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Natural Fibers, Plastics and Composites

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  • © 2004

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Editors:
  1. Frederick T. Wallenberger

    1. Fiberglass Science and Technology, PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh

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  2. Norman E. Weston

    1. Lewes

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Science And Technology

      • Frederick T. Wallenberger, Norman E. Weston
      Pages 3-7

  3. Natural Fibers: Properties and Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Advanced Spider Silk Fibers by Biomimicry

      • Jeffrey Turner, Costas Karatzas
      Pages 11-25

    3. Engineering Properties of Spider Silk Fibers

      • Frank K. Ko
      Pages 27-49

    4. Microcrystalline Avian Keratin Protein Fibers

      • Walter F. Schmidt, Shalini Jayasundera
      Pages 51-66

    5. Keratin Fiber Nonwovens for Erosion Control

      • Brian R. George, Alimohammad Evazynajad, Anne Bockarie, Holly McBride, Tetyana Bunik, Alison Scutti
      Pages 67-81

    6. Keratin Fibers and Structures for Nanofiltration

      • M. Misra, P. Kar
      Pages 83-93

    7. Alginate and Chitosan Fibers for Medical Uses

      • Henryk Struszczyk
      Pages 95-104

    8. Natural Fibers with Low Moisture Sensitivity

      • Gerard T. Pott
      Pages 105-122

    9. Environmentally Friendly Lyocell Fibers

      • K. Christian Schuster, Christian Rohrer, Dieter Eichinger, Josef Schmidtbauer, Peter Aldred, Heinrich Firgo
      Pages 123-146

  4. Natural Plastics and Matrix Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    2. Plastics and Composites from Polylactic Acid

      • Kristiina Oksman, Johan-Fredrik Selin
      Pages 149-165

    3. Plastics and Composites from Soybean Oil

      • Zoran S. Petrović, Andrew Guo, Ivan Javni, Wei Zhang
      Pages 167-192

    4. Plastics and Composites from Lignophenols

      • Elisabete Frollini, Jane M. F. Paiva, Wanderson G. Trindade, Ilce A. Tanaka Razera, Sandra P. Tita
      Pages 193-225

    5. Chitosan Biopolymer-Silica Hybrid Aerogels

      • William M. Risen Jr., Xipeng Liu
      Pages 227-246

  5. Composites from Natural Fibers And Plastics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. Uses of Natural Fiber Reinforced Plastics

      • Ryszard Kozlowski, Maria Wladyka-Przybylak
      Pages 249-274

    3. Natural Fiber Reinforced Automotive Parts

      • Thomas P. Schlöesser
      Pages 275-285
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  • Fiberglass Science and Technology, PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh

    Frederick T. Wallenberger

  • Lewes

    Norman E. Weston

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