Bio-based plastics : materials and applications

Bio-Based Plastics Materials and Applications gives a detailed insight on the various applications and uses of bio-based plastics highlighting the significance of such materials for the future use, looking at and realizing the relevance of bio-materials in the future due to the adverse effects of the materials currently in use. It provides the readers with the required information on the bio-based plastics and the related aspects on the importance of such plastics in the present world. This book also discusses about introduction to bio-based plastics, plastics made of starch, cellulose acetate and its application, chitin and chitosan, arboform and its processing and lactic acids and lipids. Cover Title Page Copyright ABOUT THE EDITOR TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures List of Tables Preface Chapter 1 Introduction to Bio-based Plastic: Materials and Applications 1.1 Introducing Bio-Based Plastics 1.2 Recovery And Production of Bioplastics 1.3 Market For Bio-Based Plastics 1.4 Impact of Bio-Based Plastics on Current Recycling of Plastics 1.5 Bio Based Plastics and Their Environmental Impact 1.6 Future Trends of Bio-Based Plastics References Chapter 2 Starch Filled Plastics and Modifications 2.1 What Are Starch Based Plastics? 2.2 Starch Plastics (Thermoplastic Starch) 2.3 Bio-Plastics From Starch Based Food Crops 2.4 Starch-Polymer Composite 2.5 Preparation of Biodegradable Plastic Films From Tuber and Root Starches 2.6 Structure And Properties of Starch-Based Plastics 2.7 Modified Starch & Starch-Based Plastics 2.8 Applications of Starch-Based Biodegradable Polymers 2.9 Starch-Filled Plastics Options For Automation 2.10 Influence of Starch Oxidization And Modification on Interfacial Interaction, Rheological Behavior, And Properties of Poly (Propylene Carbonate)/Starch Blends 2.11 Starch-Based Plastic Blends From Reactive Extrusion 2.12 Starch Filled Plastics: The Future of Sustainable Packaging References Chapter 3 Cellulose and Cellulose Acetate: Bio-based Plastics 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Cellulose Fibers 3.3 Degradation of Cellulose Acetate-Based Materials 3.4 Synthesis of Bioplastic-Based Renewable Cellulose Acetate 3.5 Biodegradable Plastic Material Derived From Cellulose Acetate And Relative End Products 3.6 A Need For More Sustainable Raw Materials From Healthcare, Construction, Food And Coatings For Cellulose Based Plastics References Chapter 4 Chitin and Chitosan 4.1 Introduction 4.2 What Is Chitin and Chitosan? 4.3 Chitin 4.4 Chitosan 4.5 Chemical Structure And Properties 4.6 Chitin Biosynthesis References Chapter 5 ARBOFORM and the Processing 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Lignin Modification And Lignin-Based Surfactant 5.3 Lignin-Polymer Composites 5.4 Green Composites: Versatile Material For Future 5.5 Arboform And Its Processing 5.6 Mechanical Properties 5.7 Carbonization Of Hot-Pressed Arboform ®-Mixtures 5.8 Lignin-Based Composites In Photocatalysis 5.9 Innovative Aspects (Environmental, Social, Economic) References Chapter 6 BioPlastics from Lipids 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Lipids: Definition, Classification And Functions 6.3 Bacteria as Sources of (Commercial) Lipids 6.4 Bacterial Lipid Producers 6.5 Biosynthesis of Lipids 6.6 Metabolic Engineering of Lipids 6.7 Vegetable Oil-Based Polymers: Synthesis and Applications 6.8 Lipid-Based Edible Films References Chapter 7 Lactic Acids and Crystallization for Bio-Based Plastics 7.1 Introduction 7.2 What is Pla, And What Is It Utilized For? 7.3 Manufacturing of Pla 7.4 Pla Degradability, Biodegradability, and Recyclability 7.5 Advantages And Disadvantages of Pla 7.6 What Materials Can Be Made With Pla? 7.7 Overall Crystallization Kinetics 7.8 Materials, Processing And Experimental 7.9 Conclusion References Chapter 8 Sustainability of Bio Materials 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Defining A Sustainable Bio-Based Plastic 8.3 Principles For Sustainable Biomaterials 8.4 Bioplastics Spectrum And Environmental Impact of Bio-Based Materials 8.5 Feedstock 8.6 Relationship Between Bioplastics And Sustainability 8.7 Bioplastics Offer A More Sustainable Future 8.8 Creating Sustainable Plastics 8.9 Facing The Contradictions of Plastics 8.10 Plastics At Play In Consumer Lifestyles References Index Back Cover Provides insight on the various applications and uses of bio-based plastics, highlighting the significance of such materials for future use, looking at and realizing the relevance of bio-materials in the future due to the adverse effects of the materials currently in use.