Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers : Structure and Chemistry

Vijay Kumar Thakur

ISBN 10: 148224246X / ISBN 13: 9781482242461

Published by CRC Press Apr 2015, 2015

Neuware - This book discusses the synthesis, characterization, and properties of multifunctional cellulose-based graft copolymers, offering an overview of the latest technical accomplishments. Presenting the contributions of accomplished experts in the field of natural cellulosic polymers, the text addresses a separate biomaterial in each chapter, exploring composition as well as graft copolymerization chemistry. It covers fundamentals and applications, tackles several critical issues, provides suggestions for future work, and supplies deeper insight into the state of the art of advanced cellulose-based graft copolymers. Seller Inventory # 9781482242461

Synopsis:

Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers: Structure and Chemistry discusses the synthesis, characterization, and properties of multifunctional cellulose-based graft copolymers. Presenting the contributions of accomplished experts in the field of natural cellulosic polymers, this authoritative text:

• Offers an overview of cutting-edge technical accomplishments in natural cellulose-based graft polymers
• Addresses a separate biomaterial in each chapter, exploring composition as well as graft copolymerization chemistry
• Covers fundamentals and applications including toxic ion removal, biomedical engineering, biofuels, micro/nano composites, papermaking, building materials, and defense

Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers: Structure and Chemistry tackles several critical issues and provides suggestions for future work, supplying deeper insight into the state of the art of advanced cellulose-based graft copolymers.

About the Author:

Vijay Kumar Thakur is currently a staff scientist in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University, Pullman, USA. His former appointments include a research scientist in Temasek Laboratories at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a visiting research fellow in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. He completed his postdoctorate in materials science at Iowa State University, Ames, USA, and his Ph.D in polymer science at the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India. In addition to being widely published, Dr. Thakur is an editorial board member of numerous international journals, guest editor of the International Journal of Polymer Science and Journal of Chemistry, and member of several scientific bodies around the world.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers : Structure...
Publisher: CRC Press Apr 2015
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu