Handbook of Natural Polymers, Volume 1: Sources, Synthesis, and Characterization

ISBN-13: 9780323998536 / Angielski

M. S. Sreekala; Lakshmipriya Ravindran; Kohichi Goda

Spis treści

1. The state of the art of biopolymers, challenges and opportunities, and future prospects
2. Extraction and classification of starch from different sources: structure, properties and characterization
3. Starch as a promising replacement for synthetic polymers, and starch-based composites, blends, IPNs and Gels
4. Extraction of Nanocellulose from natural resources
5. Nanocellulose a promising reinforcement for polymers
6. Commercialization of polysaccharides: Lab to industry
7. Extraction of chitin and chitosan and its structural evaluation
8. Chitin and Chitosan based polymer blends, IPNs and gels
9. Antibacterial activity of Chitin and Chitosan
10. Grafted natural polymers: synthesis and structure property relationships
11. Isolation of Gluten from wheat flour and structural analysis
12. Extraction of alginate from different natural resources
13. Physical and chemical impact of nanoparticles reinforced alginate-based biomaterials
14. Natural Rubber based micro and nanocomposites
15. Gelatin based polymer blends, IPNs, Gels, cryogels, and aerogels
16. Isolation and structural evaluation of Pectin; Pectin based polymer blends, composites, IPNs and gels
17. Extraction of lignin and their blends, composites, IPNs and gels
18. Isolation and processing of Keratin based polymer blends, composites, IPNs and gels 
19. Gutta Percha a natural biopolymer: Isolation, classifications, and property analysis 
20. Isolation and classifications of Shellac
21. Silk based natural biomaterials: Extraction and characterization
22. Wool a natural biopolymer: Extraction and structure property relationships
23. Extraction and properties of casein biopolymer from milk
24. Synthesis and characterization of Albumin incorporated with nanomaterials
25. Synthesis and characterization of collagen
26. Extraction of hemicellulose and characterizations
27. Bioconversion of waste to polyhydroxyalkanoates - a circular bioeconomy approach
28. Different sources, extraction, and characterization of zein
29. Isolation and characterization of soya protein
30. Extraction and physicochemical characterization of gum
31. Effect of fillers and filler-host interactions on the properties of natural polymer-based composites
32. Biocompatibility and cytotoxicity studies of natural biopolymers
33. Biodegradability, life cycle analysis, recycling of natural biopolymers