Research Catalog

Title

Biopolymers from polysaccharides and agroproteins / Richard A. Gross, editor, Carmen Scholz, editor.

Publication

Washington, DC : American Chemical Society : Distributed by Oxford University Press, [2001], ©2001.

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Additional Authors

• Gross, Richard A., 1957-
• Scholz, Carmen, 1963-

Description

xiv, 426 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

ACS symposium series ; 786

Uniform Title

ACS symposium series ; 786.

Subjects

• Biodegradation
• Plant proteins > Biotechnology
• Polysaccharides > Biotechnology
• Polymers > Biotechnology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• 1. Overview: Introduction to Polysaccharides, Agroproteins, and Poly(amino acids) / Sanjay K. Singh and Richard A. Gross -- 2. Mechanical and Physical Properties of Microcellular Starch-Based Foams Formed from Gels / G. M. Glenn, W. J. Orts and R. Buttery / [et al.] -- 3. Cellulose Color Effects Copied from Nature with Natural Materials: Solid Opalescent Films Originated from Cellulose Derivatives / Georg Maxein, Manfred Muller and Rudolf Zentel -- 4. Solution Properties of Some Amphiphilic Polysaccharide Derivatives / J. Desbrieres and M. Rinaudo -- 5. Dissolution and Gelation of [kappa]-Carrageenan / Srividya Ramakrishnan and Robert K. Prud'homme -- 6. Biopolymer Additives for the Reduction of Soil Erosion Losses during Irrigation / William J. Orts, Robert E. Sojka and Gregory M. Glenn / [et al.] -- 7. Films and Coatings from Commodity Agroproteins / Nicholas Parris, Leland C. Dickey and Peggy M. Tomasula / [et al.] --
• 8. Novel Materials from Agroproteins: Current and Potential Applications of Soy Protein Polymers / Xiuzhi S. Sun -- 9. Novel Materials from Agroproteins: Adhesives from Modified Soy Protein Polymers / Xiuzhi Sun and Ke Bian -- 10. Environmental Factors That Influence Biodegradation of Thermal Poly(aspartate) / Yin Tang and A. P. Wheeler -- 11. The Methods in the Synthesis of Thermal Poly(aspartates) / Robert J. Ross, Grigory Ya. Mazo and Jacob Mazo -- 12. Enzyme-Mediated Reactions of Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides / Qu-Ming Gu -- 13. Enzyme-Catalyzed Lactone Ring-Opening Polymerizations: Regioselectivity and the Preparation of a Star-Shaped Polymer / Fang Deng and Richard A. Gross -- 14. The Synthesis and Polymerization of Glycolipid-Based Monomers / Kirpal S. Bisht and Richard A. Gross -- 15. Bioengineered Emulsans / Arthur Trapotsis, Bruce Panilaitis and Vladimir Guilmanov / [et al.] --
• 16. Poly(amino acid)s and Ester-Amide Copolymers: Tailor-Made Biodegradable Polymers / F. Rypacek, M. Dvorak and I. Stefko / [et al.] -- 17. Surface-Modified Polymers and Polymers with Strong Heparin-Like Activity Based on Vinyl Sugars / Gunter Wulff, Susanne Bellmann and Achim Brock / [et al.] -- 18. Natural Glucans: Production and Prospects / Donal F. Day and Sun Kyun Yoo -- 19. Acyclic Polyacetals from Polysaccharides: Biomimetic Biomedical "Stealth" Polymers / M. I. Papisov -- 20. Biodegradable Polymers in the Marine Environment: A Tiered Approach to Assessing Microbial Degradability / Jo Ann Ratto, Joshua Russo and Alfred Allen / [et al.] -- 21. Biodegradable Bags Comparative Performance Study: A Multi-Tiered Approach to Evaluating the Compostability of Plastic Materials / R. E. Farrell, T. J. Adamczyk and D. C. Broe / [et al.] -- 22. The Status of the Biodegradable Plastics Industry in Japan / Hideo Sawada --
• 23. Worldwide Composting Technologies with Special Reference to Biodegradable Plastics / Eliot Epstein.

ISBN

0841236453 (alk. paper)

LCCN

00053117

OCLC

• ocm45284721
• SCSB-4122792

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries