1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820561203321

Autore

Fink Johannes Karl

Titolo

The chemistry of bio-based polymers / / Johannes Karl Fink ; cover design by Russell Richardson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Salem, Massachusetts : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-83728-2

1-118-83721-5

1-118-83726-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Classificazione

TEC009010

Disciplina

620.1/92323

Soggetti

Biodegradable plastics

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

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 An Overview of Methods and Standards; 1.1 History of Biodegradable Plastics; 1.2 Green Chemistry; 1.2.1 Genetic Engineering; 1.3 Commercial Situation; 1.4 Environmental Situation; 1.4.1 Problems with Biobased Composites; 1.4.2 Biodegradation; 1.5 Properties of Biodegradable Polymers; 1.6 Special Methods of Synthesis; 1.6.1 Conventional Methods; 1.6.2 Click Chemistry; 1.6.3 Enzymatic Polymerization; 1.6.4 Chemoenzymatic Polymerization; 1.6.5 Vine-twining Polymerization; 1.6.6 Bacterial Synthesis; 1.7 Biodegradability Standards

1.7.1 Guidelines for the Development of Standards1.7.2 Specifications for Compostable Plastics; 1.7.3 Ultimate Anaerobic Biodegradability; 1.7.4 Aerobic Biodegradability; 1.7.5 Biodegradability of Plastics in Sea water; 1.8 Test of the Biological Origin; References; Part I Bio-based Polymers Degradation and Chemistry; 2 Vinyl Based Polymers; 2.1 Polyolefins; 2.1.1 Degradability; 2.1.2 Degradation Mechanism; 2.1.3 Pro-degradants; 2.2 Poly(styrene) Elastomers; 2.3 Poly(vinyl alcohol); 2.3.1 Plasticized Compositions; 2.3.2 Hydrogels; 2.4 Poly(vinyl butyral)

2.4.1 Blends with Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)2.4.2 Blends with Poly(lactic acid); 2.4.3 Paper coatings; 2.4.4 Fibers; 2.4.5 Membranes; 2.4.6 Solar Cells; 2.4.7 Adhesive for Safety Glass; References; 3 Acid and Lactone



Polymers; 3.1 Poly(lactic acid); 3.1.1 Production Processes for Poly(lactic acid); 3.1.2 Surface Modification of Fibers; 3.1.3 Influence of Fabrication Methods and Kenaf Fiber Length; 3.1.4 Kenaf fibers for Reinforcement of PP; 3.1.5 Reinforced Composites; 3.1.6 Laminated Composites from Kenaf Fiber; 3.1.7 Copolyesters; 3.1.8 Transparent Crystalline Poly(lactic acid)

3.1.9 Laminated Biocomposites3.2 Poly(glycolic acid)s; 3.2.1 Glycolic acid; 3.2.2 Polymers, Copolymers, and Blends; 3.2.3 Condensation Polymer of Glycerol; 3.3 Butyrolactone-based Vinyl Monomers; 3.3.1 Tulipalin A; 3.3.2 α-Methylene-γ-valerolactone; 3.4 Poly(caprolactone); References; 4 Ester and Amide Polymers; 4.1 Poly(ester)s; 4.1.1 Methyl-10-undecenoate; 4.1.2 Poly(butylene adipate) Copolyesters; 4.1.3 Poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s; 4.1.4 Poly(hydroxybutyrate); 4.1.5 Poly(hydroxyvalerate); 4.1.6 Poly(3-hydroxyhexanoic acid); 4.1.7 Poly(β-hydroxyoctanoate); 4.1.8 Poly(γ-glutamic acid)

