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Plastic

Author : Susan Freinkel
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547549148
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Plastic written by Susan Freinkel and published by HMH. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This eloquent, elegant book thoughtfully plumbs the . . . consequences of our dependence on plastics” (The Boston Globe, A Best Nonfiction Book of 2011). From pacemakers to disposable bags, plastic built the modern world. But a century into our love affair, we’re starting to realize it’s not such a healthy relationship. As journalist Susan Freinkel points out in this eye-opening book, we’re at a crisis point. Plastics draw on dwindling fossil fuels, leach harmful chemicals, litter landscapes, and destroy marine life. We’re drowning in the stuff, and we need to start making some hard choices. Freinkel tells her story through eight familiar plastic objects: a comb, a chair, a Frisbee, an IV bag, a disposable lighter, a grocery bag, a soda bottle, and a credit card. With a blend of lively anecdotes and analysis, she sifts through scientific studies and economic data, reporting from China and across the United States to assess the real impact of plastic on our lives. Her conclusion is severe, but not without hope. Plastic points the way toward a new creative partnership with the material we love, hate, and can’t seem to live without. “When you write about something so ubiquitous as plastic, you must be prepared to write in several modes, and Freinkel rises to this task. . . . She manages to render the most dull chemical reaction into vigorous, breathless sentences.” —SF Gate “Freinkel’s smart, well-written analysis of this love-hate relationship is likely to make plastic lovers take pause, plastic haters reluctantly realize its value, and all of us understand the importance of individual action, political will, and technological innovation in weaning us off our addiction to synthetics.” —Publishers Weekly “A compulsively interesting story. Buy it (with cash).” —Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature “What a great read—rigorous, smart, inspiring, and as seductive as plastic itself.” —Karim Rashid, designer

Early Plastics

Author : Susan T. I. Mossman
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Early Plastics written by Susan T. I. Mossman and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1997 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines history, technology, social and design development of plastics. An invaluable resource for historians and collectors.

Designing Successful Products with Plastics

Author : Mark T. MacLean-Blevins
Publisher : William Andrew
ISBN 13 : 0323446485
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (234 download)

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Book Synopsis Designing Successful Products with Plastics by : Mark T. MacLean-Blevins

Download or read book Designing Successful Products with Plastics written by Mark T. MacLean-Blevins and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing Successful Products with Plastics: Fundamentals of Plastic Part Design provides expert insight into design considerations required to bring a concept product or part through design and ready-for-production. The book shows how integrating four key choices—materials, processes, tooling and design—in every design decision allows the designer to fully vet and optimize the design. Rather than focusing on design rules and engineering equations used during product development, the emphasis of the book is on what the designer needs to consider during the early conceptual visualization stages, and in the detailed stages of the design process. This approach will bridge the gap between the industrial designer, tasked with the 'big picture' product design and use, and the part designer, tasked with the detailed plastic part design for manufacture. Useful to both experienced and novice designers, this book brings valuable design process information through specific examples, enabling designers and engineers in the plastics industry to effectively use the available technical information to successfully design and manufacture new products. - Bridges the gap between the industrial designer working on product design and use, and the part designer working on detailed part design for manufacture - Enables designers to establish a solid foundation for new product development on the 'four pillars' of the process: materials, processes, tooling, and design - Provides a hierarchy and roadmap through creative product design and implementation, so engineers can translate a product from creative concept through to realization and commercialization

Beyond Bakelite

Author : Joris Mercelis
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262357984
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Bakelite written by Joris Mercelis and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changing relationships between science and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrated by the career of the “father of plastics.” The Belgian-born American chemist, inventor, and entrepreneur Leo Baekeland (1863–1944) is best known for his invention of the first synthetic plastic—his near-namesake Bakelite—which had applications ranging from electrical insulators to Art Deco jewelry. Toward the end of his career, Baekeland was called the “father of plastics”—given credit for the establishment of a sector to which many other researchers, inventors, and firms inside and outside the United States had also made significant contributions. In Beyond Bakelite, Joris Mercelis examines Baekeland's career, using it as a lens through which to view the changing relationships between science and industry on both sides of the Atlantic in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He gives special attention to the intellectual property strategies and scientific entrepreneurship of the period, making clear their relevance to contemporary concerns. Mercelis describes the growth of what he terms the “science-industry nexus” and the developing interdependence of science and industry. After examining Baekeland's emergence as a pragmatic innovator and leader in scientific circles, Mercelis analyzes Baekeland's international and domestic IP strategies and his efforts to reform the US patent system; his dual roles as scientist and industrialist; the importance of theoretical knowledge to the science-industry nexus; and the American Bakelite companies' research and development practices, technically oriented sales approach, and remuneration schemes. Mercelis argues that the expansion and transformation of the science-industry nexus shaped the careers and legacies of Baekeland and many of his contemporaries.

