Biopolymers and Biotech Admixtures for Eco-Efficient Construction Materials

✍ Scribed by Ivanov, Volodymyr; Jonkers, Henk; Karak, Niranjan; Torgal, Fernando Pacheco

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 463
• Series: Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering number 63
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Since 1930 more than 100,000 new chemical compounds have been developed and insufficient information exists on the health assessment of 95 percent of these chemicals in which a relevant percentage are used in construction products. For instance Portland cement concrete, the most used material on the Planet (10.000 million tons/year that in the next 40 years will increase around 100 %) currently used in around 15% of total concrete production contains chemicals used to modify their properties, either in the fresh or hardened state.

Biopolymers are materials that are developed from natural resources. They reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. There is a worldwide demand to replace petroleum-based materials with renewable resources.

Currently bio-admixtures represent just a small fraction of the chemical admixtures market (around 20%) but with environmental awareness for constituents in construction materials generally growing (the Construction Products Regulation is being enforced in Europe since 2013), the trend towards bio-admixtures is expected to continue.

This book provides an updated state-of-the-art review on biopolymers and their influence and use as admixtures in the development of eco-efficient construction materials.

• Provides essential knowledge for researchers and producers working on the development of biopolymer-modified construction materials
• Discusses the various types of biopolymers currently available, their different production techniques, their use as bio-admixtures in concretes and mortars and applications in other areas of civil engineering such as soil stability, wood preservation, adhesives and coatings
• All contributions are made from leading researchers, who have intensive involvement in the design and use of biopolymers in construction materials

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Related titles,Front Matter,Copyright,List of contributors,Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering,ForewordEntitled to full text1 - Introduction to biopolymers and biotech admixtures for eco-efficient construction materials, Pages 1-10, F. Pacheco-Torgal
2 - Basic concepts on biopolymers and biotechnological admixtures for eco-efficient construction materials, Pages 13-35, V. Ivanov, V. Stabnikov
3 - Biotechnological production of biopolymers and admixtures for eco-efficient construction materials, Pages 37-56, V. Stabnikov, V. Ivanov
4 - Life cycle assessment of biopolymers, Pages 57-78, A.D. La Rosa
5 - Biotech admixtures for enhancing portland cement hydration, Pages 81-98, A. Vazquez, T.M. Pique
6 - Black liquor waste as a cement admixture or cement and concrete admixtures, Pages 99-130, H.H.M. Darweesh
7 - High-performance superplasticizer based on chitosan, Pages 131-150, S.H. Lv
8 - Microorganism-based bioplasticizer for cementitious materials, Pages 151-171, F. Martirena, Y. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, A. Callico, Y. Diaz, G. Bracho, A. Hereira, J.O. Guerra de Leon, L. Sorelli, Y. Alvarado-Capó
9 - Fly ash-based geopolymer with kappa-carrageenan biopolymer, Pages 173-192, Z. Li, L. Zhang
10 - Biopolymers with superplasticizer properties for concrete, Pages 195-220, U.T. Bezerra
11 - Biopolymers with viscosity-enhancing properties for concrete, Pages 221-252, P.F. de J. Cano-Barrita, F.M. León-Martínez
12 - Biotech solutions for concrete repair with enhanced durability, Pages 253-271, H.M. Jonkers, R.M. Mors, M.G. Sierra-Beltran, V. Wiktor
13 - Rigid biofoam composites as eco-efficient construction materials, Pages 275-304, V. Chevali, E. Kandare
14 - Biopolymers for wood preservation, Pages 305-332, S. Patachia, C. Croitoru
15 - Biopolymers for paints and surface coatings, Pages 333-368, N. Karak
16 - Bio-based adhesives, Pages 369-385, J.-D. Mathias, M. Grédiac, P. Michaud
17 - Biopolymers as biofilters and biobarriers, Pages 387-420, M.A. Ashraf, S. Batool, M. Ahmad, M. Sarfraz, W.S.A.W.M. Noor
18 - Biopolymers for superhydrophobic photocatalytic coatings, Pages 421-447, A.Z.M. Rus
Index, Pages 449-465