Plackett Biopolymers

New Materials for Sustainable Films and Coatings
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-119-99579-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

As an area of high topical interest, Biopolymers - Newmaterials for Sustainable Films and Coatings covers thedevelopment 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 ofcrude oil, there is increasing demand for non-petroleum-basedpolymers from renewable resources. Leading research groupsworldwide in industry and academe are working on such technologywith the objective of applying the latest advances in thefield.
Written by well-respected experts, this text systematicallycovers the extraction and production of selected biopolymers aswell as their properties and application as films or coatings in avariety of uses. The areas addressed include food packaging, ediblecoatings, paper coatings and agricultural films.
Intended for researchers and students, this book will also be ofinterest to industry, especially in terms of the practicalapplications.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Plackett, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Editor
List of Contributors
Chapter 1 - Introductory overview
Chapter 2 - Production, Chemistry and Degradation of Starch-Based Polymers
Chapter 3 - Production, Chemistry and Properties of Polylactides
Chapter 4 - Production, chemistry and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates
Chapter 5 - Chitosan for Film and Coating Applications
Chapter 6 - Production, chemistry and properties of proteins
Chapter 7 - Synthesis, chemistry and properties of hemicelluloses
Chapter 8 - Production, chemistry and properties of cellulose-based materials
Chapter 9 - Furan Monomers and Their Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
Chapter 10 - Food Packaging Applications of Biopolymer-based Films
Chapter 11 - Biopolymers for Edible Films and Coatings in Food Applications
Chapter 12 - Biopolymer coatings for paper and paperboard
Chapter 13 - Agronomic potential of biopolymer films
Chapter 14 - Functionalized biopolymer films and coatings for advanced applications
Chapter 15 - Summary and future perspectives
Preface
Index

Über Autor(innen)

David Plackett holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia in Canada and has held research and research management positions in various companies, research institutes and universities in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Denmark. He has a career background in bio-based materials research and since 2002 he has been Senior Scientist and Biopolymers group leader at Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, part of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) located near Roskilde. Dr Plackett has more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and his research interests currently include the production and characterization of bioderived polymers and their property enhancement through the use of nanotechnology.