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Plastics from Bacteria
Gui-Qiang . Ed(S): Chen
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Description for Plastics from Bacteria
Hardback. Due to the rising price of petroleum and many environmental concerns, the development of plastics synthesized by bacteria is gaining a lot of attention. This book presents recent results and studies of the properties and applications of bio-based plastics. Editor(s): Chen, Gui-Qiang. Series: Microbiology Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 145 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSGD; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 931.
Due to the possibility that petroleum supplies will be exhausted in the next decades to come, more and more attention has been paid to the production of bacterial pl- tics including polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), polylactic acid (PLA), poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), biopolyethylene (PE), poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT), and poly(p-phenylene) (PPP). These are well-studied polymers containing at least one monomer synthesized via bacterial transformation. Among them, PHA, PLA and PBS are well known for their biodegradability, whereas PE, PTT and PPP are probably less biodegradable or are less studied in terms of their biodegradability. Over the past years, their properties and appli- tions have ... Read more
Due to the possibility that petroleum supplies will be exhausted in the next decades to come, more and more attention has been paid to the production of bacterial pl- tics including polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), polylactic acid (PLA), poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), biopolyethylene (PE), poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT), and poly(p-phenylene) (PPP). These are well-studied polymers containing at least one monomer synthesized via bacterial transformation. Among them, PHA, PLA and PBS are well known for their biodegradability, whereas PE, PTT and PPP are probably less biodegradable or are less studied in terms of their biodegradability. Over the past years, their properties and appli- tions have ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Series
Microbiology Monographs
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642032868
SKU
V9783642032868
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99-15
Reviews for Plastics from Bacteria
From the reviews: “The editor and the authors have produced an excellent up-to date compendium on biopolymers that will undoubtedly attract a large audience. This excellent text book will be extremely useful for students, young and senior researchers in the field of life sciences … . useful reference for scientists of all branches of microbiological sciences … . It ... Read more