{"product_id":"polysaccharide-building-blocks-isbn-9780470874196","title":"Polysaccharide Building Blocks","description":"This book is an archival reference for the evolving field of biomaterials and their applications in society, focusing on their composition, properties, characterization, chemistry and applications in bioenergy, chemicals, and novel materials and biomaterials.  It has broad appeal due to the recent heightened awareness around bioenergy and biomass as potential replacements for petroleum feedstocks.  The book is divided into three parts: cellulose-based biomaterials, chitin and chitosan biomaterials, and hemicelluloses and other polysaccharides.  Each chapter addresses a separate biomaterial, discussing its chemical, physical, and biological attributes, and hones in on each compound's intrinsic tunability for numerous chemical transformations.  In the current quest for a \"green\" economy and resources, this book will help inspire scientists towards novel sources for chemicals, materials, and energy in the years to come.  Foreword vii  \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Recent Advances in Cellulose Chemistry 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Heinze and Katrin Petzold-Welcke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cellulosic Aerogels 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFalk Liebner, Emmerich Haimer, Antje Potthast, and Thomas Rosenau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Nanocelluloses: Emerging Building Blocks for Renewable Materials 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYoussef Habibi and Lucian A. Lucia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Interactions of Chitosan with Metals for Water Purification 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMohammed Rhazi, Abdelouhad Tolaimate, and Youssef Habibi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Recent Developments in Chitin and Chitosan Bio-Based Materials Used for Food Preservation 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVéronique Coma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Chitin and Chitosan as Biomaterial Building Blocks 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoséF. Louvier-Hernández and Ram B. Gupta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Chitosan Derivatives for Bioadhesive\/Hemostatic Applications: Chemical and Biological Aspects 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMai Yamazaki and Samuel M. Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Chitin Nanofibers as Building Blocks for Advanced Materials 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYoussef Habibi and Lucian A. Lucia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Electrical Conductivity and Polysaccharides 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAxel Rußler and Thomas Rosenau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Polysaccharide-Based Porous Materials 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter S. Shuttleworth, Avtar Matharu, and James H. Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Starch-Based Bionanocomposites: Processing and Properties 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVisakh P. M., Aji P. Mathew, Kristiina Oksman, and Sabu Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Starch-Based Sustainable Materials 307\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLuc Avérous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Potential of Xylans as Biomaterial Resources 331\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnna Ebringerova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Micro- and Nanoparticles from Hemicelluloses 367\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmmerich Haimer, Falk Liebner, Antje Potthast, and Thomas Rosenau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Nonxylan Hemicelluloses as a Source of Renewable Materials 387\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Plackett and Natanya Hansen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 409\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eYOUSSEF HABIBI, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest Bio-materials at North Carolina State University. His research investigates biocomposites and biomaterials engineering; cellulose nanocrystals self-assembly; natural fibers; reinforced polymer composites and nanocomposites; the isolation, analysis, treatment, and chemical modification and utilization of biomass components; and surface modification of natural fibers and their nanocrystals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLUCIAN A. LUCIA, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University. His recent work focuses on the chemistry of wood pulping processes, with an emphasis on hydrosulfide chemistry. Dr. Lucia cofounded and coedits BioResources, dedicated to advanced applications of lignocellulosics.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eProvides the foundation needed to develop renewable biofuels and biomaterials\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolysaccharides such as cellulose, chitin, and starch are among the most abundant biomaterials on our planet. Due to their enormous potential for processing into renewable biomaterials, they have become the subject of increasing research around the world. Polysaccharide Building Blocks brings together all the latest discoveries and applications of polysaccharides, providing readers with an up-to-date understanding of their physical, chemical, and biological properties. Moreover, the authors discuss the inherent \"tunability\" of polysaccharides, explaining how and why they are ideal for the development and manufacturing of new sustainable materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a fundamental overview of recent advances in cellulosic chemistry. Next, it covers such important topics as:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ability of some polysaccharides to be processed in nano-sized building blocks promoting the emergence of engineered nanomaterials based on natural polysaccharides\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eChitin's potential in structural and functional nanocomposite applications and biomedical applications such as bioadhesives and hemostatics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging applications that take advantage of the electrical conductivity of polysaccharides\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbility of porous polysaccharides to deliver new, valuable absorption, storage, and delivery functionalities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical and physical properties as well as techniques and approaches for processing starch-based bio-nanocomposites\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential uses of heteropolysaccharides as biomaterials\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter has been contributed by one or more leading international experts in the field of renewable biomaterials. In addition to reviewing the current state of the science, the authors recommend future directions in research and conclude each chapter with a list of references guiding readers to the primary literature in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis fundamental review of the chemistry and engineering of renewable poly-saccharides provides the foundation that scientists need to develop a broad range of renewable materials and applications that are essential for a green economy and a sustainable planet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989813772517,"sku":"NP9780470874196","price":162.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470874196.jpg?v=1761785554","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/polysaccharide-building-blocks-isbn-9780470874196","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}