Degradable polymers :  principles and applications / 
edited by Gerald Scott, Dan Gilead. 
 - London :  Chapman & Hall,  1995. 
 - xiv, 271 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. +  hbk. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to the abiotic degradation of carbon chain polymers / Gerald Scott -- An overview of biodegradable polymers and biodegradation of polymers / Samuel J. Huang and Peter G. Edelman -- Techniques and mechanisms of polymer degradation / Sigbritt Karlsson and Ann-Christine Albertsson -- Biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters / Suming Li and Michel Vert -- Properties and applications of bacterially derived polyhydroxyalkanoates / T. Hammond and J. J. Liggat -- Starch-polymer composites / Catia Bastioli -- The science and engineering of polymer composite degradation / Richard P. Wool -- Ethylene-carbon monoxide copolymers / George Harlan and Chester Kmiec -- Photo-biodegradable plastics / Gerald Scott -- Photodegradable plastics in agriculture / Dan Gilead -- The role of degradable polymers in agricultural systems / Augustino Fabbri -- Plastics and the environment / James Guillet -- Degradable polymers in waste and litter control / Gerald Scott and Dan Gilead. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0412590107  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Polymers--Biodegradation.<br/>Plastic scrap--Biodegradation.<br/>Plastic scrap--Management.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>668.9