Value and limitations of plastics

Plastic has become indispensable to our modern lifestyles. It helps to save energy, reduce CO2 emissions and conserve resources. It has become vital to the food industry as it helps to cut food waste by increasing product shelf-lives. In the automotive sector, where plastics account for some 20% of...

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Hlavní autor: Arnaud, Fanny
Médium: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jazyk:Anglais
Vydáno: Field Actions Science Reports 2019
On-line přístup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Shrnutí:Plastic has become indispensable to our modern lifestyles. It helps to save energy, reduce CO2 emissions and conserve resources. It has become vital to the food industry as it helps to cut food waste by increasing product shelf-lives. In the automotive sector, where plastics account for some 20% of materials in a car, plastics are used to cut vehicle weights and thereby improve fuel consumption. Similarly, plastics account for 60% of materials used in textile manufacture, a total of over 70 ...