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Title
Recycled materials for construction applications : plastic products and composites / Luís Eduardo Pimentel Real.
ISBN
9783031148729 (electronic bk.)
303114872X (electronic bk.)
3031148711
9783031148712
Publication Details
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-14872-9 doi
Call Number
TA403.6
Dewey Decimal Classification
691
Summary
This book presents the state of the art on the topic of recycling of plastic building materials, comprising a synthetic market analysis, and presenting the latest developments in plastic recycling technologies. The book also makes recommendations to optimize the success of recycling and encourage the circular economy, while acknowledging the environmental and sustainability implications of plastic recycling for building construction. The distinctive features of this book are the variety of topics covered on sustainable plastic recycling, the discussion of advances in plastic recycling technology, detailed illustrations, and summarized descriptions of separation processes. This book is a guide for both technical and non-technical readers, and for anyone involved in plastic waste or recycling, including researchers and students in plastics engineering, polymer science, polymer chemistry, environmental science, and sustainable materials.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 4, 2022).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783031148712
Chapter1: Introduction
Chapter2: Environmental aspects
Chapter3: Plastic materials and additives
Chapter4: Plastics market statistics
Chapter5: Use of polymer materials in construction
Chapter6: Recycling
Chapter7: Economic and recycling statistical data
Chapter8: Constraints to the application of recycled plastics
Chapter9: Recycling of the main plastics used in construction
Chapter10: Final remarks.
