{"product_id":"plastic-waste-and-recycling-trevor-m-letcher-9780128178805","title":"Plastic Waste and Recycling: Environmental Impact, Societal Issues, Prevention, and Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlastic Waste and Recycling: Environmental Impact, Societal Issues, Prevention, and Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e begins with an introduction to the different types of plastic materials, their uses, and the concepts of reduce, reuse and recycle before examining plastic types, chemistry and degradation patterns that are organized by non-degradable plastic, degradable and biodegradable plastics, biopolymers and bioplastics. Other sections cover current challenges relating to plastic waste, explain the sources of waste and their routes into the environment, and provide systematic coverage of plastic waste treatment methods, including mechanical processing, monomerization, blast furnace feedstocks, gasification, thermal recycling, and conversion to fuel. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is an essential guide for anyone involved in plastic waste or recycling, including researchers and advanced students across plastics engineering, polymer science, polymer chemistry, environmental science, and sustainable materials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor Letcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0128178809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780128178805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d","brand":"Trevor Letcher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941034230015,"sku":"9780128178805","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ea4aca48-d648-4690-af24-ff30357a10ae.jpg?v=1681450530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plastic-waste-and-recycling-trevor-m-letcher-9780128178805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}