Polymers from Fossil and Renewable Resources

Download or read book Polymers from Fossil and Renewable Resources written by Francesco Ciardelli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes the development and commercialization of materials with viscoelastic properties, placing particular emphasis on the scientific and technological differences between plastics and bioplastics. The authors explain how to handle each of the two types of materials and determine the comparative environmental impact of the material life-cycle. The practical values of the overlapping aspects of the two types of materials from technical properties to eco-compatibility are also discussed.