Green Chemistry and Green Materials from Plant Oils and Natural Acids - by Zengshe Liu & George Kraus (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book covers the photo-initiated polymerisation of vegetable oils and natural acids and the polymerisation of vegetable oils into polyurethanes and epoxy resins.

Book Synopsis

There is an increasing awareness that materials and chemicals produced from fossil fuels are not sustainable, both in terms of the pollution caused by the extraction and production processes, and the fact that there is only a finite supply of these fossil fuels. Therefore, there is a strong incentive to find sources for chemicals and materials from source materials that we know we can continue to generate. Plants are a source of a wide variety of chemicals, many with interesting properties, and these chemical feedstocks are considered renewable rather than finite.

Green Chemistry and Green Materials from Plant Oils and Natural Acids covers the application of these natural materials in producing polymers, lubricants and plasticisers.

About the Author

Dr. Zengshe Liu has worked on the green chemistry and green materials in federal laboratory for more than 23 years. He has more than 150 publications and 10 patents.
Dr. George A. Kraus has worked on catalysis and green chemistry for more than 30 years at Iowa State University. He has been a fellow of the Sloan Foundation and a recipient of a DuPont Young Faculty Award in 1976, a 3M Young Faculty Award in 1981, a Frasch Award in 1987, and ISU Regents Faculty Excellence Award, 2004. He has more than 350 publications.