Plastic Waste Management: Methods and Applications

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Kalim Deshmukh (University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic) Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai (Alliance University, Bangalore, India)

Plastic Waste Management

Methods and Applications

Kalim Deshmukh (University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic), Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai (Alliance University, Bangalore, India)

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Blackwell Verlag GmbH
10 April 2024

Industrial chemistry; Chemical engineering; Waste treatment & disposal

Plastic Waste Management

Comprehensive resource on innovative and breakthrough developments in plastic waste management, covering a wide range of processing techniques and applications

Plastic Waste Management offers a complete guide to the best plastic waste management practices through recycling, incineration, landfill, and other processes, discusses applications of plastic waste management including energy generation, biochemical production, construction, and food packaging, covering current challenges relating to plastic waste, explaining the sources of waste and their routes into the environment, and providing systematic coverage of plastic waste treatment methods, including mechanical processing, monomerization, blast furnace feedstock, gasification, and thermal recycling.

The book also discusses different biodegradation mechanisms of plastic wastes and ecotoxicity and ecological Implications of marine plastic debris. From a cultural perspective, the book provides information regarding environmental and health implications, societal issues, and current challenges associated with plastic waste management.

Written by leading experts in the field and edited by two highly qualified academics, Plastic Waste Management covers specific sample topics such as:

A a roadmap towards a circular economy and environmental sustainability via effective management strategies for plastic wastes Implementation of an analytical hierarchy process for developing better waste collection systems, and chemical recycling of plastic waste for sustainable development Mechanisms, perspectives, and challenges for natural biodegradation of plastic wastes, and conversion of plastic wastes into value added materials Plastic wastes management and disposal in developing countries, and challenges and strategies for plastic waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic

Plastic Waste Management is a highly valuable resource for scientists and researchers working in the fields of environmental science, environmental engineering, and plastic engineering towards the goal of developing sustainable materials, along with graduate and postgraduate students in related programs of study, and professionals and engineers in related industries.

Edited by: Kalim Deshmukh (University of West Bohemia Plzen Czech Republic), Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai (Alliance University, Bangalore, India)
Imprint: Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 992g
ISBN: 9783527352142
ISBN 10: 3527352147
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 10 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is presently working as a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Center, University of West Bohemia, Plzeò, Czech Republic. Dr. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is currently working as an Associate Professor at Alliance University, Bangalore, India.