Plastics and polymers

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of advances in properties, performance, and processing of lignocellulose fibre-reinforced composites.

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of advances in properties, performance, and processing of lignocellulose fibre-reinforced composites.

As researchers seek replacements for banned, ozone-depleting foaming agents, the authors of Thermoplastic Foam Processing: Principles and Development strive to develop a better understanding of foaming processes and find solutions for day-to-day practice.

Supramolecular polymers are a unique class of materials composed of monomeric units held together by reversible and highly directional secondary interactions.

Supramolecular polymers are a unique class of materials composed of monomeric units held together by reversible and highly directional secondary interactions.

This volume details the recent efforts of developing sustainable approaches to reclaim synthetic polymers and explore natural polymers in design production.

This volume details the recent efforts of developing sustainable approaches to reclaim synthetic polymers and explore natural polymers in design production.

Conducting Polymers and their Functionalization: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications offers a comprehensive guide on the synthesis techniques, characterization methods, functionalization approaches, and diverse applications of conducting polymers.

Polymer-supported organic catalysts are largely insoluble in most reaction solvents, which allows for easy recovery and recycling of the catalysts.

Polymer-supported organic catalysts are largely insoluble in most reaction solvents, which allows for easy recovery and recycling of the catalysts.

This work focuses on the factors critical to successful injection moulding, including knowledge of plastic materials and how they melt, the importance of mould design, the role of the screw, and the correct use of the controls of an injection moulding machine.

Biomaterials have become an integral part of medicine today, helping in healing and restoring functionality in people with injury or disease, especially for bone implants and drug delivery systems.

Biomaterials have become an integral part of medicine today, helping in healing and restoring functionality in people with injury or disease, especially for bone implants and drug delivery systems.

Physicochemical Properties of Chitosan-Based Materials in Multiple Phases: From Fundamentals to Biomedical, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Applications provides a comprehensive overview of structure diversity and versatile properties of chitosan while also summarizing the latest advancements and current applications of chitosan-based materials that are suitable for various purposes within pharmaceutics, biomedicine, chemical engineering, and environmental sciences.

Textile-Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerators: Advances and Perspectives reviews materials, fabrication methods, and applications of piezoelectric textile materials for smart wearable systems and portable electronic technologies.

Polybenzimidazoles (PBIs) represent a unique class of polymers with exceptional thermo-mechanical properties and chemical resistance suitable for a variety of applications.

Shape memory materials constitute a distinct category capable of recovering their original shape after deformation.

This book provides innovative and sustainable technologies for converting plastic waste into valuable resources.

Shape memory materials constitute a distinct category capable of recovering their original shape after deformation.

This book provides innovative and sustainable technologies for converting plastic waste into valuable resources.

This book explores the field of polymer science and engineering with coverage from foundational principles to cutting-edge advancements.

This book explores the field of polymer science and engineering with coverage from foundational principles to cutting-edge advancements.

Predictive Modeling in Polymer Science: Properties and Performance introduces the latest methods for predicting polymer properties and addressing cost-effectiveness and desirable properties for product design and production.

Redox-active polymers, which are known for their ability to undergo reversible redox reactions, are paving the way for more efficient and sustainable batteries, as well as revolutionary advances in medical devices.

Redox-active polymers, which are known for their ability to undergo reversible redox reactions, are paving the way for more efficient and sustainable batteries, as well as revolutionary advances in medical devices.

Lightweight Materials for Electric Vehicles serves as a comprehensive guide to the seamless integration of sustainable materials, advanced manufacturing techniques, and innovative solutions to tackle industry challenges.

Lightweight Materials for Electric Vehicles serves as a comprehensive guide to the seamless integration of sustainable materials, advanced manufacturing techniques, and innovative solutions to tackle industry challenges.

With growing environmental concerns and rising consumer demands for sustainable alternatives, industries are increasingly shifting toward eco-friendly materials.

With growing environmental concerns and rising consumer demands for sustainable alternatives, industries are increasingly shifting toward eco-friendly materials.

Biopolymer-Based Composites for Energy Storage and Generation covers the properties and performance of various biopolymers, examining their potential applications in batteries, supercapacitors, and solar cells, alongside considerations of their environmental impact, economic benefits, and associated challenges and limitations.

Based on the collaborative, interdisciplinary research project Shift-Plastics this book establish sustainable circular value chains for managing plastics in the fisheries and aquaculture industries, which are significant causes of ocean plastic pollution.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the use of nanotechnology in food preservation, food packaging, and the development of novel preservation methods.

Based on the collaborative, interdisciplinary research project Shift-Plastics this book establish sustainable circular value chains for managing plastics in the fisheries and aquaculture industries, which are significant causes of ocean plastic pollution.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the use of nanotechnology in food preservation, food packaging, and the development of novel preservation methods.

Cellulose Science and Technology: Recent Findings and Emerging Applications presents the latest research in cellulose materials, including properties, synthesis, characterization, and applications.

Cellulose Science and Technology: Recent Findings and Emerging Applications presents the latest research in cellulose materials, including properties, synthesis, characterization, and applications.

This volume focuses on the comprehensive discussion of the recent development toward the search for an alternative polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM), the associated challenges, and remedies to overcome the underlying practical issues.

This volume focuses on the comprehensive discussion of the recent development toward the search for an alternative polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM), the associated challenges, and remedies to overcome the underlying practical issues.

Polymer Micro and Nanocomposites for High Voltage Insulation: Properties and Applications covers the processing, fabrication, characterization, and resultant properties of polymer micro and nanocomposites for high voltage insulation applications.

This book focuses on different aspects of multicomponent fibers and polymeric systems, including multicomponent fibers, multicomponent micro/nanoparticles, and multicomponent composite materials.

This book focuses on different aspects of multicomponent fibers and polymeric systems, including multicomponent fibers, multicomponent micro/nanoparticles, and multicomponent composite materials.

Starch is one of the most widely available natural biomaterials and is commonly used in biodegradable packaging.

Polymer-clay nanocomposites have flame-retardant, antimicrobial, anticorrosion and self-healing properties, they are biocompatible and environmentally benign.

There is much interest in biodegradable polymers for different uses and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have potential applications in a broad range of areas from food packaging to biomedical applications.

The book provides a concise and practically-driven overview of fundamentals and current experimental practices in the field of characterization of modern polymer, biopolymer materials and related composites.

The second edition of Macromolecular Chemistry broadens into two areas: biomacromolecules, Volume 1 and polymers, Volume 2.

Engineered Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone Products by Microwave Techniques: Processing, Characterization, and Applications is an indispensable guide to customizing polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) properties through derivatization using microwave techniques.

Edible films and coatings can be environmentally friendly alternative materials serving as both food preservative and food packaging.

Rubber Materials: Fundamentals, Sustainability, and Applications provides a fresh perspective on the potential of rubber materials in the 21st century when our global society faces unprecedented challenges related to resource consumption, waste management, and environmental impact.