Biopolymers and Their Industrial Applications

From Plant, Animal, and Marine Sources, to Functional Products

Sabu Thomas, Sreeraj Gopi, Augustine Amalraj
398 pages
ISBN: 978-0128192405
Elsevier
November 2020

This is a detailed guide to the use of biopolymers for advanced applications across a range of key industries. In terms of processing and cost, bio-based polymers are becoming increasingly viable for an ever-broadening range of novel industrial applications. The book begins with an overview of biopolymers, explaining resources, demands, sustainability, life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling and simulation, and classifications. Further in-depth chapters explore the latest techniques and methodologies for isolation and physicochemical characterization, materials selection, and processing for blends and composites. This is a highly valuable book for scientists, R&D professionals, designers, and engineers across multiple industries and disciplines, who are looking to utilize biopolymers for components and products.