Plastics And Sustainable Piping Systems

Plastic piping is now the preferred material in countless applications -- municipal water and sewer lines, drain/waste/vent lines, and chemical waste drainage, to mention just a few -- because plastics are durable, easy and safe to install, environmentally sound, and cost-effective. This book compiles 47 of the author's articles into a convenient, one-source document that is divided into three sections: Section 0ne, General Plastics, addresses the present, past, and future of plastics in general. Section two, General Plastic Piping, concentrates on plastic piping areas such as applications, joining methods, and the environment. The final section, Plastic Piping Materials and Products, focuses on particular fluid handling product groups such as valves, pipes, fittings and fabrications as well as product-specific piping material systems.

For grades 10-12.

Industrial and domestic piping is increasingly made from various plastics and composites, and these materials withstand heavy use over long periods. They are, however, affected by environmental and other factors over time and can degrade, causing major problems within piping systems. Farshad's book deals with why plastic pipes and systems fail, and with how to investigate and diagnose such failures. Pipes may buckle, fracture, change in dimensions and colour, blister and delaminate, corrode through stress, be abraded and obstructed: all these cause problems and lead to loss of efficient operation of a system. The author's experience is backed up by a large data-base of results Wide target audience Only book covering the entire subject Unique approach based on long experience

Offers coverage of design, engineering, chemical resistance, costs, standards, codes and specifications. The text provides a resistance guide that lists over 800 chemicals and nearly 400 trade names cross-referenced to formal chemical names, covering all known chemical resistance data for the most popular thermoplastic piping systems. The book cove

Plastic pipes, Pipework systems, Water, Pipes, Pipelines, Plastics, Pressure pipes, Water supply and waste systems (building, Drainage, Sewerage, Pipe fittings, Conformity, Quality control, Testing

Pipework systems, Pipes, Polyvinylidene chloride, Polyvinyl chloride, Plastics, Water supply and waste systems (buildings), Waste-water drainage, Drainage, Pipe fittings, Dimensions, Size, Diameter, Length, Thickness, Spigot-and-socket joints, Sealing rings, Mechanical properties of materials, Physical properties of materials, Performance, Marking, Testing conditions

Plastics, Pipework systems, Plastic pipes, Pipes, Pipe fittings, Plastic pipelines, Polyvinylidene fluoride, Thermoplastic polymers, Industrial, Industrial pipework systems, Gas pipes, Water, Fluid equipment, Pressure pipes, Dimensions, Performance

This book provides the latest information on bioplastics and biodegradable plastics. The initial chapters introduce readers to the various sources and substrates for the synthesis of bioplastics and biodegradable plastics, and explain their general structure, physio-chemical properties and classification. In turn, the book discusses innovative methods for the production of bioplastics at the industrial level and for the microbial production of bioplastics. It highlights the processes that are involved in the conversion of agro-industrial waste into bioplastics, while also summarizing the mechanisms of biodegradation in bioplastics. The book addresses a range of biotechnological applications of bioplastics such as in agriculture, food packaging and pharmaceutical industry, as well as biomedical applications.

Plastics, Pipework systems, Water pipes, Water supply and waste systems (buildings), Glass fibres, Reinforced materials, Polyesters, Thermosetting polymers, Pipes, Pipe fittings, Pipe couplings, Plastic pipelines, Dimensions, Dimensional tolerances, Size, Pressure, Performance, Mechanical properties of materials, Test methods, Unsaturated polyesters