Rethinking Polyester Polyurethanes: Algae Based Renewable, Sustainable, Biodegradable and Recyclable Materials explains how and why bio-based materials, specifically algae, will change the polymer industry. The book provides background on algae, polyurethanes (PUs), and their everyday use. It covers the biology and chemistry behind how and why these materials are engineered to be both biodegradable and, through the process of depolymerization, fully recyclable. Chapters cover Re-evaluating the Sources, Redefining the Analytics, Reformulating Polyester Polyurethanes, and The Future. The latter part of the book describes the landscape of bio-based materials, the eco-consumer, and insights into the industry problem of “greenwashing.
This book is a valuable resource for industry professionals who use polyurethanes in the supply chain for manufactured products, those in sales and marketing or regulatory roles who wish to better understand the unique advantages of bio-based materials, and researchers studying R&D of biobased polyurethanes or remediation of microplastics pollution on land and in bodies of fresh and saltwater worldwide.
1. Rethinking Polyester Polyurethanes - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xii 8. Author’s biographies - p. xiii 9. Foreword - p. xviii 10. Acknowledgments - p. 2 11. Chapter 1 Rethinking plastics - p. 3 12. Chapter 2 Why algae? - p. 29 13. Chapter 3 Renewable, sustainable sources and bio-based monomers - p. 67 14. Chapter 4 Biodegradation: The biology - p. 95 15. Chapter 5 Polyurethane processing and degradation: The analytical chemistry - p. 127 16. Chapter 6 TEA and LCA of bio-based polyurethanes - p. 153 17. Chapter 7 Polyurethanes: Foams and thermoplastics - p. 179 18. Chapter 8 Coatings, adhesives, and sealants from polyester polyurethanes - p. 195 19. Chapter 9 Biodegradable biocomposites - p. 215 20. Chapter 10 Bioloop: The circular economy - p. 231 21. Chapter 11 The bioplastics market: History, commercialization trends, and the new eco-consumer - p. 261 22. Chapter 12 The future of biobased polymers from algae - p. 281 23. Index - p. 293
Rethinking Polyester Polyurethanes: Algae Based Renewable, Sustainable, Biodegradable and Recyclable Materials explains how and why bio-based materials, specifically algae, will change the polymer industry. The book provides background on algae, polyurethanes (PUs), and their everyday use. It covers the biology and chemistry behind how and why these materials are engineered to be both biodegradable and, through the process of depolymerization, fully recyclable. Chapters cover Re-evaluating the Sources, Redefining the Analytics, Reformulating Polyester Polyurethanes, and The Future. The latter part of the book describes the landscape of bio-based materials, the eco-consumer, and insights into the industry problem of “greenwashing.
This book is a valuable resource for industry professionals who use polyurethanes in the supply chain for manufactured products, those in sales and marketing or regulatory roles who wish to better understand the unique advantages of bio-based materials, and researchers studying R&D of biobased polyurethanes or remediation of microplastics pollution on land and in bodies of fresh and saltwater worldwide.
1. Rethinking Polyester Polyurethanes - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xii 8. Author’s biographies - p. xiii 9. Foreword - p. xviii 10. Acknowledgments - p. 2 11. Chapter 1 Rethinking plastics - p. 3 12. Chapter 2 Why algae? - p. 29 13. Chapter 3 Renewable, sustainable sources and bio-based monomers - p. 67 14. Chapter 4 Biodegradation: The biology - p. 95 15. Chapter 5 Polyurethane processing and degradation: The analytical chemistry - p. 127 16. Chapter 6 TEA and LCA of bio-based polyurethanes - p. 153 17. Chapter 7 Polyurethanes: Foams and thermoplastics - p. 179 18. Chapter 8 Coatings, adhesives, and sealants from polyester polyurethanes - p. 195 19. Chapter 9 Biodegradable biocomposites - p. 215 20. Chapter 10 Bioloop: The circular economy - p. 231 21. Chapter 11 The bioplastics market: History, commercialization trends, and the new eco-consumer - p. 261 22. Chapter 12 The future of biobased polymers from algae - p. 281 23. Index - p. 293
