Preface xix
About the Editors xxi
1 Carbon Fibers from Sustainable Resources 1
Rafael de Avila Delucis, Veronica Maria de Araujo Calado, Jose Roberto Moraes d'Almeida and Sandro Campos Amico
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Lignin and Other Sustainable Resources 3
1.3 Carbon Fibers from Lignin 9
1.4 Carbon Fibers from Other Sustainable Resources 12
1.5 Concluding Remarks 15
References 15
2 Polylactic Acid Composites and Composite Foams Based on Natural Fibers 25
A.A. Pérez-Fonseca, H. Teymoorzadeh, J.R. Robledo-Ortíz, R. González-Nuñez and D. Rodrigue
2.1 Introduction 25
2.2 PLA-Natural Fibers Composites 27
2.3 PLA Composite Foams with Natural Fibers 36
2.4 Thermal Annealing of PLA Composites 51
2.5 Conclusions 55
References 55
3 Microcrystalline Cellulose and Related Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Properties 61
Djalal Trache
3.1 Introduction 61
3.2 Cellulose: Structure and Sources 63
3.3 Microcrystalline Cellulose 66
3.4 Characterization and Properties of Microcrystalline Cellulose 72
3.5 MCC-based Composites 78
3.6 Application of Composite Materials Based on MCC 83
3.7 Conclusions 84
Acknowledgments 85
References 85
4 Tannin-Based Foams: The Innovative Material for Insulation Purposes 93
Gianluca Tondi and Alexander Petutschnigg
4.1 First Tannin Foams and Their Characterization 93
4.2 Formulation and Process Modifications 96
4.3 Composite Materials: Tannin-based Panels 100
4.4 Conclusions 102
References 102
5 Renewable Feedstock Vanillin-Derived Polymer and Composites: Structure Property Relationship 107
G. Madhumitha, Selvaraj Mohana Roopan, D. Devi Priya and G. Elango
5.1 Introduction 107
5.2 Vanillin Production 109
5.3 Some Common Applications of Vanillin 111
5.4 Vanillin-Derived Polymers 112
5.5 Vanillin-based Composites 119
5.6 Applications of Vanillin-based Polymers and Composites 121
5.7 Conclusion 124
References 125
6 Biomass-Based Formaldehyde-Free Bio-Resin for Wood Panel Process 129
Xiaobin Zhao
6.1 Introduction 129
6.1.1 Wood Composite 129
6.1.2 Biomass-based Adhesives 130
6.2 Market Analysis of Biomass Based Adhesives 130
6.3 Bio-based Adhesive Formulations 131
6.4 Cambond Biomass Based Adhesives 135
6.5 Bio-composites Based on Cambond Bio-Resin 142
6.6 Final Remarks 145
7 Bio-Derived Adhesives and Matrix Polymers for Composites 151
Mariusz ¿. Mami¿ski and Renata Toczy¿owska-Mami¿ska
7.1 Introduction 151
7.2 Glycerol 152
7.3 Tannins 156
7.4 Lignin 159
7.5 Polysaccharides 165
7.6 Proteins 170
7.7 Oils 175
7.8 Microorganism-produced biopolymers 177
8 Silk Biocomposites: Structure and Chemistry 189
Alexander Morin, Mahdi Pahlevan and Parvez Alam
8.1 Introduction 189
8.2 Spider Silk Protein 189
8.3 Bombyx Mori Silk 195
8.4 Silk Biocomposites: Applications 205
9 Isolation and Characterisation of Water Soluble Polysaccharide from Colocasia esculenta Tubers 221
Harshal Ashok Pawar, Pritam Dinesh Choudhary and Amit Jagannath Gavasane
9.1 Introduction 221
9.2 Materials and Methods 224
9.3 Results and Discussion 230
9.4 Conclusions 238
Acknowledgements 238
References 238
10 Bio-based Fillers for Environmentally Friendly Composites 243
Thabang H. Mokhothu and Maya J. John
10.1 Introduction 243
10.2 Bio-based Fillers/Reinforcements 244
10.3 Bio-based Fillers Reinforced Biopolymer Composites 255
10.4 Applications of Bio-based Composites 261
10.5 Summary 262
References 264
11 Keratin-based Materials in Biotechnology 271
