Bio-based Polymers & Composites

New Book:

Bio-based Polymers & Composites
By Richard P. Wool
Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press, 2005.
Call# QK898 .P76 W66 2005

From Elsevier:

"Bio-Based Polymers and Composites is the first book systematically describing the green engineering, chemistry and manufacture of biobased polymersand composites derived from plants. This book gives a thorough introduction to bio-based material resources, availability, sustainability, biobased polymer formation, extraction and refining technologies, and the need for integrated research and multi-disciplinary working teams. It provides an in-depth description of adhesives, resins, plastics, and composites derived from plant oils, proteins, starches, and natural fibers in terms of structures, properties, manufacturing, and product performance. This is an excellent book for scientists, engineers, graduate students and industrial researchers in the field of bio-bassed materials."