{"product_id":"sustainable-polylactide-based-blends-paperback-9780323858687","title":"Sustainable Polylactide-Based Blends (Paperback) 9780323858687","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSustainable Polylactide-Based Blends\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides a critical overview of PLA-based blends, addressing the latest advances, innovative processing techniques and fundamental issues\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSuprakas Sinha Ray (Author), Ritima Banerjee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780323858687\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 February 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e458 pages, 200 illustrations (40 in full color)\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 19 x 2.9 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Polylactide-Based Blends\u003c\/i\u003e provides a critical overview of the state-of-the-art in polylactide (PLA)-based blends, addressing the latest advances, innovative processing techniques and fundamental issues that persist in the field. Sections cover the fundamentals of sustainable polymeric materials, polylactide and polymer blends, current and upcoming processing technologies, structure and morphology characterization techniques for PLA and PLA-based blends, and the processing, morphology development, and properties of polylactide-based blends. Final chapters focus on current and future applications, market potential, key challenges and future outlooks.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, theoretical modeling of immiscible polymer blends helps to establish structure-property relationships in various PLA-based polymer blends. With in-depth coverage of fundamentals and processing techniques, the book aims to support the selection of each processing method, along with an understanding of surface chemistry to achieve improved compatibility between phases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction 2. Terminology and dimensions of sustainability, life cycle assessment, and characteristics of sustainable polymer materials 3. Science and technology of polylactide 4. Synthesis, properties, advantages, and challenges of bio-based and biodegradable polymers used for the preparation of blends with polylactide 5. Fundamentals of polymer blend technology 6. Processing technologies for polylactide-based blends 7. Techniques for structural and morphological characterization of polymer blends 8. Mechanical models for polymer blends 9. Polylactide stereocomplex 10. Polylactide\/natural rubber blends 11. Polylactide\/starch blends 12. Polylactide\/chitosan blends 13. Polylactide\/poly(hydroxyalkanoate) blends 14. Polylactide\/lignin blends 15. Polylactide\/natural oil blends 16. Polylactide\/poly(butylene succinate) blends 17. Polylactide\/poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] blends 18. Polylactide\/poly(e-caprolactone) blends 19. Polylactide\/poly(butylene adipate terephthalate) blends 20. Market, current and future applications 21. Conclusions, challenges, and future outlook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Materials science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Materials science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Materials%20science%20%5BTGM%5D%22\"\u003eTGM\u003c\/a\u003e], Plastics \u0026amp; polymers technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plastics \u0026amp; polymers technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plastics%20\u0026amp;%20polymers%20technology%20%5BTDCP%5D%22\"\u003eTDCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Physical chemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physical chemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physical%20chemistry%20%5BPNR%5D%22\"\u003ePNR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Freshly Printed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46650843201816,"sku":"9780323858687","price":166.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780323858687.jpg?v=1694109853","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sustainable-polylactide-based-blends-paperback-9780323858687","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}