Hafiz M. N. Iqbal and Tajalli Keshavarz
11.1 Introduction 271
11.2 Biopolymers 273
11.3 Classification of Biopolymers 273
11.4 Occurrence and Physicochemical Properties of Keratin 274
11.5 Keratin-based Biomaterials 276
11.6 Bio-composites 276
11.7 Properties of Bio-composites for Bio-medical Applications 278
11.8 Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications 280
11.9 Potential Applications 281
11.10 Concluding Remarks 284
References 284
12 Pineapple Leaf Fiber: A High Potential Reinforcement for Green Rubber and Plastic Composites 289
Taweechai Amornsakchai
12.1 Introduction 289
12.2 Structure of Pineapple Leaf and Pineapple Leaf Fiber 292
12.3 Conventional Methods of Fiber Extraction 293
12.4 The Novel Mechanical Grinding Method 293
12.5 Potential Applications of PALF as Reinforcement for Polymer Matrix Composites 298
12.6 Concluding Remarks 304
Acknowledgements 305
References 305
13 Insights into the Structure of Proteins Adsorbed onto Bioactive Glasses 309
Klára Magyari, Adriana Vulpoi and Lucian Baia
13.1 Introduction 309
13.2 Bioactive Glasses as Renewable Materials 310
13.3 Proteins Structure 313
13.4 Suitable Methods for Proteins Investigation 315
13.5 Interaction of Protein with Bioactive Glasses 320
13.6 Summary 330
Acknowledgements 331
14 Effect of Filler Properties on the Antioxidant Response of Thermoplastic Starch Composites 337
Tomy J. Gutiérrez, Paula González Seligra, Carolina Medina Jaramillo, Lucía Famá and Silvia Goyanes
14.1 Introduction 337
14.2 Starch-based Nanocomposites 338
14.3 Regulatory Aspect 355
14.4 Conclusions and Outlook 357
Acknowledgements 358
15 Preparation and Application of the Composite from Chitosan 371
Chen Yu
15.1 Introduction 371
15.2 Composites from Chitosan and Natural Polymers 372
15.3 Composites from Chitosan and Synthetic Polymers 380
15.4 Composites from Chitosan and Biomacromolecules 388
15.5 Composites from Chitosan and Inorganic Components 394
15.6 Composites from Chitosan and Carbon Materials 409
Acknowledgments 420
16 Overview on Synthesis of Magnetic Bio Char from Discarded Agricultural Biomass 435
Manoj Tripathi, N.M. Mubarak, J.N. Sahu and P.Ganesan
16.1 Introduction 436
16.2 Magnetic Bio Char 437
16.3 Synthesis of Magnetic Bio Char 438
16.4 Characteristics of Magnetic Bio Char 447
16.5 Applications of Magnetic Bio Char 450
16.6 Challenges and Future Scope of Magnetic Bio Char 452
16.7 Summary 452
Acknowledgement 454
17 Polyurethanes Foams from Bio-Based and Recycled Components 461
S.Gaidukovs, U.Cabulis and G.Gaidukova
17.1 Introduction 461
17.2 Experiments 464
17.3 Results and Discussion 467
Conclusions 478
References 479
18 Biodegradable Polymers for Protein and Peptide Therapeutics: Next Generation Delivery Systems 455
Sathish Dyawanapelly, Nishant Kumar Jain, Sindhu KR, Maruthi Prassana and Akhilesh Vikram Singh
18.1 Introduction 456
18.2 Protein Therapeutics and Their Challenges 456
18.3 Biodegradable Polymers for Conjugation 459
18.4 PEGylated Protein Therapeutics 460
18.5 Glycosylation of Proteins 470
18.6 Polyglycerols (PG)-Protein Conjugates 480
18.7 Dendrimer-Protein Conjugates 481
18.8 HESylation of Proteins 485
18.9 Dextran-Protein Conjugates 487
18.10 Dextrin-Protein Conjugates 494
18.11 Hyaluronic Acid (HA)-Protein Conjugates 496
18.12 Some Other Polymer-Protein Conjugates 503
18.13 PASylation 503
18.14 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 504
Abbreviations 504
References 507
