Plastics product design is very experience dependent process. In spite of various computer tools available on the market, the designer has to rely on personal or supporting experts’ knowledge and experience when designing plastics products. Proposed development of the intelligent advisory system presented in this paper involves two methodologies. “Design for X” strategy will be applied to consi...

Background The plastics derived from petrochemicals have many applications. However, public concern and environmental laws led to conservation policies and establish programs that stimulate the research and use of new products based on renewable resources. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolymers synthesized by microorganisms under conditions of nutrient stress with similar properties to co...

In the present age of Sustainable development recycling of plastics is very much crucial and one good reason to recycle plastic is that there is just so much of it.. Plastic recycling happens to be one of the most advantageous ways for re-using plastic products. Another important cause remains hidden in the fact that plastics can take thousand of years to biodegrade. Therefore, analysis of barr...

BACKGROUND Lead stabilizers (e.g., lead sulfate, lead stearate) are common additives in plastics used in electrical devices. In 1997, three plastics compounders at one California company were severely lead-poisoned. METHODS The poisonings were investigated by interviewing the workers, employer, and treating physician and reviewing medical records and environmental monitoring results. In addit...

Even so, extensive research has been carried out on potential eco-toxic effects of particulate and extensively degraded oxo-biodegradable plastics when mixed with soil. Tests included seed germination and plant growth rates, compared with the same soil without degraded plastics [3,4], the effects on macro-organisms (worms, daphnia, etc.) in the soil [4] and on the accumulation of transition met...

A quantitative method for determining the level of plasticizer in plastics is now available for Agilent portable and handheld FTIR analyzers. The calibrated method affords a limit of quantitation as low as 0.1% as well as provides a very rapid means of screening plastic products and components. This ensures that greater volume of plastic materials can be screened more effi ciently for complianc...

Plastics are making a growing contribution to sustainable development. For example, over an expected lifetime of 50 years, the use of window frames and insulating materials made of plastic in buildings save many times the energy required to manufacture them. Plastics for packaging purposes provide protection against damage and dirt contamination, thereby saving considerable amounts of material ...

coir pith, a byproduct of coconut fibers and waste material from the coir industry, is stable and not easily degradable due to its high lignin content. coir pith takes a decade to decompose thereby posing environmental hazard and disposal problem. pollution by plastics creates an alternative solution to reduce problems. hence the potential use of coir industrial wastes for production of biopla...

Synthetic polymers are widely used both in food or commercial industry. Plastic, one of its products is known to be expanding with changing lifestyles and increasing population. However, it causes deleterious effects on the environment due to its non degrading nature. Burning of this plastic waste and burying of the plastics releases harmful toxic material which is a major pollutant in environm...