Advanced Green Materials
Fabrication, Characterization and Applications of Biopolymers and Biocomposites
Woodhead Publishing in Materials Series

Coordinator: Ahmed Shakeel

Language: English

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Advanced Green Materials: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications of Biopolymers and Biocomposites looks at their extraction, purification, modification, and processing for various industrial, biomedical, pharmaceutical, and construction applications. The book comprehensively summarizes recent technical research accomplishments in natural materials and discusses various aspects of natural materials from a chemistry/engineering point of view. The book is unique with contributions from experts working on hybrid biopolymers and bio- composites, bioactive and biodegradable materials, bio-inert polymers and composites, natural polymer and composites, and metallic natural materials. The book will be a useful reference for scientists, academicians, research scholars, and biotechnologists.

Advanced biocomposite materials continue to become increasingly popular and important for a broad range of different science and engineering applications. In the race to exploit the unique mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of these materials, researchers must also address new challenges to predict, understand, and manage the potentially adverse effects they could have on the environment and human lives. The book describes recent developments and applications of biopolymers and biocomposites for applications in various industrial fields. Chapters include original research and the latest reviews in similar fields. Biopolymers and biocomposites occupy an exceptional position in the exciting new world of novel biomaterials. Considering their sustainability, non-toxic properties, and their ability to have tailored properties and functions, they should be considered as a smart candidate in the advancement of biomaterials technology.

Section I: Fabrication of Biopolymers and Bio-composites 1. Introduction to advanced green materials 2. Processing of advanced green materials 3. Characterization of advanced green materials

Section II: Engineering of Biopolymers and Bio-composites 4. Biopolymers, biocomposites and its types 5. Fabrication and characterization of Chitosan based green materials 6. Fabrication and characterization of cellulose based green materials 7. Fabrication and characterization of carrageenan based green materials 8. Fabrication and characterization of starch based green materials 9. Fabrication and characterization of alginate based green materials 10. Fabrication and characterization of PVA based green materials 11. Fabrication and characterization of Polylactic acid based green materials

Section III: Surface Chemistry of Biopolymers and Bio-composites 12. Methods of engineering of biopolymers and biocomposites

Section IV: Hybrid Biopolymers and Bio-composites 13. physical and chemical modification of biopolymers and biocomposites

Section V: Bioactive and biodegradable materials 14. Hybrid biopolymers and biocomposites and their impact

Section VI: Bio-inert polymers and composites 15. Fabrication of bio-active and biodegradable materials-its impact

Section VII: Natural polymer and composites: advanced applications 16. Development and processing of bio-inert polymers and composites

Section VIII: Biopolymers and Bio-composites for Environment 17. Advanced applications of natural materials in biomedical applications 18. Advanced applications of green materials in environmental applications 19. Advanced applications of green materials in electrical and electronic applications 20. Advanced applications of green materials in construction applications 21. Advanced applications of green materials in energy applications 22. Advanced applications of green materials in catalysis applications 23. Advanced applications of green materials in food industry applications

Section IX: Cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of natural materials 24. Advanced applications of green materials in removal of heavy metals 25. Advanced applications of green materials in organic dyes 26. Advanced applications of green materials in detection of contaminants in environment 27. Cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of advanced green materials

Section X: Future of Biopolymers and Bio-composites 28. Future prospects for advanced green materials

Academic and industrial researchers working in the field of biopolymers, biocomposites, bionanocomposites, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, nanochemistry, chemistry, environmental and materials science.

Dr. Shakeel Ahmed is an assistant professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, at the Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment.
  • Covers all types of biopolymers and advanced industrial applications, from packaging to biomedical therapeutics
  • Discusses the shift from research to industrial large-scale application of biopolymers and biocomposites
  • Emphasizes new strategic trends, such as bio-based and biodegradable additives for bioplastics, PHAs, new lignin-based biopolymers, and new polymers based on terpenes and biosensor applications