Eco-friendly Functional Polymers

An Approach from Application-Targeted Green Chemistry

1st Edition - July 25, 2021
Authors: Manuel Palencia, Tulio A. Lerma, Viviana Garcés, Mayra A. Mora, Jina M. Martínez, Sixta L. Palencia
Language: English
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There is a growing demand for strategies to address the impact of polymers and plastics in ecosystems. The principles of green chemistry offer a good source of such strategies. Ecofriendly Functional Polymers: An Approach from Application-Targeted Green Chemistry provides a holistic overview of polymer chemistry, development, and applications in the context of these sustainability-driven principles. It encourages researchers to consider the principles of green chemistry, environmental impacts, and end-user needs as integral aspects for consideration at the earliest stages of any design process, and draws together key aspects of polymer chemistry, organic synthesis, experimental design, and applications in a single volume.

Beginning with an authoritative guide to fundamental polymer chemistry and its impact in the current environmental context, the book then discusses a range of key theoretical and experimental aspects of designing eco-friendly functional polymers. Applications of ecofriendly functional polymers across an entire range of fields are discussed, and a selection of case studies highlights the implementation of theoretical and experimental information to address a broad selection of issues.

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Table of Contents
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Introduction: The current problems associated with functional polymers and plastics
Part I. Polymer fundamentals in the current environmental context
Chapter 1. Polymer green chemistry: principles of polymer synthetic green chemistry
1.1. Green chemistry
1.2. Principles of polymer synthetic green chemistry
1.3. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 2. Biopolymers and bioplastics: from green chemistry to eco-friendly polymers
2.1. Biopolymers and bioplastics
2.2. Biopolymer classification and their eco-friendly approach
2.3. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 3. Recyclable polymer chemistry: structural, physicochemical aspects, uses, and transformation technologies
3.1. Basic principles of polymer recycling
3.2. Plastic classification according to chemical recycling
3.3. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 4. Biodegradable polymer chemistry: structural, physicochemical aspects, uses, and transformation technologies
4.1. Environmental overview of biodegradable functional polymers
4.2. Structural and morphological characteristics
4.3. Physicochemical properties
4.4. Transformation technologies
4.5. Uses of biodegradable polymers and their potential applications
4.6. Conclusion
Chapter 5. Market, economic impact, and perspectives of eco-friendly polymers: biological, biodegradable, recyclable, and reusable polymers
5.1. An overview of the polymer market
5.2. Ecofriendly polymer market
5.3. Economic impact
5.4. Perspectives
5.5. Conclusions
Part II. Theoretical and experimental aspects in the design of eco-friendly polymers
Chapter 6. Polymer biosynthesis and biotransformations
6.1. Biosynthesis and biotransformations for obtaining bio-based monomers and polymers
6.2. Biosynthesis of biopolymers
6.3. Biotransformations of biopolymers
6.4. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 7. Eco-friendly composites and nanocomposites
7.1. Composites and nanocomposites
7.2. Classification of composites
7.3. Eco-friendly composites and nanocomposites
7.4. Natural polymer matrices and reinforcements used in eco-friendly composites
7.5. Chemical and physical treatments for the development of eco-friendly composites
7.6. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 8. Eco-friendly supramolecular systems: polymer geo- and biomimicry
8.1. Supramolecular systems: a fundamental approach and critical analysis
8.2. Eco-friendly supramolecular polymeric systems
8.3. Biomimicry: biomimetic supramolecular systems
8.4. Geomimicry: a bioinspired approach to the development of artificial soils
8.5. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 9. Eco-friendly hydrogels
9.1. Hydrogels: concepts and characteristics
9.2. Classification of hydrogels
9.3. Synthesis of hydrogels
9.4. Applications of hydrogels
9.5. Conclusions
Chapter 10. Eco-friendly chemical transformations: strategies and technologies based on green chemistry principles, click chemistry, and eco-sustainable development
10.1. Chemical transformations in the current environment
10.2. Definitions of green chemistry, click chemistry, and eco-sustainable development
10.3. Strategies and technologies based on the principles of green chemistry
10.4. Strategies and technologies based on the principles of click chemistry
10.5. Conclusions
Chapter 11. Eco-friendly particles, fibers, and surfaces
11.1. Particles, fibers, and surfaces: an overview
11.2. Polymer-based particles, fibers, and surfaces
11.3. Conclusions and remarks
Part III. Applications of eco-friendly functional polymers
Chapter 12. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in agriculture
12.1. An overview of current problems in agriculture
12.2. Functional polymers in agriculture
12.3. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 13. Functional and eco-friendly polymers for environmental applications
13.1. An overview of current problems in the environmental context
13.2. Functional polymers for environmental monitoring
13.3. Functional polymers for environmental remediation
13.4. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 14. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in food: edible polymers
14.1. Introduction: an overview of polymers in the food industry
14.2. Types of edible polymers according to composition
14.3. Applications
Chapter 15. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in structural applications
15.1. Functional polymers versus structural polymers: a conceptual approach
15.2. An overview of multifunctional structural polymers for technological applications
15.3. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 16. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in coatings and surfaces
16.1. General aspects about surface, coatings, and adhesion
16.2. Eco-friendly polymer surfaces and coatings
16.3. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 17. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in medical and biomedical applications
17.1. Polymer materials in medicine and biomedicine: a general overview
17.2. Biopolymer materials in biomedical applications
17.3. Antimicrobial surfaces and platforms
17.4. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 18. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in pharmaceutical applications
18.1. Pharmaceutical industry: an environmental look
18.2. Biopolymers in the pharmaceutical industry
18.3. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 19. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in textile applications
19.1. Background to the textile industry and advanced fiber applications
19.2. Eco-friendly polymer-based fibers
19.3. Conclusions
Part IV. Selected applications of eco-friendly functional polymers
Chapter 20. Passive sampler of organochloride compounds in water and air
20.1. Sampling of pollution in water and air: an overview
20.2. General context of organochloride contaminants
20.3. Brief description of accumulation of chemicals by passive samplers
20.4. Functional polymers using passive samplers
20.5. Factors involved in the capture process during passive sampling
20.6. Chemical analysis of passive samplers
20.7. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 21. Removal of emergent pollutants of waters
21.1. Emerging pollutants: an overview
21.2. Remediation of emerging contaminants in water
21.3. Removal of pharmaceuticals in water
21.4. Other emerging pollutants: nanomaterials, and metallic and metalloid ions
21.5. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 22. Polymer-based restoration of functional properties of degraded soils
22.1. Soil as a geomimetic model of new multifunctional materials
22.2. Hydrogels as artificial systems of microbial growth
22.3. Nanostructured hydrogels based on hybrid polymer–clay composites
22.4. Multi- and bio-functional hybrid polymer hydrogel geomimetics of soil particles
22.5. Conclusions
Chapter 23. Immunopharmacological control of blood and hemoderivatives
23.1. Bacteremia during blood storage: an overview
23.2. Starch-based hydrogels for the controlled release of nanostructured hybrid antibiotics
23.3. Functional materials with antibacterial properties for surface-contact pathogen inactivation
23.4. Antibacterial and nonhemolytic materials based on eco-friendly cationic polyurethanes
Chapter 24. Surface for spectral sensors in microbiological analysis
24.1. Introduction: polymer-based spectral sensors
24.2. Study of the mid-infrared vibrational spectrum of pathogenic bacterial biofilms: context and problematics
24.3. Methodological strategy
24.4. Results and discussion: analysis of bacterial biofilms by mid-IR spectroscopy
24.5. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 25. Separation of secondary metabolites and bioactive substances from agricultural residues
25.1. Introduction: from agricultural wastes to bioactive raw materials
25.2. Applications
25.3. Use of waste from wine industries
25.4. Conclusions
Chapter 26. Hydrogels for separation and delivery of antibacterial inorganic nanoparticles
26.1. Inorganic nanoparticles
26.2. Hydrogels for delivery of antibacterial inorganic nanoparticles
26.3. Development of hydrogels for massive synthesis of AgNPs
26.4. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 27. Polymeric supports for grown of beneficial microorganisms in agriculture
27.1. Sustainable agriculture: food security and conservation of the environment
27.2. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs)
27.3. Polymer-based bacterial inocula
27.4. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 28. Polymeric supports for growth of probiotic microorganisms
28.1. Microbiota and probiotics
28.2. Probiotics used for health and disease treatment
28.3. Biopolymers for the encapsulation of probiotic strains
28.4. Immobilization and encapsulation of probiotic strains
28.5. Conclusions and remarks
Chapter 29. Polymeric drug carriers against Helicobacter pylori
29.1. Introduction: microbiological characteristics of H. pylori and its importance in health
29.2. Polymers as carriers of anti-H. pylori drugs
29.3. Conclusions and remarks
Index

