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2017 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
21. Polymers and the Environment
verfasst von : Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
Erschienen in: Polymer Chemistry
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Abstract
Around 280,000,000 (280 million!) tons of synthetic polymers were produced for subsequent use in 2011. An annual increase in per-capita consumption of around 5% is expected through 2015. In light of these numbers, one must question the impact this consumption and use have on the environment. This concerns not only the resulting high volumes of waste produced but also issues such as recycling, energy, renewable raw materials, and sustainability. Close relationships and interactions exist between all these fields, which should not be ignored but are, nevertheless, all too often insufficiently considered in current discussions in these fields.