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Monomers, polymers and composites from renewable resources /

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The progressive dwindling of fossil resources, coupled with the drastic increase in oil prices, have sparked a feverish activity in search of alternatives based on renewable resources for the production of energy. Given the predominance of petroleum- and carbon-based chemistry for the manufacture of...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Belgacem, Mohamed Naceur, Gandini, Alessandro
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Biomass chemicals.
Macromolecules > Synthesis.
Biomolecules.
Chemical industry > Environmental aspects.
Organic compounds > Synthesis.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Contributors
  • 1. The State of the Art (A. Gandini, M. N. Belgacem)
  • 2. Terpenes: major sources, properties and applications (A. J.D. Silvestre, A. Gandini)
  • 3. Materials from vegetable oils: major sources, properties and applications (M. N. Belgacem, A. Gandini)
  • 4. Rosin: sources, properties and applications (A. J.D. Silvestre, A. Gandini)
  • 5. Sugars as monomers (J. A. Galbis P̌rez, M. G.Garcia Mart̕n)
  • 6. Furan Derivatives and Furan Chemistry at the Service of Macromolecular Materials (A. Gandini, M. N. Belgacem)
  • 7. Surfactants from renewable sources: synthesis and applications (T. Benveghu, D. Plusquellec, L. Lemïgre)
  • 8. Tannins: major sources, properties and applications (A. Pizzi)
  • 9. Lignins: major sources, structure and properties (G. Gellerstedt, G. Henriksson)
  • 10. Industrial commercial lignins: sources, properties and applications (J. Lora)
  • 11. Lignins as Components of Macromolecular Materials (A. Gandini, M. N. Belgacem)
  • 12. Partial or total oxypropylation of natural polymers and the use of the ensuing materials as composites or polyol macromonomers (M. N. Belgacem, A. Gandini)
  • 13. Hemicelluloses: major sources, properties and applications (I. Spiridon, V.I. Popa)
  • 14. Cork and suberins: major sources, properties, applications (A. J.D. Silvestre, C. Pascoal Neto, A. Gandini)
  • 15. Starch: major sources, properties and applications as thermoplastic materials (A.J. F. Carvalho)
  • 16. Cellulose Chemistry: Novel Products and Synthesis Paths (T. Heinze, K. Petzold)
  • 17. Bacterial Cellulose from Glucanacetobacter xylinus: Preparation, Properties and Applications (E. Pecoraro, D. Manzani, Y. Messaddeq, S. J. L. Ribeiro)
  • 18. Surface modification of cellulose fibres (M. N. Belgacem, A. Gandini)
  • 19. Cellulose-based composites and nano-composites (A. Dufresne)
  • 20. Chemical modification of wood (M. N. Belgacem, A. Gandini)
  • 21. Polylactic acid: synthesis, properties and applications (L. Av̌rous)
  • 22. Polyhydroxyalkanoates: origin, properties and applications (I. Chodak)
  • 23. Proteins as sources of materials (L. Zhang, M. Zeng)
  • 24. Polyelectrolytes derived from natural polysaccharides (M. Rinaudo)
  • 25. Chitin and chitosan: major sources, properties and applications (C. Peniche, W. Argelles-Monal, F.M. Goycoolea).