Handbook on cellulose-based polymer composites : processing, properties and applications

The book presents emerging economic and environmentally friendly lignocellulosic polymer composites materials that are free from side effects studied in the traditional synthetic materials.

This book brings together panels of highly-accomplished leading experts in the field of lignocellulosic polymers & composites from academia, government, as well as research institutions across the globe and encompasses basic studies including preparation, characterization, properties and theory of polymers along with applications addressing new emerging topics of novel issues. Provide basic information and clear understanding of the present state and the growing utility of lignocellulosic materials from different natural resourcesIncludes contributions from world-renowned experts on lignocellulosic polymer composites and discusses the combination of different kinds of lignocellulosic materials from natural resourcesDiscusses the fundamental properties and applications of lignocellulosic polymers in comparison to traditional synthetic materialsExplores various processing/ mechanical/ physic-chemical aspects of lignocellulosic polymer composites