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The first edition of this text appeared in 2014. In the second edition, the most important literature which appeared after this date has been included. So the text is now updated up to 2019.
I want to thank the publisher, Martin Scrivener, for his interest in publishing the second edition. In addition, my thanks go to Jean Markovic, who made the final copyedit with utmost care.
J. K. F.
Leoben, September 9, 2019
This book focuses on the chemistry of renewable polymers as well as low molecular compounds that can be synthesized from renewable polymers. As is well-documented, this issue has literally exploded in the literature because of growing awareness that conventional resources based on petroleum are limited.
After an introductory section to the general aspects of the field, the first part of the book deals with the chemistry of biodegradable polymeric types in five comprehensive chapters. The second part of the book deals with the applications (packaging and food, medical) of biodegradable polymers as well as the synthesis of low molecular compounds, including bio-based fuels.
The text focuses on the literature of the past decade. Beyond education, this book will serve the needs of industry engineers and specialists who have only a passing contact with the plastics and composites industries but need to know more.
Utmost care has been taken to present reliable data. Because of the vast variety of material presented here, however, the text cannot be complete in all aspects, and it is recommended that the reader study the original literature for more complete information.
The reader should be aware that mostly US patents have been cited where available, but not the corresponding equivalent patents in other countries. For this reason, the author cannot assume responsibility for the completeness, validity or consequences of the use of the material presented herein. Every attempt has been made to identify trademarks; however, there were some that the author was unable to locate.
There are four indices: an index of trademarks, an index of acronyms, an index of chemicals, and a general index.
In the index of chemicals, compounds that occur extensively, e.g., “acetone,” are not included at every occurrence, but rather when they appear in an important context.
I amindebted to our university librarians, Dr. Christian Hasenhüttl, Dr. Johann Delanoy, Franz Jurek, Margit Keshmiri, Dolores Knabl, Friedrich Scheer, Christian Slamenik, Renate Tschabuschnig, and Elisabeth Groß for support in literature acquisition. I also want to express my gratitude to all the scientists who have carefully published their results concerning the topics dealt with herein. This book could not have been otherwise compiled.
Last, but not least, Iwant to thank the publisher,Martin Scrivener, for his abiding interest and help in the preparation of the text.
Leoben, 10th October 2013