Environmentally Friendly Polymers and Polymer Composites

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: active compounds; active containers; agro-waste residues; almond shell flour (ASF); anti-apoptotic activity; anti-oxidant; antifungal activity; Arboform; bacterial cellulose; binary blends; bio-based polymers; biocomposites; biodegradable polyesters; biodegradable polymers; bioplastics manufacturing; biopolymer blends; biosustainability; blends; cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL); chitin; chitosan (CS); circular economy; compatibilization; compatibilizers; composite materials; composites characterization; compostable plastics; crab shell; dendrimer; diatomaceous earth; electron microscopy; epoxidized oil; flammability; food packaging; gelation; graphene oxide; green composites; high impact polystyrene; hybrid resin; maleinized linseed oil; maleinized linseed oil MLO; mechanical behavior; mechanical properties; nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA); natural additives and fillers; natural fibre (NF); natural fillers; natural reinforcement; natural rubber; non-uniformities; Origanum majorana L. essential oil; Parkinson’s disease (PD); PCL; pectin; PHB; PHBV; Phytophthora infestans; PLA; poly (lactic acid) (PLA); poly(butylene succinate) (PBS); poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA); poly(lactic acid); polymer mixtures; polymer‒matrix composites (PMCs); polypropylene; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; reinforcing; Research and information: general; reverse micelle; rice husk; rotenone; shape memory behaviour; size selection; sodium alginate; spherical microgels; thermal stability; thermomechanical; toughness; TPS; waste valorization; wood plastic composites
• ISBN: 9783036500362; 3036500367; 3036500375; 9783036500379
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-0037-9

Continuous research advances have been observed in the field of environmentally-friendly polymers and polymer composites due to the dependence of polymers on fossil fuels and the sustainability issues related to plastic wastes. This book compiles the most recent research works in biopolymers, their blends and composites, and the use of natural additives, such as vegetable oils and other renewable and waste-derived liquids, with their marked environmental efficiency devoted to developing novel sustainable materials. Therefore, Environmentally Friendly Polymers and Polymer Composites provides an overview to scientists of the potential of these environmentally friendly materials and helps engineers to apply these new materials for industrial purposes.