
Technology and Applications of Polymers Derived from Biomass
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Key Features
- Provides fundamental understanding of an increasingly important approach to sourcing polymeric materials
- Includes actionable, relevant information to enable materials engineers and product designers consider biomass-derived polymers in the products they are developing
- Discusses the environmental impact of biomass conversion to help readers improve the sustainability of their operations
- Compares petrochemical-derived polymers with bio-based polymers
Readership
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Biomass and its Sources
3. Chemistry of Biomass
4. Biomass Conversion Approaches
5. Use of Raw Biomass and its Conversion to Energy
6. Biomass Logistics and Economics
7. Manufacturing Industrial Chemicals from Biomass
8. Derivation of Monomers from Biomass
9. Polymerization of Biomass-based Monomers
10. Direct Derivation of Polymers from Biomass
11. Processing of Biomass Derived Polymers
12. Material and Energy Balance for Conversion of Biomass Materials
13. Applications of Biomass Derived Polymers
14. Environmental Impact of Biomass Conversion
Product details
- No. of pages: 286
- Language: English
- Copyright: © William Andrew 2017
- Published: November 18, 2017
- Imprint: William Andrew
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780323511155
- eBook ISBN: 9780323511162
About the Author
Syed Ali Ashter
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