Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science
Natural Materials-Based Green Composites 2: Biomass
- 1st Edition - May 10, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Tariq Altalhi, Arwa Alrooqi, Inamuddin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 1 8 3 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 1 8 4 - 5
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Request a sales quoteGreen Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Natural Materials-Based Green Composites 2: Biomass deals with using biomass in the preparation of green composites and focuses on biomass from agro-industrial waste, geopolymers, natural gums, plants, green algae, etc. The book covers applications in allied areas such as energy and environment that process fuels and chemicals, wastewater treatment, coatings and catalysis. The book deals with a broad range of material types, including natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, particulate composites, fiberboard, wood fiber composites, and plywood composites that utilize natural, renewable, and biodegradable agricultural biomass.The book complements Natural Materials-based Green Composites 1: Plant Fibers that includes introductory information and various innovative applications of most important plant fiber-based materials such as wood fibers, vegetable fibers, jute fibers, stalk fibers, and hemp fibers.
- Focuses on the use of biomass for the preparation of green composites
- Discusses details about biomass from natural and industrial waste
- Provides an overview of the applicability of green composites
Post-graduate students and academic researchers in chemistry, polymer science and technology, and other interdisciplinary fields of science and technology such as chemical and materials synthesis industries
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter 1. Agro-industrial waste as fillers for green composites
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Agriculture wastes as fillers of green composites
- 3. Livestock wastes as fillers of green composites
- 4. Aquaculture wastes as fillers of green composites
- 5. Conclusion
- Chapter 2. Applications of guar gum composites
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Guar gum production
- 3. Applications of guar gum composites
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Production and characterization of green algae biomass for the application of mild steel corrosion protection
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Types of algae
- 3. Biochemical characteristics of algae
- 4. Microalgae metabolism
- 5. Microalgae cultivation system
- 6. Microalgae harvesting and lipid extraction
- 7. Application of microalgal lipid in anticorrosion efficacy of mild steel
- 8. Concluding remarks
- Chapter 4. Microbial plant material–degrading enzymes: catalysis and application
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Cellulases
- 3. Hemicellulases
- 4. Amylases
- 5. Ligninases
- 6. Proteases
- Chapter 5. Green Chemistry for the development of biomass conversion process into cellulose and bioethanol
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Extraction of cellulose
- 3. Bioethanol production
- 4. Conclusions
- Chapter 6. Potential of neem oil as source of biodiesel
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Indian government policy on biofuel
- 3. Neem (Azadirachta indica) in India
- 4. Neem bio-diesel method of production and its properties
- 5. Production and discharge attributes of engine powered by neem biodiesel
- 6. Economics of neem biodiesel
- 7. Conclusion
- 8. Future outcome
- Chapter 7. Green composite materials and their applications
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Fibers from waste
- 3. Green composite materials
- 4. Construction
- 5. Conclusions
- Chapter 8. Application of natural gums and their composites for the removal of pollutants from wastewater
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Several approaches for the water remediation
- 3. Advantages and challenges of using natural gums in the water remediation
- 4. Conclusions and future works
- Chapter 9. Protein-based composites and their applications
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Synthesis of protein composite materials
- 3. Characterization of protein composite materials
- 4. Applications of protein composite materials
- 5. Future prospects
- Chapter 10. Geopolymer cement-a green binding material
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Comparison of process, cost, and CO2 emission in Portland cement and geopolymer manufacture
- 3. Synthesis of geopolymer cement
- 4. Portland cement hydration and geopolymerization
- 5. Mix design of geopolymer
- 6. Models of geopolymers
- 7. Factors affecting geopolymerization
- 8. Characterization techniques
- 9. Geopolymer properties
- 10. Fire retardant properties
- 11. Geopolymer as an adsorbent
- 12. Future prospects
- 13. Conclusions
- Chapter 11. Lignin for the removal of heavy metals from water
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Adsorption
- 3. Membrane
- 4. Conclusion and future work
- Chapter 12. Animal fiber–based green composites
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Green composites based on animal fibers
- 3. Typical formulation of animal fiber–based composites
- 4. Natural polymer/raw materials and crosslinkers used in preparation of green composites
- 5. Fabrication of composites
- 6. Properties of animal fiber-based composites
- 7. Applications
- 8. Conclusion and future prospects
- Chapter 13. Synthesis and biological applications of heparin-based composites
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Anticancerous activity
- 3. Antiproliferative activity
- 4. Anticoagulant activity
- 5. Cardioprotective activity
- 6. Regenerative activity
- 7. Angiogenetic activity
- 8. Antibiofouling activity
- 9. Magnetic resonance imaging agents
- 10. Targeted/sustained drug release
- 11. Synthesis and stabilization of nanoparticles
- 12. Conclusions
- Chapter 14. Harmful effects of sugarcane vinasse on water bodies: conventional remediation technologies
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Harmful effects of sugarcane vinasse on water bodies: cases study
- 3. Remediation technologies of sugarcane vinasse
- 4. Alternatives developed or under development for reuse of sugarcane vinasse
- 5. Conclusion
- Chapter 15. Bioplastics from microbial and agricultural biomass
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Synthesis
- 3. Mechanisms
- 4. Microorganisms and additives used
- 5. Microbial mass
- 6. Agricultural mass
- 7. Bio-PET, Bio-PE, and Bio-PP
- 8. Environmental aspects
- 9. Conclusion and future aspects
- Chapter 16. Bioplastics from microbial and agricultural biomass
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Biodegradable polymers research
- 3. Classification of biodegradable polymers
- 4. Biopolymers directly extracted from biomass
- 5. Applications of cellulose
- 6. Starch
- 7. Poly(lactic acid)
- 8. Polyhydroxybutyrate
- 9. Applications of PHAs
- 10. Conclusion and future perspective
- Chapter 17. Bioplastic production from renewable biomass (seaweeds)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Biomass and its importance
- 3. Renewable biomass as a source
- 4. Bioplastic production from renewable biomass
- 5. Bioplastic advantages and disadvantages
- 6. Biodegradability of biomass-derived bioplastics
- 7. Conclusion and future perspectives
- Chapter 18. Bioplastic from microbial and agricultural biomass
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Bioplastics from bacteria
- 3. Bioplastics from fungi
- 4. Bioplastics from microalage/cynobacteria
- 5. Bioplastic from agricultural biomass/residue
- 6. Bioplastics from agricultural crops
- 7. Application of bioplastics
- 8. Conclusion
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 10, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 514
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323951838
- eBook ISBN: 9780323951845
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Tariq Altalhi
Dr. Tariq Altalhi is working as an associate professor at the Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia. He has coedited various scientific books. He has established key contacts with major industries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi ArabiaAA
Arwa Alrooqi
Mrs. Arwa Alrooqi is pursuing a Ph.D in Applied Chemistry and is working as Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia. Her Ph.D thesis title is “Smart Organic Semiconductors Materials”. She has published several research articles in the journals of international repute. She is actively involved in fundamental multidisciplinary research in the area of organic semiconductors and nanomaterials synthesis.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Baha University, Al Baha, Saudi ArabiaI
Inamuddin
Dr. Inamuddin is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry at the Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of several awards, including the Fast Track Young Scientist Award and the Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020, Aligarh Muslim University, India. He has published nearly 200 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and numerous edited books with well-known publishers.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaRead Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science on ScienceDirect