Polymer Applications of Renewable-Resource Materials

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   1. Renewable Resource Monomers and Polymers

      • L. H. Sperling, Charles E. Carraher Jr.

      Pages 1-26

   2. Renewable Resources for Industrial Applications an Historical Perspective

      • Jett C. Arthur Jr.

      Pages 27-40

3. Saccharides and Polysaccharides

   1. Enhancing the use of Cellulose by Solutions in DMSO and DMAc

      • Raymond B. Seymour

      Pages 41-44

   2. Modification of Dextran Through Reaction With Organostannane Halides as a Function of Reaction System - A Model for Polysaccharide Modification

      • Charles E. Carraher Jr., Timothy J. Gehrke

      Pages 45-58

   3. Starch-g-Poly(Methyl Acrylate)╌Effects of Graft Level and Molecular Weight on Tensile Strength

      • Charles L. Swanson, George F. Fanta, Robert G. Fecht, Robert C. Burr

      Pages 59-71

   4. Bagasse-Rubber Composite Technology

      • A. M. Usmani, I. O. Salyer

      Pages 73-87

   5. Chemistry and Technology of In-Situ Generated Resin Bonded Bagasse Composite Materials

      • A. M. Usmani, I. O. Salyer

      Pages 89-101

   6. Structural Identification of the Condensation Product of Sucrose With Organostannane Dihalides

      • Charles E. Carraher Jr., Philip D. Mykytiuk, Howard S. Blaxall, Raymond Linville, Thomas O. Tiernan, Shelley Coldiron

      Pages 103-112

4. Wood Products

   1. Modified Lignan Polymers from the Resin of Paraná Pine Tree Knots

      • Eloisa Biasotto Mano

      Pages 113-128

   2. Renewable Resources from Forest Products for High Temperature Resistant Polymers

      • Sukumar Maiti, Sajal Das, Manoranjan Maiti, Atanu Ray

      Pages 129-147

   3. Lignocellulose-Polymer Composites II

      • Ahmed Nagaty, Olfat Y. Mansour, A. B. Mustafa

      Pages 149-168

   4. Fast Curing Copolymer Resins of Phenol, Formaldehyde, and Chemicals from Forest and Agricultural Residues

      • Chia M. Chen

      Pages 169-191

   5. Organic Fillers for Thermoplastics

      • George R. Lightsey

      Pages 193-211

   6. Crystallization of Gutta Percha Networks and Associated Elasticity

      • K. J. Smith Jr.

      Pages 213-223

5. Oils and Lacquers

   1. Japanese Lacquer-A Super Durable Coating (Proposed Structure and Expanded Application)

      • Ju Kumanotani

      Pages 225-248

   2. Simultaneous Interpenetrating Networks from Epoxidized Triglyceride Oils: Morphology and Mechanical Behavior

      • Shahid Qureshi, J. A. Manson, L. H. Sperling, C. J. Murphy

      Pages 249-271

   3. Vernonia Oil Characterization and Polymerication, and Simultaneous Interpenetrating Polymer Networks Based on Vernonia Oil-Sebacic Acid/Polystyrene-DVB Compositions

      • A. M. Fernandez, C. J. Murphy, M. T. DeCosta, J. A. Manson, L. H. Sperling

      Pages 273-288

   4. Monomer Reactivity Ratios of Tung Oil and Styrene in Copolymerization

      • A. M. Fernandez, A. Conde

      Pages 289-302

   5. Processing Emulsified Oils and Alkyds to Generate Polymers

      • Jan W. Gooch, George Bufkin, Gary C. Wildman

      Pages 303-322

For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, That it will sprout again And that the tender branch Thereof will not cease. Job XIV (7) Mankind has been blessed with a multitude of resources. In the beginning he utilized almost soley replenishable items such as vegetation and animal protein, for both nourishment and shelter. Gradually, such metals as copper and iron were developed and replaced wood as a material of construction. Cement and glass, although more plentiful than other minerals, also replaced the use of growing sub­ stances. Coal and oil became the primary sources of heat and power. Closer to the focus of this book, petroleum products began to replace the vegetable oils, tannin, wool, cotton, leather, silk, rubber, etc. in a host of applications. Surely, it was argued, the new materials did the job better and cheaper. What they didn't say is that soon we would run out of oil. In any case, research on growing natural products, now called renewable resources, slowed, and these industries sought only to maintain their status quo. The 20th Century saw an unprecedented emphasis and dependence on nonrenewable resources as energy sources (petroleum, coal, ura­ nium) and the fabric of technology (drugs, clothing, shelter, tires, computer parts). The predawn of the 21st Century brings a reali­ zation that a cyclic shift back towards the use of renewable re­ sources for technological application is in order.

• crystallization
• elasticity
• energy
• heat
• kinetics
• metals
• oleum
• polymer
• protein
• radiation

• Wright State University, Dayton, USA

  Charles E. Carraher

• Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA

  L. H. Sperling

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