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Handbook of Bioplastics & Biocomposites Engineering Applications
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, June 2011, Pages: 620
In todays world, bioplastics are becoming increasingly prominent owing mainly to scarcity of oil, increase in the cost of petroleum-based commodities, and growing environmental concerns with the dumping of non-biodegradable plastics in landfills. Biocomposites, on the other hand, can substitute for petroleum-based composites and provide equivalent strength to weight ratios. In addition, biocomposites, made from either synthetic plastics impregnated with natural fibers or bioplastics reinforced with synthetic fibers will reduce the carbon footprint on the environment. Thus, bioplastics and biocomposites offer sustainable solutions for synthetic plastics and glass fiber composites. The Handbook of Bioplastics Packaging Civil Engineering Biomedical Automotive General Engineering. The majority of the chapters review the properties, processing, characterization, synthesis and applications of the bio-based and biodegradable polymers and composites.
The Handbook reviews:
- Polymers such as polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), guar gum based plastics, cellulose polyesters, starch based bioplastics, vegetable oil derived bioplastics, biopolyethylene, chitosan, etc
- Thermoplastic and thermosetting bioplastics and biocomposites with a focus on the automobile industry
- The ways how to improve the properties of bioplastics, polymer blends, and biocomposites by combining them with both synthetic and natural fillers and reinforcements such as nanoclays, nanotubes (CNTs), and natural fibers (both wood and plant fibers)
- Studies that expand the boundaries of bioplastics that will allow for the new materials to be applied to most generic engineering applications
- Life cycle assessment.
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