Introduction to renewable biomaterials : first principles and concepts /
edited by Ali Ayoub and Lucian A. Lucia.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fundamental biochemical and biotechnological principles of biomass growth & use / Dr. Manfred Kircher -- Fundamental science and applications for biomaterials / Ali Ayoub, Lucian Lucia -- Conversion technologies / Maurycy Daroch -- Characterization methods and techniques / Noppadon Sathitsuksano, Scott Renneckar -- Introduction to life cycle assessment and decision making applied to forest biomaterials / Jesse Daystar, Richard Venditti -- First principles of pretreatment and cracking biomass to fundamental building blocks / Amir Daraei Garmakhany and Somayeh Sheykhnazari -- Green route to prepare renewable polyesters from monomers : enzymatic polymerization / Toufik Naolou -- Oil-based and bio-derived thermoplastic polymer blends and composites / Alessia Quitadamo, Valerie Massardier and Marco Valente.