Bio-based plastics : materials and applications /
This book serves as an up-to-date, broad, but concise overview of basic and applied aspects of bio-based plastics, focusing primarily on thermoplastic polymers for material use. Chapters focus on specific classes of bio-based plastics such as polysaccharides, polyesters, polyamides, and polyolefines...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom :
John Wiley & Sons Inc.,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book serves as an up-to-date, broad, but concise overview of basic and applied aspects of bio-based plastics, focusing primarily on thermoplastic polymers for material use. Chapters focus on specific classes of bio-based plastics such as polysaccharides, polyesters, polyamides, and polyolefines. Each chapter presents principles of the materials structure, sources, (bio- )synthesis, production and processing, chemical and/or biotechnological modification, as well as present and future applications of the material. The result is a reference for a diverse audience including advanced studen. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118676738 1118676734 9781118676783 1118676785 9781118676646 1118676645 1119994004 9781119994008 |