Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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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.

3.6. Life Cycle Inventory for Petroleum-Based Plastics -- 3.7. Life Cycle Assessment for Biobased Poly Lactic Acid -- 3.8. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- 4. Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers -- 4.1. Biobased and Biodegradable Definitions -- 4.2. Biobased Polymers -- 4.3. Petroleum-Based Compostable Polymers -- 4.4. Life Cycle Assessment of Compostable and Biodegradable Polymers -- 4.5. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- 5. Biobased and Recycled Petroleum-Based Plastics -- 5.1. Biobased Conventional Plastics -- 5.2. Recycled Petroleum-Based Plastics -- 5.3. Oxodegradable Additives for Plastics -- 5.4. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- 6. End-of-Life Options for Plastics -- 6.1. US EPA Warm Program -- 6.2. Mechanical Recycling of Plastics -- 6.3. Chemical Recycling -- 6.4.Composting -- 6.5. Waste to Energy.

6.6. Landfill Operations -- 6.7. Life Cycle Assessment of End-of-Life Options -- 6.8. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- 7. Sustainable Plastic Products -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Sustainable Plastic Packaging -- 7.3. Sustainable Plastic Grocery Bags -- 7.4. Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Plastic Bottles -- 7.5. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- 8. Biobased and Biodegradation Standards for Polymeric Materials -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Biobased Standard Test Method -- 8.3. Industrial Compost Environment -- 8.4. Marine Environment -- 8.5. Anaerobic Digestion -- 8.6. Active Landfill -- 8.7. Home Compost -- 8.8. Soil Biodegradation -- 8.9. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- 9. Sustainable Strategies for Plastics Companies -- 9.1. Sustainable Plastics Manufacturing and Best Practices.

9.2. Manual Creation of Life Cycle Assessment Calculations -- 9.3. Carbon Credits and Carbon Taxes -- 9.4. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- 10. Future of Sustainable Plastics -- 10.1. Sustainable Biobased Plastics Made from Renewable Sources -- 10.2. Sustainable Traditional Plastics Made from Renewable Sources -- 10.3. Growth in Biobased Plastics with Development of Durable Goods -- 10.4. Growth in Biobased Plastics for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices -- 10.5. Summary -- References -- Review Questions -- Review Problems -- Review Exercises -- Appendix A Injection Molding -- A.1. Introduction -- A.2. Process Control During Injection Molding -- A.3. Molds for Injection Molding -- A.4. Molding Defects -- References -- Appendix B Extrusion -- B.1. Introduction -- B.2. Extrusion Processing -- B.3. Extrusion Process Control -- B.4. Extrusion Defects -- References -- Appendix C Blow Molding -- C.1. Extrusion Blow Molding.

C.2. Injection Stretch Blow Molding -- References -- Appendix D Industrial Compost Biodegradation Testing -- D.1. Methodology -- D.2. Materials -- D.3. Carbon Content Testing Results -- D.4. Biodegradation Results -- D.5. Phytotoxicity Testing -- D.6. Regulated Heavy Metal Testing -- References -- Appendix E Marine Biodegradation Testing -- E.1. Methodology -- E.2. Materials -- E.3. Experimental Setup -- E.4. Marine Biodegradation Results -- Appendix F Answers to Selected Questions at the End of Each Chapter.