| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Algae Based Polymers, Blends, and Composites; Algae Based Polymers, Blends, and Composites; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Editors; Foreword; Preface; 1 -- Algal-Based Biopolymers; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 APPLICATION AND PRODUCTION OF BIO-BASED POLYMERS; 1.2.1 APPLICATION AND PRODUCTION OF BIO-BASED POLYSACCHARIDES; 1.2.1.1 Polysaccharides Derived From Algae; 1.2.1.1.1 Agar; 1.2.1.1.2 Ulvan; 1.2.1.1.3 Galactan; 1.2.1.1.4 Fucan; 1.2.1.1.5 Alginates; 1.2.1.1.6 Agarose; 1.2.1.1.7 Carrageenans; 1.2.1.1.8 Calcium Spirulan; 1.2.1.1.9 Naviculan |
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1.2.1.2 Polysaccharides Derived From Plants1.2.1.2.1 Cellulose; 1.2.1.2.2 Starch; 1.2.1.2.3 Inulin; 1.2.1.2.4 Pectins; 1.2.1.3 Polysaccharides Derived From Animals; 1.2.1.4 Polysaccharides Derived From Microorganisms; 1.2.2 APPLICATION AND PRODUCTION OF BIO-BASED POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; 1.2.2.1 PHASCL (Short-Chain Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates); 1.2.2.2 PHAMCL (Medium-Chain Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates); 1.2.2.3 Rarer Polyhydroxyalkanoates; 1.2.3 APPLICATION AND PRODUCTION OF BIO-BASED PROTEINS AND POLY(AMINO ACID)S; 1.2.4 APPLICATION AND PRODUCTION OF BIO-BASED LIGNINS |
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1.2.5 APPLICATION AND PRODUCTION OF BIO-BASED MONOMERS1.2.5.1 Lactic Acid; 1.2.5.2 Succinic Acid; 1.2.5.3 1,3-Propanediol; 1.3 FUTURE PERSPECTIVE; REFERENCES; 2 -- Synthetic Materials and the Problems They Pose; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 PLASTIC DEBRIS; 2.2.1 AESTHETICS; 2.2.2 ENTANGLEMENT; 2.2.3 INGESTION OF PLASTICS; 2.2.4 THE THREATS FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION TO MARINE BIOTA; 2.3 IMPACTS OF PLASTICS ON AGRICULTURE; 2.4 SUBSTITUTE OF PLASTIC BAGS; 2.4.1 NATURAL FIBER BAGS; 2.4.2 BENEFITS AND ADVANTAGES OF JUTE BAGS; 2.4.3 BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAGS; 2.5 PYROLYSIS |
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2.6 BIODEGRADATION OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYOLEFINS2.6.1 POLYETHYLENE; 2.7 RECYCLING OF POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; 2.7.1 SOLVENT-ASSISTED GLYCOLYSIS; 2.7.2 CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; 2.8 RECYCLING OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; 2.8.1 CHEMICAL RECYCLING; 2.8.2 POLYVINYL CHLORIDE TO FUEL; 2.9 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS; REFERENCES; 3 -- Microalgae: A Promising Feedstock for Energy and High-Value Products; 3.1 MICROALGAE: POTENTIAL AND PROPERTIES; 3.2 MICROALGAE: POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK FOR BIOENERGY; 3.2.1 BIOALCOHOLS; 3.2.2 BIODIESEL; 3.2.3 BIOGAS; 3.2.4 BIOHYDROGEN |
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3.2.5 ADVANCED BIOFUELS3.3 BIOLOGICAL PIGMENTS AND MEDICINES; 3.4 BIOCHAR PRODUCTION; 3.5 AMINO ACIDS AND POULTRY FEED; REFERENCES; 4 -- Origin of Algae and Their Plastids; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 EVOLUTION OF OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PRIMARY ENDOSYMBIOSIS; 4.3 SECONDARY ENDOSYMBIOSIS; 4.3.1 EUGLENIDS; 4.3.2 CHLORARACHNIOPHYTES; 4.3.3 CRYPTOMONADS; 4.3.4 HAPTOPHYTES; 4.3.5 HETEROKONTS; 4.3.6 DINOFLAGELLATES; 4.3.7 APICOMPLEXA; 4.4 TERTIARY AND SERIAL SECONDARY ENDOSYMBIOSIS; 4.5 APICOMPLEXA AND DINOFLAGELLATES PLASTIDS; 4.6 CHARACTERISTICS AND PROPERTIES OF ALGAL STRAINS; 4.6.1 TYPES OF ALGAE |
| Summary |
Algae Based Polymers, Blends, and Composites: Chemistry, Biotechnology and Material Sciences offers considerable detail on the origin of algae, extraction of useful metabolites and major compounds from algal bio-mass, and the production and future prospects of sustainable polymers derived from algae, blends of algae, and algae based composites. Characterization methods and processing techniques for algae-based polymers and composites are discussed in detail, enabling researchers to apply the latest techniques to their own work. The conversion of bio-mass into high value chemicals, energy, and materials has ample financial and ecological importance, particularly in the era of declining petroleum reserves and global warming. Algae are an important source of biomass since they flourish rapidly and can be cultivated almost everywhere. At present the majority of naturally produced algal biomass is an unused resource and normally is left to decompose. Similarly, the use of this enormous underexploited biomass is mainly limited to food consumption and as bio-fertilizer. However, there is an opportunity here for materials scientists to explore its potential as a feedstock for the production of sustainable materials |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 11, 2017) |
| Subject |
Algae -- Biotechnology
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
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Algae -- Biotechnology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zia, Khalid Mahmood, editor
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Zuber, Mohammad, editor
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ʻAlī, Muḥammad, editor.
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| LC no. |
2017287783 |
| ISBN |
9780128123614 |
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0128123613 |
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