Livre Bio-Based Polymers And Composites
This book addresses the cost-effective utilization of many common crop plants to make high performance, engineered materials. Such plants produce Oils, Proteins, Polysaccharides and Fibers which can be converted to plastics, adhesives and composite materials. The steps toward the sustainable development of bio-based materials involve (a) Biotechnology of plants, (b) Plant Growth, (c) Plant Processing, (d) Plant Utilization and (e) ...