1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450151103321

Autore

Shabecoff Philip <1934->

Titolo

A fierce green fire [[electronic resource] ] : the American environmental movement / / Philip Shabecoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2003

ISBN

1-59726-759-7

1-4175-3910-0

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Disciplina

363.7/057/0973

Soggetti

Environmentalism - United States - History

Environmental policy - United States - History

Environmental protection - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-333) and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823215003321

Titolo

Renewable polymers : synthesis, processing, and technology / / edited by Vikas Mittal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley

Salem, Mass., : Scrivener, c2012

ISBN

9786613432308

9781283432306

1283432307

9781613448892

1613448899

9781118217672

1118217675

9781118217689

1118217683

9781118217696

1118217691

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 p.)

Classificazione

TEC009010

Altri autori (Persone)

MittalVikas

Disciplina

547/.7

Soggetti

Plant polymers - Biotechnology

Polymerization

Green technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Renewable Polymers: Synthesis, Processing, and Technology; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1. Polymers from Renewable Resources; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Naturally Renewable Methylene Butyrolactones; 1.3 Renewable Rosin Acid-Degradable Caprolactone Block Copolymers; 1.4 Plant Oils as Platform Chemicals for Polymer Synthesis; 1.5 Biosourced Stereocontrolled Polytriazoles; 1.6 Polymers from Naturally Occurring Monoterpene; 1.7 Polymerization of Biosourced 2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl Tiglate; 1.8 Oxypropylation of Rapeseed Cake Residue; 1.9 Copolymerization of Naturally Occurring Limonene



1.10 Polymerization of Lactides1.11 Nanocomposites Using Renewable Polymers; 1.12 Castor Oil Based Thermosets; References; 2. Design, Synthesis, Property, and Application of Plant Oil Polymers; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Triglyceride Polymers; 2.2.1 Formation and Copolymerization of Monoglycerides and Diglycerides; 2.2.2 Copolymerization of Fatty Acids; 2.2.3 Polymerization of Functionalized Triglycerides; 2.3 Summary; References; 3. Advances in Acid Mediated Polymerizations; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Problems Inherent to Cationic Olefin Polymerization

3.3 Progress Toward Cleaner Cationic Polymerizations3.3.1 Improvements Resulting from Initiator System Design; 3.3.1.1 Progress in Homogeneous Initiator Systems; 3.3.1.2 Developments in Heterogeneous Initiator Systems; 3.4 Environmental Benefits via New Process Conditions; 3.5 Cationic Polymerization of Monomers Derived from Renewable Resources; 3.6 Sustainable Synthesis of Monomers for Cationic Polymerization; References; 4. Olive Oil Wastewater as a Renewable Resource for Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates; 4.1 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Structure, Properties, and Applications

4.2 PHA Production Processes Employing Pure Microbial Cultures4.3 PHA Production Processes Employing Mixed Microbial Cultures; 4.3.1 The Acidogenic Fermentation Stage: Key Aspects; 4.3.2 The Mixed Microbial Culture (MMC) Selection Stage; 4.3.3 The PHA Accumulation Stage; 4.4. Olive Oil Mill Effluents (OMEs) as a Possible Feedstock for PHA Production; 4.4.1 Olive Oil Production; 4.4.2 Chemical and Physical Characteristic of OMEs; 4.4.3 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Alternatives; 4.4.4 Biological Wastewater Treatment; 4.5 OMEs as Feedstock for PHA Production; 4.6 Concluding Remarks

References5. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) for Production of Polymers from Renewable Resources; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP); 5.2.1 General Considerations; 5.2.2 Kinetics of ATRP; 5.2.3 Macromolecular Architecture; 5.2.4 Choice of Reaction Medium; 5.3 Synthetic Strategies to Develop Functional Material Based on Renewable Resources - Composition, Topologies and Functionalities; 5.3.1 Use of Functional Initiators; 5.3.2 Modified Processes; 5.4 Sustainable Sources for Monomers with a Potential for Making Novel Renewable Polymers

5.4.1 Plant Oil Derived Monomers -Fatty Acid Acrylates/Methacrylates

Sommario/riassunto

Presents the synthesis, technology and processing details of a large range of polymers derived from renewable resources  It has been a long-term desire to replace polymers from fossil fuels with the more environmentally friendly polymers generated from renewable resources. Now, with the recent advancements in synthesis technologies and the finding of new functional monomers, research in this field has shown strong potential in generating better property polymers from renewable resources. A text describing these advances in synthesis, processing, and technology of such pol