Manuel Palencia

Manuel Palencia is chemist of Universidad de Córdoba (Montería – Colombia) and Doctor in Science of Universidad de Concepción (Concepción – Chile). At present, He is a professor with the Department of Chemistry at the Universidad del Valle (Cali – Colombia) and Director of the Research Group in Science with Technological Applications (GI-CAT). He is co-author of two invention patents, three book chapters, and several research articles in the fields of polymers, nanotechnology, agricultural and environmental sciences and membrane systems, including aspects of analytical sciences and chemical-physics description of biosystems, macromolecules and hybrid materials for numerous applications. He has been invited speaker in several specialized events. In particular, he was one of the top 5 finalists for the 2018 Elsevier Foundation Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge with his project Biomass-plastic: Eco-friendly structural materials, and his project was chose to receive support for development and implementation from the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ICS3)

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Professor, Department of Chemistry of the Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Tulio A. Lerma

Tulio A. Lerma is chemist of Universidad del Valle (Cali – Colombia), Master in Chemistry and Candidate Doctor in Science of the same university. At the present, he is a researcher with both the Mindtech Research Group (Mindtech-RG) of Mindtech S.A.S., and the Research Group in Science with Technological Applications (GI-CAT) of Universidad del Valle. He is co-author of several research articles in the fields of polymers, nanotechnology, agricultural and environmental sciences, in particular, macromolecular systems, hybrid materials for sustainable environmental applications and geo- and biomimetic polymer systems.

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