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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583480903321

Titolo

Algae based polymers, blends, and composites : chemistry, biotechnology and materials science / / edited by Khalid Mahmood Zia, Mohammad Zuber, Muḥammad Ali

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Elsevier, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-12-812361-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (740 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

660.62

Soggetti

Algae - Biotechnology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Algal-based biopolymers -- Synthetic materials and the problems they pose -- Microalgae: a promising feedstock for energy and high value products -- Origin of algae and their plastids --  Algae-based biologically active compounds -- Production and processing of algal biomass -- Algae biotechnology: a green light for engineered algae -- A biorefinery processing perspective for the production of polymers -- Blends of algae with natural polymers --

Algae-based polyurathane blends and composites -- Algae as alternative biomaterial for biobased polyesters  -- Algae-based polyolefins -- Chlorella-based composites -- Alginate blends of poly(vinyl alcohol) and Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) for higher Physicomechanical properties: rationale of making heteropolymers --  Alginate-poly(ethylene) Glycol and poly(ethylene) oxide blend Materials --  Alginate-based hybrid nanocomposite materials --  Characterization techniques for Algae-based materials -- Processing Techniques of algae-based materials --  Future prospects of algae-based materials.