Vegetable Oil-Based Polymers
Properties, Processing and Applications
- 1st Edition - July 10, 2012
- Latest edition
- Author: Niranjan Karak
- Language: English
The growing need to find a sustainable, environmentally-friendly replacement for petroleum-based materials is fuelling the development of bio-based polymers from renewable… Read more
The growing need to find a sustainable, environmentally-friendly replacement for petroleum-based materials is fuelling the development of bio-based polymers from renewable resources. Amongst the most promising of these are vegetable oil-based polymeric materials. Vegetable oil-based polymers provides a comprehensive review of the research in this important field.
After an introduction to classification and polymerization, Vegetable oil-based polymers goes on to review the factors involved in polymer biodegradation. The extraction, purification and application of vegetable oils are then explored, along with vegetable oil-based polyesters and poly(ester amide)s, polyurethanes and epoxies. The book then reviews polyamides, polyolefins and vegetable oil-based hyperbranched polymers. It concludes with an analysis of vegetable oil-based polymer composites and polymer nanocomposites.
Vegetable oil-based polymers is an indispensable guide for all those involved in the research and development of biopolymers as well as the wide range of industries looking for more sustainable polymer materials.
After an introduction to classification and polymerization, Vegetable oil-based polymers goes on to review the factors involved in polymer biodegradation. The extraction, purification and application of vegetable oils are then explored, along with vegetable oil-based polyesters and poly(ester amide)s, polyurethanes and epoxies. The book then reviews polyamides, polyolefins and vegetable oil-based hyperbranched polymers. It concludes with an analysis of vegetable oil-based polymer composites and polymer nanocomposites.
Vegetable oil-based polymers is an indispensable guide for all those involved in the research and development of biopolymers as well as the wide range of industries looking for more sustainable polymer materials.
- Provides a comprehensive review of recent research in the area of vegetable oil-based polymeric materials
- Discusses vegetable oils and their derivatives, biodegradable polymers and the fundamentals of polymers
- Explores the extraction, purification and application of vegetable oils, along with vegetable oil-based polyesters and poly(ester amide)s, polyurethanes and epoxies
Scientists and designers in industry; R&D professionals; Students and academics in the fields such as chemical sciences, materials science, environmental science
Author contact details
List of abbreviations and symbols
Dedication
Preface
Acknowlegement
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of polymers
Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Classification
1.3 Raw materials for polymers
1.4 Polymerisation process
1.5 Polymerisation techniques
1.6 Modifications
1.7 Characterisation
1.8 Structure and properties
1.9 Additives and processing
1.10 Applications
1.11 Future Challenges for polymers
1.12 Revision questions
Chapter 2: Biodegradable polymers
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Definition of biodegradable polymers
2.3 Background
2.4 Classification
2.5 Factors affecting biodegradation
2.6 Approaches to biodegradable polymers
2.7 Biopolymers
2.8 Mechanisms of biodegradation
2.9 Biodegradation testing methods
2.10 Applications
2.11 Current status and future trends
2.12 Revision questions
Chapter 3: Vegetable oils and their derivatives
Abstract:
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Classification
3.3 Extraction
3.4 Purification
3.5 Storage
3.6 Characterisation
3.7 Structure and properties
3.8 Vegetable oils used in industry and research and development
3.9 Industrial oleochemicals
3.10 Applications
3.11 Revision questions
Chapter 4: Vegetable oil-based polyesters
Abstract:
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Classification
4.3 Raw materials
4.4 Preparation or resinification
4.5 Modification
4.6 Characterisation
4.7 Structure and properties
4.8 Applications
4.9 Revision questions
Chapter 5: Vegetable oil-based poly(ester amide)s
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Materials and methods
5.3 Preparation or resinification
5.4 Modification
5.5 Curing
5.6 Characterisation
5.7 Structure and properties
5.8 Applications
5.9 Revision questions
Chapter 6: Vegetable oil-based polyurethanes
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Classification
6.3 Materials and methods
6.4 Preparation techniques
6.5 Modification
6.6 Characterisation
6.7 Structure and properties
6.8 Applications
6.9 Revision questions
Chapter 7: Vegetable oil-based epoxies
Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Classification
7.3 Materials and methods
7.4 Modifications
7.5 Curing
7.6 Characterisation
7.7 Structure and properties
7.8 Applications
7.9 Revision questions
Chapter 8: Polyamides, polyolefins and other vegetable oil-based polymers
Abstract:
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Materials and methods
8.3 Engineering polymers
8.4 Addition polymers
8.5 Structure and properties
8.6 Applications
8.7 Revision questions
Chapter 9: Vegetable oil-based hyperbranched polymers
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Comparison with conventional polymers
9.3 Preparative methodology
9.4 Modification
9.5 Characterisation
9.6 Structure and properties
9.7 Applications
9.8 Future trends and challenges
9.9 Revision questions
Chapter 10: Vegetable oil-based polymer composites
Abstract:
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Classification
10.3 Materials and methods
10.4 Testing and analysis
10.5 Performance of composites
10.6 Varieties of vegetable oil-based polymer composites
10.7 Applications
10.8 Concluding remarks
10.9 Revision questions
Chapter 11: Vegetable oil-based polymer nanocomposites
Abstract:
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Significance
11.3 Classification
11.4 Comparison with conventional polymer composites
11.5 Nanomaterials
11.6 Preparative methodologies
11.7 Characterisation
11.8 Properties
11.9 Varieties of vegetable oil-based polymer nanocomposites
11.10 Applications
11.11 Concluding remarks
11.12 Revision questions
Index
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- Published: July 10, 2012
- Language: English
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Niranjan Karak
Niranjan Karak is Professor of Polymer Science and Technology and Head of the Chemical Sciences Department at Tezpur University, India. He has published over 87 research papers, two books and two chapters in two edited books, and also regularly acts as a reviewer for many international polymer journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Advanced Polymer and Nanomaterial Laboratory (APNL), Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, IndiaRead Vegetable Oil-Based Polymers on ScienceDirect