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Emerging Sustainable and Renewable Composites
This edited volume presents a comprehensive discussion of emerging sustainable and renewable composites from tropical fibres and provides an in-depth analysis of their prospective applications as replacements for conventional petroleum-based packaging and the challenges regarding this. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the development and characterization of sustainable and renewable composites from fibres such as sugar palm, kenaf, sisal, curau, and coir. They will also learn about new potential materials from such fibres and their potential use in various nanoelectronics applications. Each chapter provides recent insight from some of the field’s most prominent industry a...
Plant Tuber and Root-Based Biocomposites
Plant Tuber and Root-based Biocomposites: Development, Characterization, and Applications discusses the latest advances in this important research field. The book details novel tuber and root-based materials individually and covers their manufacturing, characterization, and applications. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental properties of these materials to address challenges and opportunities for industrial commercialization in the future. Various applications in food, medicine, textiles, biofuel, pulp, and paper-making industries, as well as bioenergy, packaging, and automotive, are covered. - Covers the latest advances in the application of bio-based feedstocks (tubers/root fibers) for ma...
Nanocellulose-Reinforced Thermoplastic Starch Composites
Starch biopolymer reinforced with nanocellulose has the potential to replace conventional petroleum-based packaging. The book covers new materials for food packaging applications and the opportunities and challenges of bionanocomposites. It discusses environmental aspects of biobased packaging, socio-economic impact, life cycle cost analysis, market and consumers perceptions and preferences. Covers development and characterization of various starch biopolymer reinforced with nanocellulose. Includes chapters from leading industrial and academic experts who present cutting-edge research. Includes case studies on biobased packaging.
Nanomedicine for Bioactives
Nanotechnology is opening up new avenues in all scientific and technological fields. Among the novel applications, bioactives and nutraceuticals are fast-growing areas of nano research for better healthcare solutions. A variety of nanoformulations, such as polymeric nanoparticles, nanocapsules, nanoemulsions, transferosomes and ethosomes, liposomes, lipospheres, and lipid polymer hybrid nanoparticles have proved valuable in bioactive delivery and food materials. Further, new herbal drugs and nutraceuticals are reported to have remarkable advantages over conventional formulations of plant actives and extracts, including enhanced solubility, bioavailability, multiple drug delivery, greater stability, sustained delivery, improved tissue macrophage distribution, protection from toxicity, enhancement of pharmacological activity and protection from physical and chemical degradation. This book focuses on the advanced nanomaterials that are utilized for the encapsulation of nutrients/vitamin/phytoconstituents, as well as their other healthcare benefits.
Nanofillers for Sustainable Applications
Nanofillers for Sustainable Applications provides an in-depth review of the wide-ranging applications of nanofillers. It explores both synthetic and natural nanofillers and focuses on their use as reinforcement and active fillers in composite structures. Covering various aspects of nanofillers, including synthesis methods, characteristics, properties, and compatibility, this book highlights the potential of nanofillers as functional materials for different applications and offers a collection of comparative studies to showcase their efficacy. It emphasizes sustainability, intelligent design, and high-end applications in fields such as packaging, pulp and paper, aerospace, automotive, medicin...
Bioplastics for Sustainable Development
This book provides the latest information on bioplastics and biodegradable plastics. The initial chapters introduce readers to the various sources and substrates for the synthesis of bioplastics and biodegradable plastics, and explain their general structure, physio-chemical properties and classification. In turn, the book discusses innovative methods for the production of bioplastics at the industrial level and for the microbial production of bioplastics. It highlights the processes that are involved in the conversion of agro-industrial waste into bioplastics, while also summarizing the mechanisms of biodegradation in bioplastics. The book addresses a range of biotechnological applications of bioplastics such as in agriculture, food packaging and pharmaceutical industry, as well as biomedical applications.
Biopolymers
Sustainable and green eco-friendly remediation technologies to tackle environmental issues are currently being developed. This book covers advancements and achievements in the application of tailored biopolymers for green environmental pollution remediation technologies. It covers plant-based and animal sourced biopolymers, composites and biopolymer-based membrane technology. This book covers all the chapters in the form of a review which gives a comprehensive outlook on each of the topics covered in the chapters, thus quite useful for graduates, researchers and academicians.
Handbook of Bioplastics and Biocomposites Engineering Applications
Handbook of Bioplastics and Biocomposites Engineering Applications The 2nd edition of this successful Handbook explores the extensive and growing applications made with bioplastics and biocomposites for the packaging, automotive, biomedical, and construction industries. Bioplastics are materials that are being researched as a possible replacement for petroleum-based traditional plastics to make them more environmentally friendly. They are made from renewable resources and may be naturally recycled through biological processes, conserving natural resources and reducing CO2 emissions. The 30 chapters in the Handbook of Bioplastics and Biocomposites Engineering Applications discuss a wide range...
Food Process Engineering and Technology
This book focuses on novel technologies related to food processing technology and engineering. It also focuses on food safety, quality and management, the scope of the Internet of Things (IoT) in food processing and its management, bioengineering tools for crop improvement in agriculture, recent innovations in food packaging, nanotechnology in food processing, and the nutritional health benefits of food. 3D printed food, an interesting and increasingly popular concept among the public today, is a meal prepared through an automated additive process using 3D food printers. This book is a ready reference for food researchers, students, and industry professionals. The book updates the current scenario of food processing technology and engineering for readers from agriculture and its allied fields including students and researchers of food science and technology, dairy science and technology, packaging industry, people working in food safety organisations, and researchers in the field of nanotechnology.
Biopolymer Composites
Biopolymer Composites covers a wide range of materials used in biocomposite products, from biopolymer, wood fiber, wood, and non-wood species. It discusses the preparation of the material, processing and end applications, and also reviews wood quality improvement through different types of treatments.
