Industrial applications of biopolymers and their environmental impact / edited by Abdullah Al Mamun, Jonathan Y. Chen.

<P><STRONG>Modification of Polylactic Acid (PLA) and its Industrial Applications </P></STRONG><I><P>A. Al-Mamun, M. Nikusahle, M. Feldmann and H.-P. Heim</P></I><P></P><B><P>Grain Waste Product as Potential Bio-fiber Resources</B> </P><I><P>A. Al-Mamun</P></I><P></P><B><P>Bio-based Polyamides</P></B><I><P>M. Feldmann</P></I><P></P><B><P>PHB Production, Properties, and Applications </P></B><I><P>M.A.K.M. Zahari, M.D.H. Beg, N. Abdullah and N.D. Al-Jbour</P></I><P></P><B><P>Polyvinyl Alcohol and Polyvinyl Acetate</B> </P><I><P>Mohammad S. Islam</P></I><P></P><B><P>Starch and Starch-based Polymers</B> </P><I><P>J. Fuchs and H.-P. Heim</P></I><P></P><B><P>Chemistry of Cellulose </P></B><I><P>M.D.H Beg, K. Najwa and J.O. Akindoyo</P></I><P></P><B><P>Chitin and Chitosan and Their Polymers </P></B><I><P>Md. Saifur Rahaman, Jahid M.M. Islam, Md. Serajum Manir, Md. Rabiul Islam and Mubarak A. Khan</P></I><P></P><B><P>Carrageenan: A Novel and Future Biopolymer</B> </P><I><P>F. Adam, Md. A. Hamdan and S.H. Abu Bakar</P><P></I><B>Natural Rubber and Bio-based Thermoplastic Elastomer </P></B><I><P>Wei Jiang</P></I><P></P><B><P>A Life Cycle Assessment of Protein-based Bioplastics for Food Packaging Applications</P></B><I><P>A. Jones, S. Sharma and S. Mani</P></I><P></P><B><P>Bio-polyurethane and Others </P></B><I><P>M.A. Sawpan</P></I><B><P></P><P>Keratin-based Bioplastic from Chicken Feathers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications</P></B><I><P>A. Gupta, B.Y. Alashwal, Md. S. Bala and N. Ramakrishnan</P></I>

Biopolymers represent a carbon emission solution: they are green and eco-friendly with a variety of uses in biomedical engineering, the automotive industry, the packaging and paper industries, and for the development of new building materials. This book describes the various raw materials of biopolymers and their chemical and physical properties, the polymerization process, and the chemical structure and properties of biopolymers. Furthermore, this book identifies the drawbacks of biopolymers and how to overcome them through modification methods to enhance the compatibility, flexibility, physicochemical properties, thermal stability, impact response, and rigidity.

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