Polymers from Agricultural Coproducts (Acs Symposium Series,) [Hardcover]

Marshall L. Fishman (Editor), Robert B. Friedman (Editor), Samuel J. Huang (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0841230412 | ISBN-13: 978-0841230415 | Publication Date: May 5, 1994

Discusses the production of polymers from sustainable and renewable agricultural resources. Includes overviews discussing the rationale and economic prospects for producing various polymers from agricultural materials and the status of the technology used to produce degradable polymers. Reviews the characterization, synthesis, modification, and isolation of specific groups of polymers and polymeric materials, including starches, starch blends, composites, other polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, monosaccharides, polyamides, proteins, polyesters, and rubbers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 262 pages
• Publisher: American Chemical Society (May 5, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0841230412
• ISBN-13: 978-0841230415
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
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This review is from: Polymers from Agricultural Coproducts (Acs Symposium Series,) (Hardcover)

for the last several years there has been a growing consensus among the industrialized nations of the world of the need for research to convert underutilized cultural into new uses that add value to agricultural commodities. It is projected that new use research will provide new markets for low value agricultural commodities. Also the research could enhance rural development because new industries may seek to locate close to the supply of newly developed raw materials. Furthermore, new use research that reduces crop surpluses will reduce land set aside by the governments, thereby releasing tax dollars for other programs. These resources are also needed as sources of energy. Moreover, many of the newly developed materials will replace materials that degrade slowly when composted. Many of the biopolymers derived from agricultural commodities often biodegrade rapidly when composted.
This book has well past the symposium upon which it was based was assembled to gather together leading scientists and technologists working in the field of polymers derived from agricultural materials.