Circular Plastics Economy: A Multidisciplinary Perspective provides an understanding of the complex issues surrounding plastic waste management, including environmental challenges, risks associated with microplastic contamination, and the detection of micro- and nano-plastics. The book explores conventional and emerging technological solutions for plastic waste management, such as reusing, recycling, pyrolysis, and heterogeneous catalysis while also considering alternative approaches like biochar and microbe-based degradation that foster a holistic perspective on the transition towards a circular plastics economy.
With its multidisciplinary approach, this book provides an analysis of the challenges and opportunities associated with circular plastics economy, guiding the development of sustainable solutions on a global scale. By addressing these diverse perspectives, this book offers a guide for researchers and professionals interested in tackling the challenges of plastic waste to achieve a sustainable and circular approach to managing plastic waste.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xv 7. Preface - p. xix 8. Section I: Environmental issues related to plastic waste management - p. S1 9. Chapter 1. Plastic pollution and microplastic contamination as a global challenge - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Chemical additives used in plastics and their potential risks - p. 31 11. Chapter 3. Understanding the characteristics, sources, potential impacts, and removal efficiencies of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants - p. 71 12. Chapter 4. Trophic transfer of microplastics and associated contaminants in marine food chains and implications for human health - p. 107 13. Chapter 5. Detection of micro- and nanoplastics in aqueous environmental samples - p. 125 14. Section II: Conventional and emerging technological solutions for plastic waste management - p. S151 15. Chapter 6. Recent trends in recycling and reusing plastic waste - p. 153 16. Chapter 7. Plastic recycling challenges in the home environment - p. 183 17. Chapter 8. Catalytic pyrolysis and incineration of hard-to-recycle plastic waste - p. 197 18. Chapter 9. Plastic debromination strategies toward a circular economy - p. 225 19. Section III: Multidisciplinary perspectives on circular plastics economy - p. S251 20. Chapter 10. Biochar: a journey from waste valorization to microplastic decontamination - p. 253 21. Chapter 11. Sustainability of bioplastics: a critique - p. 281 22. Chapter 12. Life cycle assessment of plastics waste management technologies - p. 309 23. Chapter 13. Medical devices, lifecycle assessments, and sustainability: a grand and complex challenge - p. 345 24. Chapter 14. Strategic policy implications for plastic pollution and the circular economy for developed and developing countries : insights from a SWOT analysis - p. 367 25. Chapter 15. Business and societal perspectives on circular plastics economy - p. 393 26. Chapter 16. Governance landscape for a sustainable circular plastics economy - p. 415 27. Chapter 17. From local initiatives to global sustainable solutions in plastics recycling - p. 439 28. Index - p. 469
Circular Plastics Economy: A Multidisciplinary Perspective provides an understanding of the complex issues surrounding plastic waste management, including environmental challenges, risks associated with microplastic contamination, and the detection of micro- and nano-plastics. The book explores conventional and emerging technological solutions for plastic waste management, such as reusing, recycling, pyrolysis, and heterogeneous catalysis while also considering alternative approaches like biochar and microbe-based degradation that foster a holistic perspective on the transition towards a circular plastics economy.
With its multidisciplinary approach, this book provides an analysis of the challenges and opportunities associated with circular plastics economy, guiding the development of sustainable solutions on a global scale. By addressing these diverse perspectives, this book offers a guide for researchers and professionals interested in tackling the challenges of plastic waste to achieve a sustainable and circular approach to managing plastic waste.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xv 7. Preface - p. xix 8. Section I: Environmental issues related to plastic waste management - p. S1 9. Chapter 1. Plastic pollution and microplastic contamination as a global challenge - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Chemical additives used in plastics and their potential risks - p. 31 11. Chapter 3. Understanding the characteristics, sources, potential impacts, and removal efficiencies of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants - p. 71 12. Chapter 4. Trophic transfer of microplastics and associated contaminants in marine food chains and implications for human health - p. 107 13. Chapter 5. Detection of micro- and nanoplastics in aqueous environmental samples - p. 125 14. Section II: Conventional and emerging technological solutions for plastic waste management - p. S151 15. Chapter 6. Recent trends in recycling and reusing plastic waste - p. 153 16. Chapter 7. Plastic recycling challenges in the home environment - p. 183 17. Chapter 8. Catalytic pyrolysis and incineration of hard-to-recycle plastic waste - p. 197 18. Chapter 9. Plastic debromination strategies toward a circular economy - p. 225 19. Section III: Multidisciplinary perspectives on circular plastics economy - p. S251 20. Chapter 10. Biochar: a journey from waste valorization to microplastic decontamination - p. 253 21. Chapter 11. Sustainability of bioplastics: a critique - p. 281 22. Chapter 12. Life cycle assessment of plastics waste management technologies - p. 309 23. Chapter 13. Medical devices, lifecycle assessments, and sustainability: a grand and complex challenge - p. 345 24. Chapter 14. Strategic policy implications for plastic pollution and the circular economy for developed and developing countries : insights from a SWOT analysis - p. 367 25. Chapter 15. Business and societal perspectives on circular plastics economy - p. 393 26. Chapter 16. Governance landscape for a sustainable circular plastics economy - p. 415 27. Chapter 17. From local initiatives to global sustainable solutions in plastics recycling - p. 439 28. Index - p. 469
