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Biodegradable polymers for industrial applications /
The vast majority of plastic products are made from petroleum-based synthetic polymers that do not degrade in a landfill or in a compost-like environment. Therefore, the disposal of these products poses a serious environmental problem. An environmentally-conscious alternative is to design/synthesize...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge : Boca Raton, Fla. :
Woodhead ; CRC Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Contributor contact details
- Part I Classification and development
- 1 Classification of biodegradable polymers
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Biopolymers from natural origins
- 1.3 Biopolymers from mineral origins
- 1.4 Conclusions
- 1.5 References
- 2 Polyhydroxyalkanoates
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Mechanical and thermal properties of PHA
- 2.3 Process development and scale up for microbial PHA production
- 2.4 Applications of PHA
- 2.5 Future developments
- 2.6 References
- 3 Oxo-biodegradable polyolefins
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Polyolefin peroxidation
- 3.3 Control of polyolefin lifetimes
- 3.4 Oxidative degradation after use
- 3.5 Aerobic biodegradation
- 3.6 Applications of oxo-biodegradable polyolefins
- 3.7 Environmental impact
- 3.8 Future developments
- 3.9 References
- 4 New developments in the synthesis of aliphatic polyesters by ring-opening polymerisation
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Synthesis of aliphatic polyesters by ring-opening polymerisation
- 4.3 Reactive extrusion
- 4.4 Supercritical carbon dioxide as a medium for the ring-opening polymerisation of lactones and lactides and a processing aid
- 4.5 Future developments
- 4.6 Acknowledgements
- 4.7 Bibliography
- 5 Biodegradable polyesteramides
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Poly(ester amide)s synthesis
- 5.3 Polydepsipeptides
- 5.4 Conclusions and remarks
- 5.5 Further information
- 5.6 References
- 6 Thermoplastic starch biodegradable polymers
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Properties of starch
- 6.3 Thermoplastic starch and their blends
- 6.4 Modified thermoplastic starch polymers
- 6.5 Commercial applications and products for thermoplastic starch polymers
- 6.6 Thermoplastic starch polymers
- looking beyond traditional polymer applications
- 6.7 Future developments
- 6.8 Further information
- 6.9 Acknowledgements
- 6.10 References
- Part II Materials for production of biodegradable polymers
- 7 Biodegradable polymers from sugars
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Biodegradable polymers obtained from monosaccharides and disaccharides
- 7.3 Biodegradable polymers obtained from synthetic polysaccharides
- 7.4 Biodegradable polymers obtained from natural polysaccharides
- 7.5 Future developments
- 'biodegradable' polymers obtained from hemicelluloses
- 7.6 References
- 8 Biodegradable polymer composites from natural fibres
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Natural fibres as polymer reinforcement
- 8.3 Natural fibre-polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) composites
- 8.4 Natural fibre-polylactide (PLA) composites
- 8.5 Natural fibre-starch composites
- 8.6 Natural fibre-soy resin composites
- 8.7 Natural fibres in combination with synthetic biodegradable polymers
- 8.8 Commercial developments
- 8.9 Conclusion
- 8.10 Further information
- 8.11 References
- 9 Biodegradable polymers from renewable forest resources
- 9.1 Lignocellulosic biomass as a renewable and value-added feedstock for biodegradable polymer production
- 9.2 Cellulose: as a platform substrate for degradable polymer synthesis
- 9.3 Hemicellulose and its application as a feedstock for biodegradable polymers
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