Polymers from Agricultural Coproducts (ACS Symposium Series)

By Marshall L. Fishman

Discusses the production of polymers from sustainable and renewable agricultural resources. Includes overviews discussing the rationale and economic prospects for producing various polymers from agricultural materials and the status of the technology used to produce degradable polymers. Reviews the characterization, synthesis, modification, and isolation of specific groups of polymers and polymeric materials, including starches, starch blends, composites, other polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, monosaccharides, polyamides, proteins, polyesters, and rubbers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0841230412
• ISBN13: 9780841230415
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"