Adisa Azapagic, Alan Emsley, Ian Hamerton

eBook, PDF

Polymers (eBook, PDF)

The Environment and Sustainable Development

Beschreibung

* Timely information on the environmental impact of polymer recycling. * Ample sample questions and answers in chapters. * Provides material on the economics and legislation of recycling, and on LCA. * Examines the advantages and disadvantages of polymer recycling.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 4.74MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Adisa Azapagic is Professor of Sustainable Engineering. Her research interests and expertise include life cycle modeling and optimization, life cycle assessment, industrial ecology, sustainability indicators, multiple criteria decision analysis and corporate social responsibility. Azapagic is the author of over 130 publications in these areas, including a book on Polymers, the Environment and Sustainable Development also published by Wiley. She is also interested in sustainability education and is a member of the European Federation of Chemical engineering (EFCE) Working Party on Education. She is a UNESCO/TWAIS/ICSU Visiting Scientist at the Instituto Technológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexico City.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470862186
• Artikelnr.: 37339670

Rezensionen

"...this book provides a study-aid, yet also a comprehensive and current reference tool." (Rapra Abstracts)

"...an accessible treatment of this crucial area..." (Materials World, May 2003)

"...Comprising eight very comprehensible chapters ....." (Chemistry & Industry, 16 June 2003)

"....Strikingly designed and conceived ..." (Industry & Environment, Jan-March 2003)