Natural Fibers, Plastics and Composites
Natural Fibers, Plastics and Composites deals with plant and animal derived natural fibers, natural composite matrix materials and biocomposites, which are beginning to find their way into commercial applications in today's market. Some represent already commercial technologies or commercial developments and others represent significant recent research advances.\ The book reviews the sources, structures, properties and applications of the new materials. It serves as an introduction to a...
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Chemists and materials scientists from the Americas and Europe cover the properties and applications of fibers from natural sources, natural plastic and matrix materials, and composites from natural fibers and plastics. Among specific topics are advanced spider silk fibers by biomimicry, keratin fiber structures for nanofiltration, plastics and composites from soybean oil, chitosan biopolymer-silica hybrid aerogels, natural fiber reinforced automotive parts, bamboo fiber enforced plastics, and nanoparticle reinforced natural plastics. Most of the studies describe processing for commercial application. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
ContentsContributing Authors1Science and Technology32Advanced Spider Silk Fibers by Biomimicry113Engineering Properties of Spider Silk Fibers274Microcrystalline Avian Keratin Protein Fibers515Keratin Fiber Nonwovens for Erosion Control676Keratin Fiber Structures for Nanofiltration837Alginate and Chitosan Fibers for Medical Uses958Natural Fibers with Low Moisture Sensitivity1059Environmentally Friendly Lyocell Fibers12310Plastics and Composites from Polylactic Acid14911Plastics and Composites from Soybean Oil16712Plastics and Composites from Lignophenols19313Chitosan Biopolymer-Silica Hybrid Aerogels22714Uses of Natural Fiber Reinforced Plastics24915Natural Fiber Reinforced Automotive Parts27516Regenerated Cellulose Reinforced Plastics28717Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Plastics30518Ramie Fiber Reinforced Natural Plastics32119Nanoparticle Reinforced Natural Plastics345Index365
