ISBN: 9780813804392

Plant biomass resources are seen as a vast reservoir of potential to be unlocked as sustainable fiber, fuel, and chemical feedstock for the 21st century. Vital to the achievement of this … Plus…

Plant biomass resources are seen as a vast reservoir of potential to be unlocked as sustainable fiber, fuel, and chemical feedstock for the 21st century. Vital to the achievement of this promise are fundamental investigations on the nature and industrial application of lignocellulosic materials. This volume brings together a broad array of scientific expertise to focus on the characterization and utilization of cellulosic materials. Researchers from Austria, Germany, Sweden, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and the U.S. explore many facets of the plant cell wall, from its fundamental structure and its manipulation via molecular biology to its application in composite materials. Exciting applications of near infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, confocal microscopy, and molecular coupling as a viscoelastic probe provide new insights into the ultrastructure and properties of cellulosic materials. In total this volume represents a unique contribution to both our understanding and our vision for the sustainable use of biobased materials. Scientists, graduate students and applied researchers in the fields of wood science and technology, cellulose science and biomaterials will find it stimulates their thinking about research, application and interdisciplinary collaboration. Media > Book, [PU: Iowa State University Press]<

2006, ISBN: 9780813804392

Hardcover, 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall, Very Good Ex-Library Cond Book, General #1|CELLULOSIC CELL WALL WALLS CELLULOSE WOOD WOODS RELAXATION MEMBRANE CELLULOSE NANOCOMPOSITE MESOSTRUCTURE COMP… Plus…

Hardcover, 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall, Very Good Ex-Library Cond Book, General #1|CELLULOSIC CELL WALL WALLS CELLULOSE WOOD WOODS RELAXATION MEMBRANE CELLULOSE NANOCOMPOSITE MESOSTRUCTURE COMPOSITES CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION SILICON DIOXIDE MICROFIBRIL, 0813804396 | 274 pgs. Sections cover: cell wall assembly and function: new frontiers; probing cell wall sturcture: advances in analysis; mesostructure and applications: science in practice; index. Explores many facets of the plant cell wall, from its fundamental structure and its manipulation via molecular biology to its application in composite materails. White/green glossy boards. 263 pgs. Chapters cover: cooperation and competition between the polymer industry and the pulp/paper industry; definition of different types of synthetic and plastics papers; synthetic papers; synthetic pulp processes and feedstocks; plastics paper (extruded paper-like high density polyethylene film); oil prices impact and overall considerations; bibliography; index. about the author. Grey boards with turquoise lettering. Usual library markings. Clean and tightly bound., New York, [PU: Blackwell Publishing]<