Biodegradable Polymer Blends and Composites from Renewable Resources

✍ Scribed by Long Yu

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 502
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Biodegradable Polymer Blends and Composites from Renewable Resources provides a comprehensive, current overview of biopolymeric blends and composites and their applications in various industries. The book is organized according to the type of blend or composite. For each topic, the relationship between the structure of the blends/composites and their respective properties is explored, with particular focus on interface, compatibility, mechanical, and thermal properties. Real-life applications and potential markets are discussed. This is a premier reference for graduate students and researchers in polymer science, chemical and bio engineering, and materials science.

✦ Table of Contents

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER BLENDS AND COMPOSITES FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 8
PREFACE......Page 10
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 12
1. Polymeric Materials from Renewable Resources......Page 16
PART I NATURAL POLYMER BLENDS AND COMPOSITES......Page 32
2. Starch–Cellulose Blends......Page 34
3. Starch–Sodium Caseinate Blends......Page 70
4. Novel Plastics and Foams from Starch and Polyurethanes......Page 102
5. Chitosan—Properties and Application......Page 122
6. Blends and Composites Based on Cellulose and Natural Polymers......Page 144
PART II ALIPHATIC POLYESTER BLENDS......Page 178
7. Stereocomplexation Between Enantiomeric Poly(lactide)s......Page 180
8. Polyhydroxyalkanoate Blends and Composites......Page 206
PART III HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC POLYMERIC BLENDS......Page 224
9. Starch–Poly(hydroxyalkanoate) Composites and Blends......Page 226
10. Biodegradable Blends Based on Microbial Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and Natural Chitosan......Page 242
PART IV NATURAL FIBER—REINFORCED COMPOSITES......Page 254
11. Starch–Cellulose Fiber Composites......Page 256
12. Poly(Lactic Acid)/Cellulosic Fiber Composites......Page 302
13. Biocomposites of Natural Fibers and Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) and Copolymers: Improved Mechanical Properties Through Compatibilization at the Interface......Page 318
14. Starch–Fiber Composites......Page 364
PART V BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES......Page 382
15. Starch-Based Nanocomposites Using Layered Minerals......Page 384
16. Polylactide-Based Nanocomposites......Page 404
17. Advances in Natural Rubber/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites......Page 430
PART VI MULTILAYER DESIGNED MATERIALS......Page 450
18. Multilayer Coextrusion of Starch/Biopolyester......Page 452
INDEX......Page 480

✦ Subjects

Химия и химическая промышленность;Высокомолекулярные соединения;