Polyesters III
Subtitle: Applications and Commercial Products (Biopolymers, Vol. 4)
Contributors: Yoshiharu Doi (Editor); Alexander Steinbüchel (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: April 11, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9783527302253
Subjects: Plastics & polymers technology; Polymer chemistry; Textile & fibre technology; General; Bio-Organic Chemistry; Biotechnological Processes And Operations; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Chemistry - General; Science / Biotechnology; Biopolymers
First sentence: in solid waste management has, in particular, focused attention on the development of readily compostable materials, especially those used for packaging and for single-use disposable products. In geotextile and agricultural applications such as the erosion protection of soil with slope stabilization, mulch films for ground cover, and root covers, it is desirable that such materials are degraded in soil once their service life has been completed.