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Access ebookMarine Plastics Abatement Volume 2, focusses on abatement strategies and up-to-date technological innovations against marine plastic pollution such as resource recovery, plastics-to-values, co-processing, dumpsite recovery, etc. With an understanding of technological solutions and proper management practices, this volume suggests ways to develop businesses from plastic wastes with several cases from developed and developing countries. Furthermore, business case studies are presented along with recent scientific information, and practical exercises together with discussions on future trends such as introduction of biodegradable, or decomposable plastics; product designs for recycling/upcycling; etc.
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Foreword
Chapter 6 Plastic-to-values: technologies and applications
Thammarat Koottatep
Chapter 7 Non-recyclable plastics: management practices and implications
Thammarat Koottatep
Chapter 8 Recovery of plastics by dumpsite mining
Pawan Kumar Srikanth and Chettiyappan Visvanathan
Chapter 9 Business development from plastic wastes toward circular economy
Atitaya Panuvatvanich and Nantamol Limphitakphong
Chapter 10 Bioplastics: potential substitution to fossil-based plastics
Wenchao Xue
Chapter 11 Innovations and future trends in plastic waste management
Wenchao Xue
Index
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