Bøger af Arpit Sand

Lignin, found in the cell walls of trees and plants, is the second-most naturally abundant biopolymer. It is composed of alkyl-aromatic polymer units. This book describes the composition and structure of lignin, strategies for its chemical modification, and studies of biopolymer lignin. It also discusses the synthesis and characterization of lignin, methods for degradation, applications in various materials, and prospects for further development. Other topics covered include the role of lignin in thermosetting and thermoplastic materials and its technical and economic potential for generating green biofuel as an energy source for industrial plants and in the manufacture of fine chemicals.

Graft copolymerization and Polysaccharides deals essentially with such aspects as are of immediate concern to a new entrant to the field of polymers. Taken as a whole these six chapters are aimed to raise the readers from where he/she can easily assimilate other specialized and exhaustive treatises on the subject. Topic dealing with the chemistry and technology of polymers are developed in a careful and logical manner so as to provide an easy enjoyable reading. Several examples and analogies are brought in so to make the main concepts easy to fellow and tables and figures are included so that the book can serve, to a limited extent, as a hand book dealing with polysaccharides with different parameters. It is meant for students taking the courses in the polysaccharides and those working on graft copolymers and other allied polymer industries but without having a formal educational background in polysaccharides.