Recent Advances in Environmentally Compatible Polymers: Cellucon ’99 Proceedings - Hardcover

Based on the proceedings of the eleventh international Cellucon conference held in Tsukuba, Japan, this book offers a comprehensive overview of important research undertaken into all aspects of environmentally compatible polymers.

It deals with natural and synthetic polymer materials such as gels, fibres, pulp and paper, films, foams, blends and composites and shows how environmental compatibility such as biodegradability and recyclability can be developed by utilising natural polymers such as polysaccharides and polyphenols.

• Based on the proceedings of the eleventh international Cellucon conference held in Tsukuba, Japan
• Offers a comprehensive overview of important research undertaken into all aspects of environmentally compatible polymers
• Deals with natural and synthetic polymer materials such as gels, fibres, pulp and paper, films, foams, blends and composites

John F. Kennedy is Director of the Birmingham Carbohydrate and Protein Tehcnology Group, School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham. He is Director of Chembiotech laboratories and is also Professor of Applied Chemistry at The North East Wales Institute of higher Education (NEWI). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute of Management, the Institute of Food Science and Technology and the Institute of Biology. He is also editor of the journal, Carbohydrate Polymers.