
Biopolymers and Their Industrial Applications
From Plant, Animal, and Marine Sources, to Functional Products
Description
Key Features
- Introduces a broad range of industrial application areas, including food, medicine, textiles, cosmetics, packaging, automotive, 3D printing, energy, and more
- Offers an industry-oriented approach, addressing challenges and explaining the preparation and application of biopolymers for functional products and parts
- Considers important factors such as resources, classification, sustainability, and life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling and simulation
- Compares and analyzes biopolymers alongside synthetic polymers, also offering valuable insight into social, economic, and environmental aspects
Readership
Academic: Researchers, scientists and advanced students in biopolymers, polymer science, polymer chemistry, biomaterials, materials science, nanotechnology, composites, and biotechnology. Industry: Scientists, R&D professionals, designers, and engineers across industries and disciplines, looking to utilize biopolymers for components and products
Table of Contents
- 1. Overview of biopolymers: Resources, demands, sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) modeling and simulation
2. Biopolymers and their classifications
3. Isolation and physicochemical characterization of biopolymers
4. Methodologies for selecting biopolymers and their characteristic features for various industrial applications
5. Biopolymer blends and composites: Processing technologies and their properties for industrial applications
6. Biopolymers in food and nutraceutical industries
7. Biopolymers and their role in medicinal and pharmaceutical applications
8. Biopolymers in textile industries
9. Biopolymers: Applications in cosmeceutical industries
10. Biodegradable polymers as packaging materials
11. Biopolymers in the automotive and adhesive industries
12. Biopolymers: Opportunities and challenges for 3D-printing
13. Biopolymer composites in super capacitor and energy storage devices
14. Biopolymers in environmental applications: Industrial waste water treatment
15. Advantages of biopolymers over synthetic polymers: Social, economic and environmental aspects
Product details
- No. of pages: 398
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2020
- Published: October 31, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128192405
- eBook ISBN: 9780128192597
About the Editors
Sabu Thomas
Affiliations and Expertise
Sreeraj Gopi
Affiliations and Expertise
Augustine Amalraj
Affiliations and Expertise
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