Synthesis and Applications of Biopolymer Composites - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3039211323 ISBN 13 : 9783039211326

Editeur : Mdpi AG, 2019

Synopsis

This book, as a collection of 17 research articles, provides a selection of the most recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, and applications of environmentally friendly and biodegradable biopolymer composites and nanocomposites. Recently, the demand has been growing for a clean and pollution-free environment and an evident target regarding the minimization of fossil fuel usage. Therefore, much attention has been focused on research to replace petroleum-based commodity plastics by biodegradable materials arising from biological and renewable resources. Biopolymers--polymers produced from natural sources either chemically from a biological material or biosynthesized by living organisms--are suitable alternatives for addressing these issues due to their outstanding properties, including good barrier performance, biodegradation ability, and low weight. However, they generally possess poor mechanical properties, a short fatigue life, low chemical resistance, poor long-term durability, and limited processing capability. In order to overcome these deficiencies, biopolymers can be reinforced with fillers or nanofillers (with at least one of their dimensions in the nanometer range). Bionanocomposites are advantageous for a wide range of applications, such as in medicine, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, food packaging, agriculture, forestry, electronics, transport, construction, and many more.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mdpi AG
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3039211323
• ISBN 13: 9783039211326
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Éditeur: Díez-Pascual Ana María, Cinelli Patrizia
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne