Biopolymers Vol. 3b: Polyesters II - Properties and Chemical Synthesis

Hardcover  XII, 468 Pages  ISBN 3527302190      £190.00

Volumes 3a, b and 4 of the Biopolymers series focus on polyesters synthesized by bacteria and eukaryotic organisms and all aspects of the biosynthesis and metabolism of these biopolymers as well as the production and isolation are described. In addition, various synthetic polyesters and related polymers synthesized by the chemical industry for the manufacture of biodegradable materials are subject of these volumes.

Contents of Volume 3b

Methods for analysis of PHA composition
Intracellular degradation of PHAs
Extracellular PHA depolymerases-the key enzyme of PHA degradation
Microbial degradation of aliphatic polyesters
Molecular and material design of biodegradable PHAs
Structure, compostions and solution properties of PHAs
Crystallization and material properties of PHAs
Structure and hydrolysis of polyester single crystals
Processing and applications of natural and synthetic PHAs
Fermentative production of building blocks for chemical synthesis of polyesters
General methodology for chemical synthesis of polyesters
Mechanisms of aliphatic polyester formation
Chemical synthesis and properties of well-defined oligomeric esters