Publication detail
Biosynthesis and biodegradation of environmentally-friendly polymers: On the way to bioplastics
OBRUČA, S. MÁROVÁ, I.
Original Title
Biosynthesis and biodegradation of environmentally-friendly polymers: On the way to bioplastics
Type
book
Language
English
Original Abstract
This book deals with possibility of production of the materials that can be used as an alternative to traditional petrochemical plastics. First of all, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters which are produced and accumulated by a wide variety of bacterial strains. Mechanical properties of PHA are similar to those of polypropylene (PP), nevertheless, unlike PP, PHA are fully biodegradable and biocompatible. Therefore, major part of this book is dedicated to them. Further, biodegradation of materials is natural process of material decomposition by microorganisms. The second part of this book is aimed at biodegradation of polyurethanes.
Keywords
polyhydroxyalkanoates, polyurethanes, biosynthesis, biodegradation, bioplastics
Authors
OBRUČA, S.; MÁROVÁ, I.
RIV year
2011
Released
12. 12. 2011
Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Location
Saarbrucken, Germany
ISBN
978-3-8465-4548-5
Edition
1
Edition number
1
Pages from
1
Pages to
72
Pages count
72
BibTex
@book{BUT75618,
author="Stanislav {Obruča} and Ivana {Márová}",
title="Biosynthesis and biodegradation of environmentally-friendly polymers: On the way to bioplastics",
year="2011",
publisher="LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing",
address="Saarbrucken, Germany",
series="1",
edition="1",
pages="1--72",
isbn="978-3-8465-4548-5"
}