Agricultural and Synthetic Polymers: Biodegradability and Utilization

by James Vescovi and J. Edward Glass

This timely book presents an unbiased review of biodegradable synthetic polymers and polymers from renewable resources. It examines the state-of-the-art in commodity plastics degradation and disposal, and the greater utilization of agricultural polymers in industrial applications. Biodegradation, photodegradation, and chemical degradation are addressed and various uses for agricultural polymers are explored, including synthesis of rubber from guayule...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0841218161
• ISBN13: 9780841218161
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"