4.1.9 Poly(butylene succinate)4.1.10 Dianhydrohexitols based Polymers; 4.1.11 Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyesters; 4.1.12 Succinate Based Polyesters; 4.1.13 Sebacate Based Polyesters; 4.1.14 Unsaturated Polyesters; 4.1.15 Sulfonated Polyesters; 4.2 Plant oil-based Biopolymers; 4.2.1 Plant Oils with Acrylic Moities; 4.2.2 Plant Oils with Phosphorus Moities; 4.2.3 Vanillin Based Monomers; 4.2.4 Vegetable oil Thermosets; 4.3 Poly(amide)s; 4.3.1 Soy Based Bio-plastic and Chopped Industrial Hemp; 4.3.2 Soy bean based Composites; References; 5 Carbohydrate Related Polymers; 5.1 Starch

5.1.1 Starch Modification

Sommario/riassunto

"Because of the recent explosion of interdisciplinary research in renewable polymers, the knowledge base is scattered and it is now timely to have an overview from a respected chemist and successful author. The book focuses on biopolymers as well as low molecular compounds that can be synthesized from renewable polymers. After introducing general aspects of the field, the subsequent chapters then look at the chemistry of biodegradable polymeric types sorted by their chemical compounds, including the synthesis of low molecular compounds.  The factors influencing degradation and biodegradation of polymers for food packaging in various environments is detailed at length. The medical applications covered concentrate on controlled drug delivery, temporary prostheses, and scaffolds for tissue engineering. The author then turns his attention to renewable resources for fabricating biofuels and argues for localized biorefineries as biomass feedstocks are more efficiently handled locally"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA990002048850403321

Titolo

Integrated control in citrus orchards : sampling methodology and threshold for intervention against the principal phytophagous pest : proceedings of the E.C. Experts' Meeting, "Integrated control in citrus : comparison of results achieved by applying a standardized methodology" : Siniscola, Muravera, 20-22 October 1982 / edit. by R. Cavalloro, R. Prota

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Luxembourg, : Commission of the European Communities, 1983

ISBN

92-825-3505-3

Descrizione fisica

63 p. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

595.7

Locazione

FAGBC

Collocazione

B ENT 600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Francese

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In testa al front.: Commission of the European Communities, Agriculture. In French, Italian or English; with conclusions in French, Italian and English



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965642303321

Titolo

Nationalisms and politics in Turkey : political Islam, Kemalism, and the Kurdish issue / / edited by Marlies Casier and Joost Jongerden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-93867-2

1-282-78138-3

9786612781384

0-203-84706-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; ; 26

Altri autori (Persone)

CasierMarlies

JongerdenJoost

Disciplina

320.5409561

Soggetti

Kurds - Turkey - Social conditions

Nationalism - Turkey

Islam and politics - Turkey

Turkey Politics and government 1980-

Turkey Ethnic relations Political aspects

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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Political Islam and Turkey's Secularist-Nationalist Project; 1 Turkey's present ancien régime and the Justice and Development Party; 2 Democratization, clashing narratives, and 'Twin Tolerations' between Islamic-Conservative and Pro-Secular Actors; 3 'Nationalist' reconstructions in the light of disappearing borders; Part II: Facing the Kurdish issue; 4 The Kurdish question in Turkey: Denial to recognition; 5 Turgut Özal and the Kurdish question

6 The Justice and Development Party and the Kurdish questionPart III: Challenging the state; 7 Born from the Left: The making of the PKK; 8 The PKK in the 2000s: Continuity through breaks?; Part IV: Calling upon Turkey: Agents of long-distance nationalism; 9 Constructing communities in the Turkish diaspora: A quest for politics; 10 Bringing



the organization back in: Pro-Kurdish protest in Europe; 11 The Politics of solidarity: The Kurdish question in the European Parliament; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines some of the most pressing issues facing the Turkish political establishment, in particular the issues of political Islam, and Kurdish and Turkish nationalisms. The authors explore the rationales of the main political actors in Turkey in order to increase our understanding of the ongoing debates over the secularist character of the Turkish Republic and over Turkey's longstanding Kurdish issue.Original contributions from respected scholars in the field of Turkish and Kurdish studies provide us with many insights into the social and political fabric of Turkey, explori