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Informationen zum Autor Visakh P.M. (MSc, MPhil, PhD) is a prolific editor with more than 16 books to his name. He isworking as a postdoc doc. researcher at the Department of Ecology and Basic Safety, Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), Tomsk, Russia. He obtained his PhD, MPhil and MSc degreases from School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. His research interests include: polymer nanocomposites, bio-nanocomposites, rubber-based nanocomposites, fire retardant polymers, and liquid crystalline polymers and silicon sensors Sigrid LÜFTL, PhD , worked for more than 13 years at the Vienna University of Technology as a research associate. She was in charge of failure analyses and degradation studies of polymers. Further, she gave courses in specialty polymers and biocompatible materials. In 2016 she founded her own company IWILL. Currently, based on the experience gathered during her work at the university she teaches students for instance how to deal with learning difficulties or how to write a scientific thesis. Moreover, she is the author and co-author of several scientific publications and editor of two books. Klappentext Biodegradable polymers have experienced a growing interest in recent years for applications in packaging, agriculture, automotive, medicine, and other areas. One of the drivers for this development is the great quantity of synthetic plastic discarded improperly in the environment. Therefore, R&D in industry and in academic research centers, search for materials that are reprocessable and biodegradable. This unique book comprises 12 chapters written by subject specialists and is a state-of-the-art look at all types of polyethylene-based biocomposites and bionanocomposites. It includes deep discussion on the preparation, characterisation and applications of composites and nanocomposites of polyethylene-based biomaterials such as cellulose, chitin, starch, soy protein, PLA, casein, hemicellulose, PHA and bacterial cellulose. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xv 1 Polyethylene-based Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites: State-of-the-Art, New Challenges and Opportunities 1 Sigrid Luftl and Visakh. P. M. 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 History of the Synthesis of Polyethylene: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Chemicals 5 1.3 Commercial Significance of PE and Bio(nano) Composites 8 1.4 State-of-the-Art 10 1.5 Preparation Methods for Nanocomposites and Bionanocomposites 28 1.6 Environmental Concerns with Regard to Nanoparticles 29 1.7 Challenges and Opportunities 30 References 31 2 Polyethylene/Chitin-based Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites 43 Meriem Fardioui, Abou El Kacem Qaiss and Rachid Bouhfid 2.1 Introduction 43 2.2 Preparation of Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites 45 2.3 Characterization of Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites 50 2.4 Applications 62 2.5 Conclusions and Perspectives 64 References 65 3 Polyethylene/Starch-based Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites 69 Yasaman Ganji 3.1 Introduction 69 3.2 Polyethylene/Starch-based Composite 70 3.3 Conclusion 91 Abbreviations 92 References 93 4 Polyethylene/Soy Protein-based Biocomposites: Properties, Applications, Challenges and Opportunities 99 H. Ismail, S. T. Sam and K. M. Chin 4.1 Introduction 99 4.2 Processing of Soy Protein 101 4.3 Effect of Different Compatibilizers on Polyethylene/Soy Protein-based Biocomposites 102 4.4 Opportunity and Challenges 161 References 163 5 Polyethylene/Hemicellulose-based Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites 167 K. Sudhakar, N. Naryana Reddy, K. Madhusudhana Rao, S. J. Moloi, A. Babul Reddy and E. Rotimi Sadiku 5.1 Introduct...
