Bacterial Cellulose

Synthesis, Production, and Applications
Herausgeber: Khan, Sher Bahadar; Kamal, Tahseen

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural polymer with unique structural, physico-chemical, mechanical, thermal, and biological properties offer much potential for use in diverse applications. This text provides an overview of the synthesis, characterization, modification, and application of BC.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780367633127
• ISBN-10: 0367633124
• Artikelnr.: 62226536

Autorenporträt

Sher Bahadar Khan is Professor, Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Tehseen Kamal is with the Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Cellulose: Sources, Properties and Application. 2. Bacterial Cellulose,
History, and Biosynthesis. 3. Bacterial Cellulose Structural
Characterization. 4. Challenges in Large-scale Production of Bacterial
Cellulose. 5. Bacterial Cellulose Production From Cheap and Waste
Resources. 6. Bacterial Cellulose Aerogels; Recent Development. 7.
Synthetic Strategies for Bc Composites With Polymers and Nanomaterials. 8.
Plant and Bacterial Cellulose as Food Ingredient. 9. Surface Modified BC
for Environmental Applications. 10. BC Nanocomposite Membranes for
Catalysis. 11. Development of BC Composites for Potential Applications in
Medical Fields. 12. Cell-free Nanocellulose Synthesis: Mechanism,
Characterization, and Applications. 13. Bacterial Cellulose Industries