Biopolymers and Their Industrial Applications: From Plant, Animal, and Marine Sources, to Functional Products

Author:   Sabu Thomas (Professor, School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, India) ,  Sreeraj Gopi, PhD (Co-Founder and Director of Molecules Food solutions Pvt Ltd, Zingon Naturals Pvt Ltd.) ,  Augustine Amalraj, PhD (Molecules Food Solutions Private Limited)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
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9780128192405


Pages:   398
Publication Date:   06 November 2020
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Author:   Sabu Thomas (Professor, School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, India) ,  Sreeraj Gopi, PhD (Co-Founder and Director of Molecules Food solutions Pvt Ltd, Zingon Naturals Pvt Ltd.) ,  Augustine Amalraj, PhD (Molecules Food Solutions Private Limited)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9780128192405


ISBN 10:   0128192402
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   06 November 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Overview of biopolymers: Resources, demands, sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) modeling and simulation 2. Biopolymers and their classifications 3. Isolation and physicochemical characterization of biopolymers 4. Methodologies for selecting biopolymers and their characteristic features for various industrial applications 5. Biopolymer blends and composites: Processing technologies and their properties for industrial applications 6. Biopolymers in food and nutraceutical industries 7. Biopolymers and their role in medicinal and pharmaceutical applications 8. Biopolymers in textile industries 9. Biopolymers: Applications in cosmeceutical industries 10. Biodegradable polymers as packaging materials 11. Biopolymers in the automotive and adhesive industries 12. Biopolymers: Opportunities and challenges for 3D-printing 13. Biopolymer composites in super capacitor and energy storage devices 14. Biopolymers in environmental applications: Industrial waste water treatment 15. Advantages of biopolymers over synthetic polymers: Social, economic and environmental aspects

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Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France. Dr. Sreeraj Gopi is the Co-Founder and Director of Molecules Food solutions Pvt Ltd, Zingon Naturals Pvt Ltd. He was the Chief Scientist at Plant Lipids Pvt Ltd. and Chief Scientific Officer at Aurea Biolabs Pvt Ltd., He has also served as an adjunct professor at universities including Stockholm University, Sweden, Siberian Federal University, Russia, and Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He completed his doctorate in organic chemistry and nanotechnology, and nano drug delivery working in the area of natural products, isolation, and biological activities. He published more than 175 international articles and filed more than 75 patents, in the US and Europe. At Plant Lipids, he developed many innovative products and technologies, and is responsible for driving the research team to excellence, as well as, implementing new projects, presenting scientific seminars to various customers. He was listed world's top 2% scientist list by Standford University. Dr. Augustine Amalraj is currently working as a Senior Scientist in the Department of Research and Development at Molecules Food Solutions Private Limited, Koratty, Thrissur, Kerala, India. He was worked as a Deputy Manager in the Department of Research and Development at Plant Lipids Private Limited and Aurea Biolabs Private Limited, Cochin, India. He obtained his Doctoral degree in Chemistry from Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu, India. His research interests are in applied chemistry, food chemistry, natural product chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemosensors, and polymer and nanocomposite materials. He has published more than 60 research articles in international journals, as well as 22 book chapters, co-edited 10 books and filed 3 patents. He was listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world by Stanford University.

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