rate that there are now huge environmental concerns with their disposal. Options such as landfill and incineration have not been well received by the public, or indeed government legislation, and focus is now firmly upon the use of biodegradable alternatives for mass applications. One material that has been considered for mass application has been polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH). To date, the use of this material has been confined to comparativey low technology applications such as paper coatings and fibre sizing, which rely upon. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plastics.
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Plastics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Jacobs, Daniel.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9786612274527 9781847350954 |
| ISBN |
9781847350961 (electronic book) |
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1847350968 (electronic book) |
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128227452X |
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9781282274525 |
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