Monomers, polymers and composites from renewable resources

• Corporate Author: Elsevier (firma)
• Other Authors: Belgacem, Mohamed Naceur, Gandini, Alessandro
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Subjects: chemický průmysl > environmentální aspekty; alternativní energetické zdroje; polymery; monomery; makromolekulární látky; biomolekuly; biomasa; organické sloučeniny; organické syntézy; chemical industry > environmental aspects; renewable energy sources; polymers; monomers; macromolecular materials; biomolecules; biomass; organic compounds; organic synthesis; sborníky; elektronické knihy; papers of several authors; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780080453163
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (viii, 552 p., [1] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.)

The progressive dwindling of fossil resources, coupled with the drastic increase in oil prices, have sparked a feverish activity in search of alternatives based on renewable resources for the production of energy. Given the predominance of petroleum- and carbon-based chemistry for the manufacture of...