| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 166 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Smithers Rapra update
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Smithers Rapra update.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
9781847355843_Front Cover.pdf; 9781847355843_Content.pdf; Update on Polylactide Based Materials; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Polylactide; 1.2 Polymerisation; 1.3 Applications; 1.4 Polylactide and the Environment; References; 2 Developments in the Polymerisationof Polylactide-based Materials; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Polycondensation; 2.1.2 Ring-opening Polymerisation; 2.2 Polymerisation in Supercritical Fluids; 2.3 Biosynthesis of Polylactide; 2.3.1 Enzymes, Homogeneous Systems; 2.3.1.1 Enzyme-catalysed Ring-opening Polymerisation in Heterogeneous Systems. |
| Summary |
Polylactides are aliphatic polyesters derived from lactic acid, and various derivatives thereof, and are one of the most promising of polymers based on starting materials available from renewable resources. Materials based on these polymers are at the cutting edge of progress in sustainable materials science. This book provides an overview of the latest developments in a number of aspects of polylactice research. Chapters cover synthesis using novel catalysts and modified monomers, new copolymers, blends of polylactides with other polymers, stereocomplexes and nanocomposites. The information c. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Biodegradable plastics.
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Biodegradable plastics. |
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Polymers.
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Polymers. |
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Polymeric composites.
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Polymeric composites. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Finne-Wistrand, Anna.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hakkarainen, Minna. Update on polyactide based materials. London : Smithers Rapra, 2011 184735582X (OCoLC)703374678 |
| ISBN |
9781847355843 (electronic book) |
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1847355846 (electronic book) |
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184735582X |
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9781847355829 |
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