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Author:   Niranjan Karak (Advanced Polymer and Nanomaterial Laboratory (APNL), Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9780857097101

ISBN 10:   0857097105
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   10 July 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Author contact details List of abbreviations and symbols Dedication Preface Acknowlegement Chapter 1: Fundamentals of polymers Abstract: 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Classification 1.3 Raw materials for polymers 1.4 Polymerisation process 1.5 Polymerisation techniques 1.6 Modifications 1.7 Characterisation 1.8 Structure and properties 1.9 Additives and processing 1.10 Applications 1.11 Future Challenges for polymers 1.12 Revision questions Chapter 2: Biodegradable polymers Abstract: 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Definition of biodegradable polymers 2.3 Background 2.4 Classification 2.5 Factors affecting biodegradation 2.6 Approaches to biodegradable polymers 2.7 Biopolymers 2.8 Mechanisms of biodegradation 2.9 Biodegradation testing methods 2.10 Applications 2.11 Current status and future trends 2.12 Revision questions Chapter 3: Vegetable oils and their derivatives Abstract: 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Classification 3.3 Extraction 3.4 Purification 3.5 Storage 3.6 Characterisation 3.7 Structure and properties 3.8 Vegetable oils used in industry and research and development 3.9 Industrial oleochemicals 3.10 Applications 3.11 Revision questions Chapter 4: Vegetable oil-based polyesters Abstract: 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Classification 4.3 Raw materials 4.4 Preparation or resinification 4.5 Modification 4.6 Characterisation 4.7 Structure and properties 4.8 Applications 4.9 Revision questions Chapter 5: Vegetable oil-based poly(ester amide)s Abstract: 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Materials and methods 5.3 Preparation or resinification 5.4 Modification 5.5 Curing 5.6 Characterisation 5.7 Structure and properties 5.8 Applications 5.9 Revision questions Chapter 6: Vegetable oil-based polyurethanes Abstract: 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Classification 6.3 Materials and methods 6.4 Preparation techniques 6.5 Modification 6.6 Characterisation 6.7 Structure and properties 6.8 Applications 6.9 Revision questions Chapter 7: Vegetable oil-based epoxies Abstract: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Classification 7.3 Materials and methods 7.4 Modifications 7.5 Curing 7.6 Characterisation 7.7 Structure and properties 7.8 Applications 7.9 Revision questions Chapter 8: Polyamides, polyolefins and other vegetable oil-based polymers Abstract: 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Materials and methods 8.3 Engineering polymers 8.4 Addition polymers 8.5 Structure and properties 8.6 Applications 8.7 Revision questions Chapter 9: Vegetable oil-based hyperbranched polymers Abstract: 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Comparison with conventional polymers 9.3 Preparative methodology 9.4 Modification 9.5 Characterisation 9.6 Structure and properties 9.7 Applications 9.8 Future trends and challenges 9.9 Revision questions Chapter 10: Vegetable oil-based polymer composites Abstract: 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Classification 10.3 Materials and methods 10.4 Testing and analysis 10.5 Performance of composites 10.6 Varieties of vegetable oil-based polymer composites 10.7 Applications 10.8 Concluding remarks 10.9 Revision questions Chapter 11: Vegetable oil-based polymer nanocomposites Abstract: 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Significance 11.3 Classification 11.4 Comparison with conventional polymer composites 11.5 Nanomaterials 11.6 Preparative methodologies 11.7 Characterisation 11.8 Properties 11.9 Varieties of vegetable oil-based polymer nanocomposites 11.10 Applications 11.11 Concluding remarks 11.12 Revision questions Index

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Niranjan Karak is Professor of Polymer Science and Technology and Head of the Chemical Sciences Department at Tezpur University, India. He has published over 87 research papers, two books and two chapters in two edited books, and also regularly acts as a reviewer for many international polymer journals.

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