Bio-based polymers and composites

Bio-Based Polymers and Composites is the first book systematically describing the green engineering, chemistry and manufacture of biobased polymers and composites derived from plants. This book gives a thorough introduction to bio-based material resources, availability, sustainability, biobased poly...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Wool, Richard P.
Other Authors Sun, Xiuzhi Susan
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005.
Subjects
Plant polymers.
Biopolymers.
Plants > Composition.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN1429409177
9781429409179
0080454348
9780080454344
661062173X
9786610621736
0127639527
9780127639529
Physical Description1 online resource (xix, 620 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Overview of plant polymers: resources, demands, and sustainability / Xiuzhi Susan Sun
  • Plant materials formation and growth / Xiuzhi Susan Sun
  • Isolation and processing of plant materials / Xiuzhi Susan Sun
  • Polymers and composite resins from plant oils / Richard P. Wool
  • Composites and foams from plant oil-based resins / Richard P. Wool
  • Fundamentals of fracture in bio-based polymers / Richard P. Wool
  • Properties of triglyceride-based thermosets / Richard P. Wool
  • Pressure-sensitive adhesives, elastomers, and coatings from plant oil / Richard P. Wool
  • Thermal and mechanical properties of soy proteins / Xiuzhi Susan Sun
  • Soy protein adhesives / Xiuzhi Susan Sun
  • Plastics derived from starch and poly (lactic acids) / Xiuzhi Susan Sun
  • Bio-based composites from soybean oil and chicken feathers / Richard P. Wool
  • Hurricane-resistant houses from soybean oil and natural fibers / Richard P. Wool
  • Carbon nanotube composites with soybean oil resins / Richard P. Wool
  • Nanoclay biocomposites / Richard P. Wool
  • Lignin polymers and composites / Richard P. Wool.

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