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By
Richard Wool, ACRES Program Director, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware
X. Susan Sun, Professor, Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University
Description
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 polymer formation, extraction and refining technologies, and the need for integrated research and multi-disciplinary
working teams. It provides an in-depth description of adhesives, resins, plastics, and composites derived from plant oils, proteins,
starches, and natural fibers in terms of structures, properties, manufacturing, and product performance. This is an excellent book for
scientists, engineers, graduate students and industrial researchers in the field of bio-based materials.
Audience
Biotechnology industry; government agencies (EPA, DOE, USDA, DOD); applicable societies (ACS, APS, Adhesion, AOCS, MRS); upper graduate
courses in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and ag-food; green chemistry groups
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
1. Overview of Plant Polymers: Resources, Demands, and Sustainability
2. Plant Materials Formation and Growth
3. Isolation and Processing of Plant Materials
4. Polymers and Composite Resins from Plant Oils
5. Composites and Foams from Plant Oil-Based
Resins
6. Fundamentals of Fracture in Bio-Based Polymers
7. Properties of Triglyceride-Based Thermosets
8. Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives,
Elastomers, and Coatings from Plant Oil
9. Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Soy Proteins
10. Soy Protein Adhesives
11. Plastics Derived
from Starch and Poly (Lactic Acids)
12. Bio-Based Composites from Soybean Oil and Chicken Feathers
13. Hurricane-Resistant Houses from
Soybean Oil and Natural Fibers
14. Carbon Nanotube Composites with Soybean Oil Resins
15. Nanoclay Biocomposites
16. Lignin Polymers
and Composites
Index
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Hardbound, 640 pages, publication date: JUL-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-763952-9
ISBN-10: 0-12-763952-7
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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