Post-consumer Plastic Solid Wastes: Recent Research Trends

Bupe G. Mwanza; Charles Mbohwa

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-88644-8_2

Post-consumer Plastic Solid Wastes: Recent Research Trends

Bupe G. Mwanza
, Charles Mbohwa

Quality and Operations Management

University of Zambia

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Abstract

An overview of the different types of plastics is presented in this chapter. Plastics are categorized into thermoplastics and thermosetting. The different types of plastics under the two categories and the purposes for which they are manufactured are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	9-24
Number of pages	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88644-8_2
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Name	SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
ISSN (Print)	2191-530X
ISSN (Electronic)	2191-5318

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Biotechnology
General Chemical Engineering
General Mathematics
General Materials Science
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
General Engineering

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