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Polymer Applications of Renewable-Resource Materials (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983)
Series: Polymer Science and Technology Series, 17
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For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, That it will sprout
again And that the tender branch Thereof will not cease. Job XIV
(7) Mankind has been blessed with a multitude of resources. In the
beginning he utilized almost soley replenishable items such as
vegetation and animal protein, for both nourishment and shelter.
Gradually, such metals as copper and iron were developed and
replaced wood as a material of construction. Cement and glass,
although more plentiful than other minerals, also replaced the use
of growing sub stances. Coal and oil became the primary sources of
heat and power. Closer to the focus of this book, petroleum
products began to replace the vegetable oils, tannin, wool, cotton,
leather, silk, rubber, etc. in a host of applications. Surely, it
was argued, the new materials did the job better and cheaper. What
they didn't say is that soon we would run out of oil. In any case,
research on growing natural products, now called renewable
resources, slowed, and these industries sought only to maintain
their status quo. The 20th Century saw an unprecedented emphasis
and dependence on nonrenewable resources as energy sources
(petroleum, coal, ura nium) and the fabric of technology (drugs,
clothing, shelter, tires, computer parts). The predawn of the 21st
Century brings a reali zation that a cyclic shift back towards the
use of renewable re sources for technological application is in
order."
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Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Polymer Science and Technology Series, 17 |
Release date: |
February 2013 |
First published: |
1983 |
Authors: |
Charles E. Carraher Jr
• L.H. Sperling
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Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
469 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4613-3505-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
General
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LSN: |
1-4613-3505-1 |
Barcode: |
9781461335054 |
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