Biopolymers Vol. 1: Lignin, Humic Substances and Coal

Hardcover  X, 513 Pages  ISBN 3527302204      £190.00

Volume 1 of the Biopolymers Series focuses on polymers consisting of aromatic constituents occurring in plants and natural environments or as fossil resources. Polymers included are: Lignin, Melanin, Sporopollenin, Soil Humic Substances, Aquatic Humic Substances, Coal, Other Polyphenols and Related Compounds. The structures of these polymers and the methods to reveal these structures are comprehensively described and summarized in this volume. Other topics included are: Biosynthesis and Formation, Biodegradation, Biotransformations of Humic Acids, Properties, Applications, Desulfurization of Coal, Modification of Coal, Biotechnological Conversion of Coals into Products, Chemical Conversion of Coal into Products.

Contents

Occurrence, function and biosynthesis of lignin
Synthesis of lignin in transgenic and mutant plants
Methods to reveal the structure of lignin
Applications and use of lignin as raw material
Biodegradation of lignin
Biotechnological applications of lignin degrading fungi
Sporopollenin
Melanin
Soil humic substances
Aquatic humic substances
Methods to reveal the structure of humic substances
Application and use of humic substances
Biodegradation and -transformation of humic substances
Occurrence and formation of coals
Methods to reveal the structure of coal
Biodegradation and modification of coal
Desulfurization of coals
Biotechnological conversion of coals into products
Chemical conversion of coals into products