Thierry Hamaide & Rémi Deterre 
Environmental Impact of Polymers [EPUB ebook] 

Preface xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 Some Notes on Two Controversies Around Plastic
Materials and Their Media Coverage 1
Laura Maxim
Chapter 2 Plastic Waste and the Environment 13
Claude Duval
Chapter 3 Polymers and Marine Litter 27
François Galgani
Chapter 4 Between Prejudice and Realities: How Plastics are
Essential for the Future 49
Michael Loubry
Chapter 5 Lifecycle Assessment and Green Chemistry: A Look at
Innovative Tools for Sustainable Development 65
Sylvain Caillol
Chapter 6 Are Bioplastics ‘Green’ Plastics? 91
Olivier Talon
Chapter 7 Environmental Characterization of Materials for
Product Design 109
Stéphane Le Pochat and Arnaud Roquesalane
Chapter 8 Choice of Materails and Environmental Impact: Case of
a Water Bottle
Rémi Deterre
Chapter 9 Formulation and Development of Biodegradable and
Bio-Based Multiphase Materials: Plasticized Starch-Based Materials
155
Luc Avérous
Chapter 10 Different Strategies for Ecoplastics Development
201
Jean-François Feller
Chapter 11 Thoughts about Plastic Recycling Presentation of a
Concrete Example: End-of-Life Polypropylene 245
Frédéric Viot
Chapter 12 Recyclable and Bio-Based Materials Open Up New
Prospects for Polymers: Scientific and Social Aspects 257
Valérie Massardier
Chapter 13 Food Packaging: New Directions for the Control of
Additive and Residue Migration 273
Olivier Vitrac and Audrey Goujon
Chapter 14 Biodegradability and/or Compostability? 309
Guy César
Chapter 15 The Regulation by Law of Nanosciences and
Nanotechnologies 341
Eric Juet
Chapter 16 Teaching Sustainable Development 357
Serge Walter
List of Authors 363
Index 365