Lightweight Materials from Biopolymers and Biofibers

Edited by Yiqi Yang, Helan Xu, and Xin Yu

American Chemical Society

ACS Symposium Series

Features the latest research and findings regarding protein-based biofibers, synthetic fibers, and applications of biopolymers

Lightweight Materials from Biopolymers and Biofibers

Edited by Yiqi Yang, Helan Xu, and Xin Yu

American Chemical Society

Description

For the first time, this book presents state-of-the-art research and technologies on the utilization of materials from biobased resources and weight reduction of industrial products, the two interest-arousing aspects in material industries nowadays. Dependence on petroleum-derived products and urgent need in reduction of energy consumption propelled the development of light-weight products from renewable biobased materials, including carbohydrates, proteins, bio-derived synthetic polymers.
Fibrous materials in micro- and nano- scales and their production have been summarized in this book. Due to their high mechanical properties comparing to films and particles, fibers are the most widely utilized forms of a variety of materials and have been employed as reinforcements in concrete, plastics and other materials for industrial applications. Proper utilization of fibers will effectively reduce the weights while preserving or even enhancing the mechanical properties of industrial products. This book introduces various fiber production approaches, including direct extraction of cellulosic fibers and regeneration of protein fibers from biobased resources, polymerization and fiber spinning of bio-derived monomers, and direct synthesis fibers from microorganisms.

Lightweight Materials from Biopolymers and Biofibers

Edited by Yiqi Yang, Helan Xu, and Xin Yu

American Chemical Society

ACS Symposium Series

1. Lightweight Materials from Biofibers and Biopolymers
2. Proteins and Protein-Based Fibers
3. Synthetic Fibers from Renewable Resources
4. Lightweight Materials Prepared from Vegetable Oils and Their Derivatives
5. Environmentally Benign Pretreatments for Producing Microfibrillated Cellulose Fibers from Hemp
6. Biothermoplastics from Coproducts of Biofuel Production
7. 3D Electrospun Fibrous Structures from Biopolymers
8. Phase Separated Fibrous Structures: Mechanism Study and Applications
9. Applications of Lightweight Composites in Automotive Industries
10. Novel Cardiac Patch Development Using Natural Biopolymers
11. Advanced Protein Composite Materials
12. Lightweight Composites Reinforced by Agricultural Byproducts
13. Biopolymer-Based Lightweight Materials for Packaging Applications
14. Hollow Micro-/Nano-Particles from Biopolymers: Fabrication and Applications

Lightweight Materials from Biopolymers and Biofibers

Edited by Yiqi Yang, Helan Xu, and Xin Yu

American Chemical Society

ACS Symposium Series

Author Information

Dr. Yiqi Yang received his Ph.D. in 1991 from Purdue University after receiving his undergraduate and masters degrees from Donghua University. Asa textile chemical engineer, he is a distinguished professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a state specially recruited expert of China, and a Changjiang Scholar Lecture Professor at Jiangnan University.

Dr. Helan Xu received her Ph.D. in 2014 from Un iversity of Nebraska- Lincoln after receiving her undergraduate and masters degrees in textile scienceand engineering from Donghua University. She has been working on textile and medical applications of agricultural byproducts and wastes.

Ms. Xin Yu, a double masters degree holder, graduated from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT) in France and DonghuaUniversity in China, and majored in textile engineering, textile t echnology, and advanced materials. Currently, Ms. Yu is a lecturer at the International School of Zhejiang Fashion Institute of Technology in China.

Contributors:

Danning Zhang, Yan Vivian Li, Li Shen, Jian Hong, Renuka Dhandapani, Suraj Sharma, Narendra Reddy, Helan Xu, Yiqi Yang, Qiuran Jiang, S. M. Kamrul Hasan, Da Zhao, Zhou Zhou, P. Dubey, A. R. Boccaccini, I. Roy, Fang Wang, Catherine Yang, Xiao Hu, Xin Yu Helan Xu, Bin Hu, and Jian Qian