Handbook of bionanocomposites : green and sustainable materials

"For the past few years, advanced bionanocomposite materials continue to be increasingly popular and important for a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. In the race to exploit the unique mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of bionanocomposite materials, researchers must also address new challenges to predict, understand, and manage the potentially adverse effects they could have on the environment and human lives. This book focuses on recent developments in the field of green biopolymers and nanomaterials, especially bionanostructured materials and bionanocomposites. The synthesis and characterization of bionanomaterials, as well as their incorporation into polymer matrixes, and their biological applications are discussed in detail. Highlights include a detailed discussion of bionanostructured material and bionanocomposite synthesis, food packing reviews, water remediation, heavy metal ion adsorption from wastewater, and other industrial applications. The book is aimed at beginners in this field, in addition to advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students of materials science and researchers working in the field of bionanocomposites, nanotechnology, and analytical chemistry, especially those with an interest in materials for analytical applications."--Provided by publisher. Read more... Abstract: "For the past few years, advanced bionanocomposite materials continue to be increasingly popular and important for a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. In the race to exploit the unique mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of bionanocomposite materials, researchers must also address new challenges to predict, understand, and manage the potentially adverse effects they could have on the environment and human lives. This book focuses on recent developments in the field of green biopolymers and nanomaterials, especially bionanostructured materials and bionanocomposites. The synthesis and characterization of bionanomaterials, as well as their incorporation into polymer matrixes, and their biological applications are discussed in detail. Highlights include a detailed discussion of bionanostructured material and bionanocomposite synthesis, food packing reviews, water remediation, heavy metal ion adsorption from wastewater, and other industrial applications. The book is aimed at beginners in this field, in addition to advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students of materials science and researchers working in the field of bionanocomposites, nanotechnology, and analytical chemistry, especially those with an interest in materials for analytical applications."--Provided by publisher La 4ème de couverture indique : "Advanced bionanocomposite materials continue to be increasingly popular and are important for a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. In the race to exploit the unique mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of bionanocomposite materials, researchers need to address new challenges in predicting, understanding, and managing the potentially adverse effects these materials could have on the environment and human life. This book focuses on the fundamentals of bionanostructured materials and bionanocomposites. It deals with some recent developments in the synthesis and characterization of bionanomaterials as well as their incorporation into polymer matrixes. The biological applications of bionanomaterials are also discussed in detail, along with the synthesis of bionanostructured materials and bionanocomposites, reviews of food packing, water remediation, heavy metal ion adsorption from wastewaters, and other industrial applications. This book is aimed at beginners in this field as well as advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students of materials science and researchers working in the fields of bionanocomposites, nanotechnology, and analytical chemistry, especially those with an interest in materials for analytical applications."