Bio-based polymers and composites. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard P. Wool, Xiuzhi Susan Sun.
• Other Names: Wool, Richard P; Sun, Xiuzhi Susan
• Contents: Overview of plant polymers: resources, demands, and sustainability / Xiuzhi Susan Sun -- Plant materials formation and growth / Xiuzhi Susan Sun -- Isolation and processing of plant materials / Xiuzhi Susan Sun -- Polymers and composite resins from plant oils / Richard P. Wool -- Composites and foams from plant oil-based resins / Richard P. Wool -- Fundamentals of fracture in bio-based polymers / Richard P. Wool -- Properties of triglyceride-based thermosets / Richard P. Wool -- Pressure-sensitive adhesives, elastomers, and coatings from plant oil / Richard P. Wool -- Thermal and mechanical properties of soy proteins / Xiuzhi Susan Sun -- Soy protein adhesives / Xiuzhi Susan Sun -- Plastics derived from starch and poly (lactic acids) / Xiuzhi Susan Sun -- Bio-based composites from soybean oil and chicken feathers / Richard P. Wool -- Hurricane-resistant houses from soybean oil and natural fibers / Richard P. Wool -- Carbon nanotube composites with soybean oil resins / Richard P. Wool -- Nanoclay biocomposites / Richard P. Wool -- Lignin polymers and composites / Richard P. Wool.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (640 pages)
• Subjects: 620.1/92; Plant polymers; Biopolymers; Plants -- Composition; Biopolymères; Plantes -- Composition; Polymères végétaux; Polymères végétaux; Biopolymères; Plantes -- Composition; Biopolymers; Plant polymers; Plants -- Composition; Biopolymere; Naturstoff; Pflanzen; Verbundwerkstoff; Biopolímeros; Plantas (composição); Biopolymere; Naturstoff; Pflanzen; Verbundwerkstoff
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080454344; 0080454348
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.