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Advances in Sustainable Polymers

Processing and Applications

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Editors:
  1. Vimal Katiyar

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India

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  2. Raghvendra Gupta

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India

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  3. Tabli Ghosh

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India

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  • Discusses advances in the application of bio-polymer research
  • Summarizes the advantages and shortcomings of commercialization of different bio-based polymers
  • Addresses issues of sustainability in the context of current demands

Part of the book series: Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials (MHFNN)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Sustainable Polymers for Biomedical Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Biodegradable Polymer-Based Nanohybrids for Controlled Drug Delivery and Implant Applications

      • Aparna Shukla, Pralay Maiti
      Pages 3-19

    3. Biobased Nanohydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery

      • Sarat K. Swain, Kalyani Prusty
      Pages 21-41

    4. Biocompatible Polymer Based Nanofibers for Tissue Engineering

      • Gajanan K. Arbade, T. Umasankar Patro
      Pages 43-66

    5. Bioactive Glasses: Prospects in Bone Tissue Engineering

      • Neha Mulchandani, Vimal Katiyar
      Pages 67-83

    6. Biomaterials for Biomedical Devices and Implants

      • Devarshi Kashyap, Vaibhav Jaiswal, Subramani Kanagaraj
      Pages 85-109

    7. Carbohydrate Therapeutics Based on Polymer-Grafted Glyconanoparticles: Synthetic Methods and Applications

      • Konda Reddy Kunduru, Tushar Jana
      Pages 111-130

    8. Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates and Its Potential Applications

      • Chethana Mudenur, Kona Mondal, Urvashi Singh, Vimal Katiyar
      Pages 131-164

  3. Sustainable Polymers for Food Packaging Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Chitosan-Based Edible Coating: A Customise Practice for Food Protection

      • Tabli Ghosh, Vimal Katiyar
      Pages 167-182

    3. Polysaccharide-Based Films for Food Packaging Applications

      • K. Dharmalingam, R. Anandalakshmi
      Pages 183-207

    4. Biopolymer Dispersed Poly Lactic Acid Composites and Blends for Food Packaging Applications

      • J. Bindu, K. Sathish Kumar, Satyen Kumar Panda, Vimal Katiyar
      Pages 209-235

    5. Bacterial Cellulose Based Hydrogel Film for Sustainable Food Packaging

      • Nabanita Saha, Oyunchumeg Zaandra, Smarak Bandyopadhyay, Petr Saha
      Pages 237-245

  4. Sustainable Polymers for Other Emerging Application

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. Green Composites Based on Aliphatic and Aromatic Polyester: Opportunities and Application

      • Tabli Ghosh, Shasanka Sekhar Borkotoky, Vimal Katiyar
      Pages 249-275

    3. Advances in Bio-based Polymer Membranes for CO2 Separation

      • Babul Prasad, Rajashree Borgohain, Bishnupada Mandal
      Pages 277-307

    4. Microbial Fuel Cell: A Synergistic Flow Approach for Energy Power Generation and Wastewater Treatment

      • Chin-Tsan Wang, Thangavel Sangeetha
      Pages 309-334

    5. Sustainable Polymer-Based Microfluidic Fuel Cells for Low-Power Applications

      • Moumita Sardar, Ravi Kumar Arun, Ebenezer Olubunmi Ige, Preeti Singh, Gagan Kumar, Nripen Chanda et al.
      Pages 335-361

    6. Sustainable Polymeric Nanocomposites for Multifaceted Advanced Applications

      • Rituparna Duarah, Deepshikha Hazarika, Aditi Saikia, Rajarshi Bayan, Tuhin Ghosh, Niranjan Karak
      Pages 363-395
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About this book

This book provides a systematic overview of the processing and applications of sustainable polymers. The volume covers recent advances in biomedical, food packaging, fuel cell, membrane, and other emerging applications. The book begins by addressing different sections of biomedical application including use of carbohydrate-based therapeutics,  nanohybrids, nanohydrogels, bioresorbable polymers and their composites, polymer-grafted nanobiomaterials for biomedical devices and implants, nanofibres, and others. The second part of this book discusses various processing and packaging materials for food packaging applications. The last section discusses other emerging applications, including using microbial fuel cells for waste water treatment, microfluidic fuel cells for low power applications, among others. This volume will be relevant to researchers working to improve the properties of bio-based materials for their advanced application and wide commercialization.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India

    Vimal Katiyar, Raghvendra Gupta, Tabli Ghosh

About the editors

Dr. Vimal Katiyar is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute Technology Guwahati, India. He received Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India. His main area of research includes sustainable polymer development, its processing and their structure property relationship, rheological aspects, migration studies, toxicological effects, polymer degradation, polymer based nanomaterials, food packaging, clean and green energy technologies. Currently, he is a coordinator for two centers of excellence at IIT Guwahati including Centre of excellence for Sustainable Polymers funded by Department of Chemicals and petrochemicals, Govt. of India and the Centre of Excellence for Biofuels and Biocommodities funded by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Prof. Katiyar is dedicated in developing the cost-effective, bio-based and biodegradable plastic products and its related technologies usingvarious feedstock including bio-derived plastics and biopolymers. Currently he is engaged in establishing India’s first heat stable biodegradable polymer production pilot plant. He is also a co-inventor of 22 granted/filled patents. He had published more than 100 peer reviewed research articles in highly reputed journals and more than 200 conference papers and 30 book chapters. Under his able guidance,10 of his students have got their Ph.D. and placed across the reputed institutions in India and abroad. His research group has received multiple National and International innovation awards in the development of bio-based polymeric products, nano-biomaterials, and related technologies. Dr. Katiyar is currently working on more than fifteen projects in the area of sustainable biopolymers, agriculture, food processing and related technologies. He also had grant from Ministry of Food Processing industries, Govt. of India to work in the area of Food packaging, migration and its characteristics. He acted as a catalyst towards bringing the Joint Degree in Food Science & Technology program between IIT Guwahati and Gifu University. 
 
Raghvendra Gupta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati. He has previously worked as a researcher in BITS Pilani (India), Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR (Singapore) and University of Sydney (Australia). His research interests are based around understanding transport processes in chemical and biomedical applications, and he is current research is on multiphase flows, microfluidics and interfacial phenomena. He has authored 18 research publications in reputed journals. 
 
Tabli Ghosh is a research scholar in the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati. Her work focuses on developing and evaluating the health impacts of edible medicinal nano-coatings for food products.


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