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The question of what is considered treatment under RCRA regulations has posed a dilemma for laboratory workers. RCRA regulations define treatment as "any method. .. designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste so as to neutralize such waste, or so as to recover energy or material resources from the waste, or so as to render the waste non-hazardous or less hazardous. .. " (U.S. Congress, 1978). Under RCRA, treatment, with very limited exceptions, must be permitted by EPA. 

Lignocellulosic polymer composites refer to the engineering materials in which polymers (procured from natural/petroleum resources) serve as the matrix while the lignocellulosic fibers act as the reinforcement to provide the desired characteristics in the resulting composite material. Polymer composites are primarily classified into two types (a) fiber-reinforced polymer composites and (b) particle-reinforced polymer composites. Figure 1.5 (a) shows the classification of polymer composites depending upon the type of reinforcement. 

Like other tropical countries, there are areas of biodiversity in Southeast Asian countries. There is a large variety of species living in the area. Hence, there are many unique species that cannot be found in other places like four-season countries. This situation leads to a greater interest of researchers in Southeast Asia to explore many kinds of natural material resources, including cellulose-based materials. In this chapter, a review of some of the research on imique cellulose-based polymer composites in Southeast Asian countries is presented. The discussed resources include sugar palm... 

It can be concluded that the self-reinforcement of fiber composites with a suitable process chain and part construction can provide a real contribution to the sustainable use of resources. In the future, the aspect of eco-efficiency must be focused upon stronger concerning the commercialization of components made of single-material fiber composites because this is a unique selling feature. 

Ceramic types belonging to the Early Late Prehistoric Clemson Island and Owasco types are often used to document and reconstmct interaction patterns in north-central Pennsylvania. Despite efforts to do so, the high degree of stylistic similarity between these ceramics often makes it difficult to distinguish between types limiting their use in interaction studies. In this study, trace element analysis was employed to determine if compositional profiles correspond with identified ceramic types. The study suggests that there is no clear distinction between ceramic types and exploited clay deposits. Instead, differences in the technological attributes of thes pots may reflect the location of sites to material resource zones. 

Composite Materials http //composite.about.com/ (accessed October 1, 2010). This comprehensive Web site is a complete source to find information and resources for composite materials and the composites industry. 

The development of hybrid materials such as CNT/inorganic hybrids has drawn great interest for its combination of multiphase characteristics of nanocomposites with the synergistic function of each hybrid constituent. Utilization of the hybrid filler is one of the ways to improve the properties of composites. Some work has demonstrated hybrid systems made of CNTs with inorganic fillers such as mica, silica (Si02), magnesia (MgO), and calcium carbonate (CaCOs). All of these inorganic materials have been extensively employed as fillers in composites, because of several remarkable benefits such as abundant raw-material resources and stable properties. 

Outlook for advanced engineering materials - plastics, composites and ceramics. Report. R861101. (1986). Arthur D. Little Decision Resources, Cambridge. 

Bensaude-Vincent has remarked that an essential tension remains intrinsic to chemistry between the two conceptual frameworks of the Aristotelian notion of mixt and the Lavoisieran notion of compound. She has argued that composite materials, which replace natural material resources by synthetic ones, invite a return to Aristotle s four causes and his notion of mixt [Bensaude-Vincent, 1998, 18]. For the greater part of modern chemistry, by focussing on stoichiometric compounds, the enigma of the true mixt was simply discarded [Bensaude-Vincent, 2008, 54]. 

The wide variety of lyophobic ( hydrophobic in aqueous systems) and lyophilic (or hydrophilic in water) groups available as a result of advances in synthetic technology and the development of new raw-materials resources provides an extremely broad menu from which the surfactant shopper can select a material for a particular need. By carefully analyzing the overall composition and characteristics of a given system, the investigator or formulator can choose from one of the available classes of surfactants based on charge type (i.e., the ionic properties of the surface-... 

Polyesters are known to be produced by many bacteria as intracellular reserve materials for use as a food source during periods of environmental stress. They have received a great deal of attention since the 1970s because they are biodegradable, can be processed as plastic materials, are produced from renewable resources, and can be produced by many bacteria in a range of compositions. The thermoplastic polymers have properties that vary from soft elastomers to rigid brittie plastics in accordance with the stmcture of the pendent side-chain of the polyester. The general stmcture of this class of compounds is shown by (3), where R = CH3, n = >100, and m = 0-8. 

Seventy years ago, nearly all resources for the production of commodities and many technical products were materials derived from natural textiles. Textiles, ropes, canvas, and paper were made of local natural fibers, such as flax and hemp. Some of them are still used today. In 1908, the first composite materials were applied for the fabrication of big quantities of sheets, tubes, and pipes in electrotechnical usage (paper or cotton as reinforcement in sheets made of phenol- or melamine-formaldehyde resins). In 1896, for example, airplane seats and fuel tanks were made of natural fibers with a small content of polymeric binders [1]. 

Yet, the development of processing and modification methods is not finished. Further improvements need to be expected so that it might be possible to substitute technical fibers in composites even more widely. Natural fibers are reusing raw materials and they are recyclable. When recognizing the need for recycling and preserving natural resources, such a substitution is very important. 

Laurence J Craigie, B S>Chem. Composite Resources, LLC industry consultant in regulatory, manufacturing, and business needs for the composite industry Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Chairman RTP Corrosion Resistant Equipment Committee) Member, American Society of Testing and Materials Member, National Association of Corrosion Engineers International Member, Composite Fabricators of America (received President s Award) (Reinforced Thermosetting Plastie)... 

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