Ebook: Sustainable plastics: environmental assessments of biobased, biodegradable, and recycled plastics

"A vital resource for practitioners, scientists, researchers, and students, the text includes impacts of plastics including Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and sustainability strategies related to biobased plastics and petroleum based plastics as well as end-of-life options for petroleum and biobased plastics"--;"Providing guidelines for implementing sustainable practices for traditional petroleum based plastics, biobased plastics, and recycled plastics, Sustainable Plastics and the Environment explains what sustainable plastics are, why sustainable plastics are needed, which sustainable plastics to use, and how manufacturing companies can integrate them into their manufacturing operations. A vital resource for practitioners, scientists, researchers, and students, the text includes impacts of plastics including Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and sustainability strategies related to biobased plastics and petroleum based plastics as well as end-of-life options for petroleum and biobased plastics"--;1. Introduction to Sustainability -- 1.1. Sustainability Definition -- 1.2. Green Chemistry Definitions -- 1.3. Green Engineering Definitions -- 1.4. Sustainability Definitions for Manufacturing -- 1.5. Life Cycle Assessment -- 1.6. Lean and Green Manufacturing -- 1.7. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- 2. Environmental Issues -- 2.1. The Planet is Warming -- 2.2. Melting of Glaciers -- 2.3. Rising Seas -- 2.4. Causes of Global Warming -- 2.5. Ocean Pollution and Marine Debris -- 2.6. Chemical Pollution from Plastics -- 2.7. Landfill Trash -- 2.8. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- 3. Life Cycle Information -- 3.1. Life Cycle Assessment for Environmental Hazards -- 3.2. Life Cycle Assessment Definitions -- 3.3. ISO 14040/14044 Life Cycle Assessment Standards -- 3.4. Sensitivity Analysis -- 3.5. Minimal Acceptable Framework for Life Cycle Assessments.