Biopolymers : utilizing nature's advanced materials /
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Washington, DC : [New York] :
American Chemical Society ; Distributed by Oxford University Press,
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| Series: | ACS symposium series ;
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Table of Contents:
- Natural polymers as advanced materials : some research needs and directions / R.L. Shogren and E.B. Bagley
- Processing and characterization of biodegradable products based on starch and cellulose fibers / W.J. Bergthaller, U. Funke, M.G. Lindhauer, S. Radosta, F. Meister, and E. Taeger
- Nanocomposite materials of thermoplastic polymers reinforced by polysaccharide / A. Dufresne and J.Y. Cavaillé
- Thermochemical processes for derivatization of starches with different amylose content / R.E. Wing and J.L. Willett
- Thermo-mechanical behavior of polyethylene reinforced by ligno-cellulosic fillers / N. Bahlouli, J.Y. Cavaillé, M. García-Ramirez, and A. Camara
- Characterization of plasticized and mixed long-chain fatty cellulose esters / P. Wang and B.Y. Tao
- Alkali induced polymorphic changes of chitin / J. Li, J.-F. Revol, and R.H. Marchessault
- ¹³C NMR quantitative techniques for monitoring and characterizing biodegradable, biocompatible thermoplastics produced by bacteria : using ¹³C NMR to monitor and characterize poly([beta]-hydroxyalkanoates) in living cells and in solution / Sheila Ewing Browne
- Enzymology of the synthesis and degradation of polyhydroxyalkanoates / Geoffrey A.R. Nobes and Robert H. Marchessault
- Yeast [beta]-glucosidases and the saccharification of cellulosic biomass / S.N. Freer, C.D. Skory, and R.J. Bothast
- Enzymology of xylan degradation / Badal C. Saha and Rodney J. Bothast
- Extruded plastics containing starch and chitin : physical properties and evaluation of biodegradability / K.A. Niño, S.H. Imam, S.H. Gordon, and L.J.G. Wong
- Natural systems for better bioremediation : isolation and characterization of a phenanthrene-utilizing strain of Alteromonas from Guayanilla coastal water southwest of Puerto Rico / Baqar R. Zaidi, Syed H. Imam, and Richard V. Greene
- Microbial degradation of a poly(lactic acid) as a model of synthetic polymer degradation mechanisms in outdoor conditions / A. Torres, S.M. Li, S. Roussos, and M. Vert
- Membranes of cellulose derivatives as supports for immobilization of enzymes / R. Lagoa, D. Murtinho, and M.H. Gil
- Reducing soil erosion losses with small applications of biopolymers / William J. Orts and Gregory M. Glenn
- Two food applications of biopolymers : edible coatings controlling microbial surface spoilage and chitosan use to recover proteins from aqueous processing wastes / J.A. Torres, C. Dewitt-Mireles, and V. Savant
- Effect of biopolymers on the formation, drying kinetics, and flavor retention of tamarind (Tamarindus indica) foam-mats / H. Romero-Tehuitzil, E.J. Vernon-Carter, M.G. Vizcarra-Mendoza, and C.I. Beristaínches.