Thakur V.K, Thakur M.K. (Eds.) Handbook of Sustainable Polymers: Structure and Chemistry

Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2016. — 952 p. — ISBN: 981461355XSustainable polymers play an indispensable role in the emergence of green materials, and the 21st century is an era of sustainable polymeric materials. Sustainable polymer–based materials have attracted considerable interest because of the energy crisis and ecological concerns as well as the potential to substitute certain petroleum-derived materials. This book covers the fundamentals of sustainable polymers and presents guidelines in a logical and clear manner for students and researchers to follow. It is a milestone that will help accelerate the progress and advancement in the field of sustainable polymers. The text explores the structure and chemistry of various sustainable polymers, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, chitosan, starch, guar gum, pectin, and protein, for the possible development of green sustainable materials.Sustainable Polymers: A Perspective to the Future
Properties of Natural Cellulose Fibers and Methods of Their Modification for the Purpose of Paper Quality Improvement
New Use for an “Old” Polysaccharide: Pectin-Based Composite Materials
Chemically Modified Lignin and Its Application in Oil and Gas Drilling Industry
Consolidation of Natural Polymer Powder by Severe Shear Deformation
Crystal Structure of Wild and Domestic Silk Fibres Using Linked-Atom Least-Squares Method
Cellulose: Structure and Property Relationships
Guar Gum and Its Derivatives: Versatile Materials for Controlled Drug Delivery
Depolymerization Properties of Bio-Based Polymers
Biofiber-Reinforced Biopolymer Composites
Novel Smart Chitosan-Grafted Alginate Microcapsules pH-Sensitive Hydrogelfor Oral Protein Delivery: Release and Bio-Evaluation Studies
Kinetic and Mechanistic Orientation to the Nature of Electron Transfer Process in Oxidation of Biodegradable Water-Soluble Polymers by Chromic Acid in Aqueous Perchlorate Solutions: A Linear Free-Energy Correlation
Biopolymers Directly Developed from Biomasses from Agrowaste Sources
Preparation of Self-Assembled Chitin Nanofibers and Nanocomposites Using Ionic Liquid
Chitosan–Starch Ecocomposites: Sustainable Biopolymer Matrix Reinforced with Green Fibers
Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Protein-Based Hydrogels
Biodegradable Polymer-Loaded Nanoparticles: An Overview of Synthesis and Biomedical Applications
Nanoparticles in Biochemical Engineering: Synthesis and Chemistry
Bagasse Sustainable Polymers for Cellulose Hydrogel Sheets Showing Tissue Regeneration
Smart Polymers in Targeted Drug Delivery
Novel Nanocellulose-Based Biocomposites
Supercritical Antisolvent Process as Green Alternative in Polymer Optimization