Marine Anthropogenic Litter

Author : Melanie Bergmann
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319165100
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Marine Anthropogenic Litter written by Melanie Bergmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes how man-made litter, primarily plastic, has spread into the remotest parts of the oceans and covers all aspects of this pollution problem from the impacts on wildlife and human health to socio-economic and political issues. Marine litter is a prime threat to marine wildlife, habitats and food webs worldwide. The book illustrates how advanced technologies from deep-sea research, microbiology and mathematic modelling as well as classic beach litter counts by volunteers contributed to the broad awareness of marine litter as a problem of global significance. The authors summarise more than five decades of marine litter research, which receives growing attention after the recent discovery of great oceanic garbage patches and the ubiquity of microscopic plastic particles in marine organisms and habitats. In 16 chapters, authors from all over the world have created a universal view on the diverse field of marine litter pollution, the biological impacts, dedicated research activities, and the various national and international legislative efforts to combat this environmental problem. They recommend future research directions necessary for a comprehensive understanding of this environmental issue and the development of efficient management strategies. This book addresses scientists, and it provides a solid knowledge base for policy makers, NGOs, and the broader public.

Handbook of Polymer Applications in Medicine and Medical Devices

Author : Sina Ebnesajjad
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
ISBN 13 : 0128076682
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Polymer Applications in Medicine and Medical Devices written by Sina Ebnesajjad and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This chapter focuses on adhesives used in direct physiological contact in dental and medical procedures. Activity in both areas has been quite extensive outside the United States for decades. In contrast, adhesive use in medical devices, patches, and plasters has been ongoing in the United States for a long time. In the case of medical devices, adhesion is concerned with the joining of materials such as plastics, elastomers, textiles, metals, and ceramics, which are examined in other chapters of the present volume and are covered in various references [1–6], The coverage of this chapter is devoted to applications where to adhesives are in direct contact with tissues and other live organs.

Plastics and the Environment

Author : R. M. Harrison
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN 13 : 1788012410
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Plastics and the Environment written by R. M. Harrison and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews the role of plastics in society and examines the environmental impact of different types of plastics.

Plastics Engineering

Author : R.J. Crawford
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080952100
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Plastics Engineering written by R.J. Crawford and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first textbook to cover both properties and processing of reinforced and unreinforced plastics to this level. It assumes no prior knowledge of plastics and emphasizes the practical aspects of the subject. In this second edition over half the book has been rewritten and the remainder has been updated and reorganized. Early chapters give an introduction to the types of plastics which are currently available and describe how a designer goes about selection of a plastic for a particular application. Later chapters lead the reader into more advanced aspects of mechanical design and analysis of polymer melt flow. All techniques developed are illustrated by numerous worked examples, and several problems are given at the end of each chapter - the solutions to which form an Appendix.

Plastics Engineering

Author : R. J Crawford
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0081007094
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Plastics Engineering written by R. J Crawford and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2020-01-24 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plastics Engineering, Fourth Edition, presents basic essentials on the properties and processing behaviour of plastics and composites. The book gives engineers and technologists a sound understanding of basic principles without the introduction of unduly complex levels of mathematics or chemistry. Early chapters discuss the types of plastics currently available and describe how designers select a plastic for a particular application. Later chapters guide the reader through the mechanical behaviour of materials, along with a detailed analysis of their major processing techniques and principles. All techniques are illustrated with numerous worked examples within each chapter, with further problems provided at the end.This updated edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect major changes in plastic materials and their processing techniques that have occurred since the previous edition. The plastics and processing techniques addressed within the book have been comprehensively updated to reflect current materials and technologies, with new worked examples and problems also included.

Plastic

Author : Eun Ju Kim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781912854325
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (543 download)

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Download or read book Plastic written by Eun Ju Kim and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world consumes over 300 million tonnes of plastic each year. But when did we start using plastic? And why? Where does all the plastic waste go? Journey through the life cycle of plastic -- how plastics are produced, the many uses of plastics throughout the last century, how our plastic use has spiralled out of control, and what we can do about it.

