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The unique nanoscale properties of renewable biomaterials present valuable opportunities in the field of nanoscience and technology. Lignocellulosic biomass is an important industrial resource which can be used for the production of highly efficient and environmentally sustainable nanomaterials.
The Nanoscience and Technology of Renewable Biomaterials presents the latest advances in biomass nanotechnology, including leading research from academia and industry, as well as a future vision for the nanotechnology of forest products.
Topics covered include:
* A fundamental review of the relationship between nanotechnology and lignocellulosic biomass
* Characterization methods for biomass on the nanometer scale
* Cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin as nanoscopic biomaterials-physical features, chemical properties and potential nanoproducts
* Nanoscale surface engineering
* Renewable materials as scaffolds for tissue engineering
* Nanoscopically-controlled drug delivery
This book will be a valuable resource for chemists, chemical engineers, bioscience researchers and materials scientists who are interested in harnessing the nanotechnological features of renewable biomaterials.
List of contents
Chapter 1 - A Fundamental Review of the Relationships betweenNanotechnology and Lignocellulosic Biomass
Theodore H. Wegner and E. Philip Jones
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Use of Lignocellulosic-based Materials
1.3 Green Chemistry and Green Engineering
1.4 Nanotechnology
1.5 Nanotechnology-enabled Product Possibilities
1.6 Wood Nanodimensional Structure and Composition
1.7 Nanomanufacturing
1.8 Nanotechnology Health and Safety Issues
1.9 Instrumentation, Metrology, and Standards forNanotechnology
1.10 A Nanotechnology Agenda for the Forest ProductsIndustry
1.11 Forest Products Industry Technology Priorities
1.12 Nanotechnology Priority Areas to Meet the Needs of theForest Products Industry
1.13 Summary
References
2 Biogenesis of Cellulose Nanofibrils by a BiologicalNanomachine
Candace H. Haigler and Alison W. Roberts
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Background
2.3 CesA Protein is a Major Component of the Plant CSC
2.4 The Functional Operation of the CSC
2.5 Phylogenetic Analysis
2.5.1 Possible Functional Diversification of CS Proteins
2.6 Conclusion
References
3 Tools for the Characterization of Biomass at the NanometerScale
James F. Beecher, Christopher G. Hunt and J.Y. Zhu
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Water in Biomass
3.3 Measurement of Specific Biomass Properties
3.4 Microscopy and Spectroscopy
3.5 Summary
References
4 Tools to Probe Nanoscale Surface Phenomena in CelluloseThin Films: Applications in the Area of Adsorption andFriction
Junlong Song, Yan Li, Juan P. Hinestroza and Orlando J.Rojas
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Polyampholytes Applications in Fiber Modification
4.3 Cellulose Thin Films
4.4 Friction Phenomena in Cellulose Systems
4.5 Lubrication
4.6 Boundary Layer Lubrication
4.7 Techniques to Study Adsorption and Friction Phenomena
4.8 Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
4.9 Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM)
4.10 Application of SPR and QCM to Probe Adsorbed Films
4.11 Lateral Force Microscopy
4.12 Summary
Acknowledgements
References
5 Polyelectrolyte Multilayers for Fibre Engineering
Rikard Lingström, Erik Johansson and LarsWågberg
5.1 Background
5.2 The Formation of PEM on Wood Fibres
5.3 Formation of PEM with Different Polyelectrolytes and theProperties of the Layers Formed
5.4 Formation of PEM on Fibres
5.5 Influence of PEM on Properties of Fibre Networks
5.6 Influence of PEM on Adhesion Between Surfaces
5.7 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgements
References
6 Hemicelluloses at Interfaces: Some Aspects of theInteractions
Tekla Tammelin, Arja Paananen and MonikaÖsterberg
6.1 Overview
6.2 Introduction
6.3 Theoretical Basis for Interpreting QCM-D and AFM Data
6.4 Experimental
6.5 Results
6.6 Discussion
6.7 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
7 Lignin: Functional Biomaterial with Potential in SurfaceChemistry and Nanoscience
Shannon M. Notley and Magnus Norgren
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Lignin Synthesis and Structural Aspects
7.3 Isolation of Lignin from Wood, Pulp and Pulping Liquors
7.4 Solution Properties of Kraft Lignin
7.5 Surface Chemistry of Solid State Lignin
7.6 Lignin: Current and Future Uses
7.7 Concluding Remarks
References
8 Cellulose and Chitin as Nanoscopic Biomaterials
Jacob D. Goodrich, Deepanjan Bhattacharya and William T.Winter
8.1 Overview
8.2 Introduction
8.3 Preparation and Microscopic Characterization of Celluloseand Chitin Nanoparticles
8.4 NMR Characterization of Cellulose and ChitinNanoparticles
8.5 Chemical Modification of Cellulose and ChitinNanoparticles
8.6 Nanocomposite Properties
8.7 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
9 Bacterial Cellulose and its PolymericNanocomposites
Marie-Pierre G. Laborie
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Bacterial Cellulose: Biosynthesis and Basic Physical andMechanical Properties
9.3 BC Nanocomposites by i
About the author
Dr. Lucian A. Lucia is Associate Professor of Chemistry and
Dr. Orlando J Rojas is Associate Professor, both in the Wood And Paper Science Department at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
Summary
The unique nanoscale properties of renewable biomaterials present valuable opportunities in the field of nanoscience and technology. Lignocellulosic biomass is an important industrial resource which can be used for the production of highly efficient and environmentally sustainable nanomaterials.
