Biopolymers : new materials for sustainable films and coatings / editor, David Plackett.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Plackett, D. V. (David V.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Biopolymers.
• Thin films.
• Coatings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As an area of high topical interest, Biopolymers - New materials for Sustainable Films and Coatings covers the development and utilization of polymers derived from bioresources, with a particular focus on film and coating applications. With growing concern for the environment and the rising price of crude oil, there is increasing demand for non-petroleum-based polymers from renewable resources. Leading research groups worldwide in industry and academe are working on such technology with the objective of applying the latest advances in the field. Written by well-respected experts

Contents:

• Biopolymers - New Materials for Sustainable Films and Coatings; Contents; Preface; About the Editor; List of Contributors; Part I; 1 Introductory Overview; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 WORLDWIDE MARKETS FOR FILMS AND COATINGS; 1.2.1 Total Polymer Production and Use; 1.2.2 Total Production and Use of Plastic Films; 1.2.3 Coatings; 1.3 SUSTAINABILITY; 1.4 BIO-DERIVED POLYMERS; 1.5 OTHER TOPICS; REFERENCES; 2 Production, Chemistry and Degradation of Starch-Based Polymers; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 GELATINIZATION; 2.3 EFFECT OF GELATINIZATION PROCESS AND PLASTICIZER ON STARCH PROPERTIES; 2.4 RETROGRADATION
• 2.5 PRODUCTION OF STARCH-POLYMER BLENDS 2.6 BIODEGRADATION OF STARCH-BASED POLYMERS; 2.7 CONCLUDING REMARKS; 2.8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; 3 Production, Chemistry and Properties of Polylactides; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 PRODUCTION OF POLYLACTIDES; 3.2.1 Lactic Acid and its Production; 3.2.2 Production Methods for Polylactide; 3.3 POLYLACTIDE CHEMISTRY; 3.3.1 Tacticity; 3.3.2 Molecular Weight and its Distribution; 3.3.3 Conversion and Yield; 3.3.4 Copolymerization; 3.3.5 Characterization of Lactic Acid Derivatives and Polymers; 3.4 PROPERTIES OF POLYLACTIDES; 3.4.1 Processability
• 3.4.2 Thermal Stability 3.4.3 Hydrolytic Stability; 3.4.4 Thermal Transitions and Crystallinity of PLA; 3.4.5 Barrier and Other Properties; 3.5 CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; 4 Production, Chemistry and Properties of Polyhydroxyalkanoates; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHESIS; 4.2.1 Background; 4.2.2 Bacterial Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates; 4.2.3 Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Genetically Modified Organisms; 4.2.4 Chemical Synthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates; 4.3 PROPERTIES OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; 4.3.1 Polyhydroxyalkanoate Structure and Mechanical Properties
• 4.3.2 Polyhydroxyalkanoate Crystallinity and Characteristic Temperatures 4.4 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE DEGRADATION; 4.4.1 Hydrolytic Degradation of PHAs; 4.4.2 Biodegradation of PHAs; 4.4.3 Thermal Degradation of PHAs; 4.5 PHA-BASED MULTIPHASE MATERIALS; 4.5.1 Generalities; 4.5.2 PHA Plasticization; 4.5.3 PHA Blends; 4.5.4 PHA-Based Multilayers; 4.5.5 PHA Biocomposites; 4.5.6 PHA-Based Nano-Biocomposites; 4.6 PRODUCTION AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; REFERENCES; 5 Chitosan for Film and Coating Applications; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CHITOSAN
• 5.2.1 Degree of N-acetylation 5.2.2 Molecular Weight; 5.2.3 Solvent and Solution Properties; 5.3 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF CHITOSAN; 5.3.1 Waste/Effluent Water Purification; 5.3.2 Cosmetics; 5.3.3 Fat Trapping Agent; 5.3.4 Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications: Controlled Drug Release, Tissue Engineering; 5.3.5 Antimicrobial Properties and Active Packaging Applications; 5.3.6 Agriculture; 5.3.7 Biosensors - Industrial Membrane Bioreactors and Functional Food Processes; 5.3.8 Other Applications of Chitosan-Based Materials in the Food Industry; 5.4 PROCESSING OF CHITOSAN
• 5.5 CONCLUDING REMARKS

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9786613405579
• 9781283405577
• 1283405571
• 9781119995791
• 1119995795
• 9781119994329
• 1119994322
• 9781119994312
• 1119994314

OCLC:

714798776