American Plastic

Author : Jeffrey L. Meikle
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813522357
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book American Plastic written by Jeffrey L. Meikle and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "(Meikle) traces the course of plastics from 19th-century celluloid and the first wholly synthetic bakelite, in 1907, through the proliferation of compounds (vinyls, acrylics, nylon, etc.) and recent ecological concerns".--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Winner of the 1996 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology and a 1996 CHOICE Oustanding Academic Book. 70 illustrations.

Plastic

Author : Allison Cobb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781643620381
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Plastic written by Allison Cobb and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the autobiography of plastic became the autobiography of all of us

A Little Book about BIG Chemistry

Author : Jim Massy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331954831X
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book A Little Book about BIG Chemistry written by Jim Massy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-14 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brief explains in simple terms the essentials of polymer chemistry and how polymers came to be discovered by pioneers in this field. It relates the many uses of polymers, including those not widely recognised by the lay person. The chemistry of polymerisation and the influence of chemical structure and additives on properties are described. Ethical issues are considered, especially in the context of huge tonnages of plastics. Finally short paragraphs on more than 30 common polymers are listed chronologically with chemical structures, properties and applications. It will appeal to those with connections to or within the plastics, rubber and textile industries, science students, members of other science disciplines using polymers, as well as people just curious to know about everyday plastics.

How it Works

Author : Cavendish Square Publishing LLC
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761473275
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book How it Works written by Cavendish Square Publishing LLC and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2003 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights the latest scientific and technological advances, from inventions and discoveries to a history of technology.

Plastics Materials and Processes

Author : Charles A. Harper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471459208
Total Pages : 1008 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Plastics Materials and Processes written by Charles A. Harper and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-10-10 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plastics Materials and Processes: A Concise Encyclopedia is a resource for anyone with an interest in plastic materials and processes, from seasoned professionals to laypeople. Arranged in alphabetical order, it clearly explains all of the materials and processes as well as their major application areas and usages. Plastics Materials and Processes: A Concise Encyclopedia: Discusses and describes applications and practical uses of the materials and processes. Clear definitions and sufficient depth to satisfy the information seekers needs

Brydson's Plastics Materials

Author : Marianne Gilbert
Publisher : William Andrew
ISBN 13 : 0323370225
Total Pages : 894 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Brydson's Plastics Materials written by Marianne Gilbert and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brydson's Plastics Materials, Eighth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the commercially available plastics materials that bridge the gap between theory and practice. The book enables scientists to understand the commercial implications of their work and provides engineers with essential theory. Since the previous edition, many developments have taken place in plastics materials, such as the growth in the commercial use of sustainable bioplastics, so this book brings the user fully up-to-date with the latest materials, references, units, and figures that have all been thoroughly updated. The book remains the authoritiative resource for engineers, suppliers, researchers, materials scientists, and academics in the field of polymers, including current best practice, processing, and material selection information and health and safety guidance, along with discussions of sustainability and the commercial importance of various plastics and additives, including nanofillers and graphene as property modifiers. With a 50 year history as the principal reference in the field of plastics material, and fully updated by an expert team of polymer scientists and engineers, this book is essential reading for researchers and practitioners in this field. - Presents a one-stop-shop for easily accessible information on plastics materials, now updated to include the latest biopolymers, high temperature engineering plastics, thermoplastic elastomers, and more - Includes thoroughly revised and reorganised material as contributed by an expert team who make the book relevant to all plastics engineers, materials scientists, and students of polymers - Includes the latest guidance on health, safety, and sustainability, including materials safety data sheets, local regulations, and a discussion of recycling issues

An Introduction to Plastics

Author : Hans-Georg Elias
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527296026
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Plastics written by Hans-Georg Elias and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-11-07 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of An Introduction to Plastics is the answer to manifold requests for an updated version by the readership. Since publication of the first edition in 1993, the field of plastics has seen tremendous development. Their manufacture and properties are discussed and correlated to the molecular and supermolecular properties of polymers. The contents have been thoroughly revised, restructured and enlarged. Several topics such as polymer composites and mixtures, morphology, flow properties and processing have been given more space, and chapters on electrical conductivity and non-linear optical properties have been newly added. Reviews of the first edition: "This book presents a precise, yet non-mathematical introduction to plastics, their raw materials, syntheses, properties and applications." (B. Sillion, Revue de l'Institut Francais du Pétrole) "The volume is excellently written, with a simple, straightforward and comprehensive index. It provides an overview of all plastics, including raw materials: manufacture, structure, processing, properties and, of course, applications" (D.W. Taylor and J.F. Kennedy, Polymer International) "This book has all the earmarks of becoming a guide to or even a reference book for polymers in structural applications" (Willi Kreuder, Acta Polymerica)