Cellulose and Other Natural Polymer Systems: Biogenesis, Structure, and Degradation - Couverture souple

Brown, R. Malcolm

 
9781468411188: Cellulose and Other Natural Polymer Systems: Biogenesis, Structure, and Degradation

Synopsis

The concept for a treatise covering selected natural polymer systems was initiated during a national meeting in cell biology in 1978. The challenge to the editor was to organize a book dealing principally but not exclusively with cellulose. A brief background may help to provide the reader with information to understand the reasons for the specific selections within this volume. better During the past decade, we have witnessed significant changes in the sciences as well as the day-to-day life styles of our citizens. It will not be forgotten that during the early seventies, a significant change was to take many Americans by surprise. The oil embargo on The United States caused unexpected shortages of fuels. The long gasoline lines impressed in the minds of Americans that our energy-rich future with non-renewable resources is limited. The modelling of ecosystems, population growth, urban development, etc., have continued to raise our awareness that life on earth, including renewable resources, is indeed fragile. Contrary to popular belief, even wood and wood products are not limitless.

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9780306408564: Cellulose and Other Natural Polymer Systems: Biogenesis, Structure, and Degradation

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ISBN 10 :  0306408562 ISBN 13 :  9780306408564
Editeur : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1982
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