Polymer Science

Natural Polymers
Perspectives and Applications for a Green Approach

Editors: Jissy Jacob
Fernando Gomes, PhD
Józef T. Haponiuk, PhD
Nandakumar Kalarikkal, PhD
Sabu Thomas, PhD, DSc, FRSC

Natural Polymers

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: March 2022
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781771889605
E-Book ISBN: 9781003130765
Pages: 336 w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Notes: 12 color and 127 b/w illustrations

This new volume, Natural Polymers: Perspectives and Applications for a Green Approach, covers the synthesis, characterizations, and properties of natural polymeric systems, including their morphology, structure, and dynamics. It also introduces the most recent innovations and applications of natural polymers and their composites in the food, construction, electronics, biomedical, pharmaceutical, and engineering industries.

Natural polymers provide a striking substitute for various applications as compared to synthetic polymers obtained from petrochemicals because they are biocompatible, biodegradable, and easily available and fall within the budget of many industries. The applications of natural polymers in pharmaceutical industries are large in comparison to synthetic polymers and are also wide in scope in the food and cosmetic industries. This new volume provides the information needed to design new applications for natural polymers.

This book is a valuable reference for researchers, academicians, chemists, pharmacists, researchers, scientists, industrialists dealing with applications of natural polymers and people working in field of natural polymers.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Polymeric Composites and Microplastics: Regulatory and Toxicological Perspectives
V. P. Sharma

2. Natural Polymers: Applications, Biocompatibility, and Toxicity
N. S. Remya

3. Development of Bio-Composites from Industrial Discarded Fruit Fibers
J. S. Binoj, R. Edwin Raj, and N. Manikandan

4. Characteristics and Prospects of Controlled Release of Fertilizers Using Natural Polymers and Hydrogels
Neetha John

5. Chitosan Biopolymer for 3D Printing: A Comprehensive Review
Dhileep Kumar Jayashankar, Sachin Sean Gupta, Rajkumar Velu, and Arunkumar Jayakumar

6. Potential Applications of Chitosan-Based Sorbents in the Nuclear Industry: A Review
Anupkumar Bhaskarapillai

7. Spray-Dried Chitosan and Alginate Micro-Particles for Application in Hemorrhage Control
Srikant Suman, Sandarbh Kumar, Ritvesh Gupta, Akhil Bhimireddy, and Devendra Verma

8. High Intensity Ultrasonication (HIU) Effect on Sunn Hemp Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composite: A Physico-Chemical Treatment Towards Fiber
Chinmayee Dash, Asim Das, and Dillip Kumar Bisoyi

9. Tribological Behavior of Coconut Shell–Fly Ash–Epoxy Hybrid Composites: An Investigation
Bibhu Prasad Ganthia, Maitri Mallick, Sushree Sasmita, Kaushik Utkal, and Ipsita Mohanty

10. Cellulose Acetate-Tio2 Based Nanocomposite Flexible Films for Photochromic Applications
T. Radhika

11. Effect of Thermal Treatment on Structure and Properties of Plasticized Starch–PVA Blend Films
Subramaniam Radhakrishnan, Swapnil Thorat, Anagha Khare, and Malhar B.Kulkarni

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Jissy Jacob
Research Scholar, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

Jissy Jacob is a research scholar at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. She has expertise in polymer chemistry. Her research interests are in the field of biopolymer-based nanocomposites for food packaging application. She works towards the development of mesoporous materials from sustainable resources via green synthesis processes and fabrication of several biopolymer composites with improved mechanical, thermal, and gas barrier properties.

Fernando Gomes, PhD
Associate Professor, Biopolymers and Sensors Lab, Macromolecules Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fernando Gomes, PhD, is Associate Professor at the Biopolymers and Sensors Lab at the Macromolecules Institute of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He coordinated research projects with support from government sponsoring agencies, published over 130 scientific articles, several books, and almost 200 scientific papers. He has been involved with several conferences on natural polymers, biopolymers and biomaterials in leadership roles.

Józef T. Haponiuk, PhD
Professor and Head, Department of Polymer Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

Józef T. Haponiuk, PhD, has been Head of the Polymers Technology Department at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Gda?sk University of Technology since 2006. His special scientific interests include polyurethane chemistry and processing, polymer and rubber recycling, biopolymers, the use of biomass-derived raw materials in polymer technology, polymer composites, and nanocomposites. Dr. Haponiuk is the author or co-author of over 300 original scientific papers, including 90 published papers in periodicals from the JCR list, editor and co-author of monographs in international publications (Elsevier, Apple Academic Press, Royal Society of Chemistry), and creator of 11 granted patents and 25 patent applications. Professor Haponiuk is a valued academic teacher in the field of polymers chemistry and engineering. He has supervised 12 PhD theses.

Nandakumar Kalarikkal, PhD
Director, School of Pure and Applied Physics and International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Nandakumar Kalarikkal, PhD, is Director of School of Pure and Applied Physics and International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He is the recipient of research fellowships and associateships from prestigious organizations and has collaborated with national and international scientific institutions in India, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada, and Australia. He is the co-author/author of several book chapters, scientific papers, and invited presentations.

Sabu Thomas, PhD, DSc, FRSC
Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University; Founder Director and Professor, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Kottayam, India

Sabu Tomas, PhD, DSc, FRSC, is Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and the Founder Director and Professor of International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, India, where he is also a professor of polymer science and engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences. Professor Thomas received a Honoris Causa DSc from the University of South Brittany and University of Lorraine, France, along with many other honors and awards. A prolific author, he has published over 1000 peer-reviewed research papers, reviews, and book chapters. He has co-edited 150 books, and he holds 15 patents.




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