Biorelated Polymers

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Biopolymers and Renewable Resources

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Potato Starch Based Resilient Thermoplastic Foams

      • Robert Van Tuil, Jaap Van Heemst, Gerald Schennink

      Pages 3-17

   3. The New Starch

      • Ivan Tomka, Rolf Müller, Stefan Hausmanns, Peter Mertins

      Pages 19-25

   4. Structural Materials Made Of Renewable Resources (Biocomposites)

      • Jörg Nickel, Ulrich Riedel

      Pages 27-40

   5. Isolation, Characterisation and Material Properties of 4-O-Methylglucuronoxylan from Aspen

      • Martin Gustavsson, Magnus Bengtsson, Paul Gatenholm, Wolfgang Glasser, Anita Teleman, Olof Dahlman

      Pages 41-52

   6. An Original Method of Esterification of Cellulose and Starch

      • Samuel Girardeau, Jorge Aburto, Carlos Vaca-Garcia, Isabelle Alric, Elizabeth Borredon, Antoine Gaset

      Pages 53-59

3. Biopolymer Technology and Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61

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   2. Biopolymers and Artificial Biopolymers in Biomedical Applications, an Overview

      • Michel Vert

      Pages 63-79

   3. Novel Synthesis of Biopolymers and their Medical Applications

      • Zbigniew Jedlinski, Maria Juzwa

      Pages 81-86

   4. Composite Films Based on Poly(vinylalcohol) and Lignocellulosic Fibers

      • Emo Chiellini, Patrizia Cinelli, Syed H. Imam, Lijun Mao

      Pages 87-100

   5. Composite Materials Based on Gelatin and Fillers from Renewable Resources

      • Emo Chiellini, Patrizia Cinelli, Elizabeth Grillo Fernandes, El-Refaie Kenawy, Andrea Lazzeri

      Pages 101-114

   6. Properties of PHAs and their Correlation to Fermentation Conditions

      • Florian Schellauf, Elizabeth Grillo Fernandes, Gerhart Braunegg, Emo Chiellini

      Pages 115-124

4. (BIO)Synthesis and Modifications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125

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   2. Synthesis of Biopolymers

      • Gerhart Braunegg, Rodolfo Bona, Gudrun Haage, Florian Schellauf, Elisabeth Wallner

      Pages 127-137

   3. The Production of Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate with Pseudomonas cepacia ATCC 17759 on Various Carbon Sources

      • Elisabeth Wallner, Gudrun Haage, Rodolfo Bona, Florian Schellauf, Gerhart Braunegg

      Pages 139-145

   4. Production of Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy-valerate with Alcaligenes latus DSM 1124 on Various Carbon Sources

      • Gudrun Haage, Elisabeth Wallner, Rodolfo Bona, Florian Schellauf, Gerhart Braunegg

      Pages 147-155

   5. Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates and their Regulation in Rhizobia

      • Silvana Povolo, Sergio Casella

      Pages 157-165

   6. Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production by Activated Sludge

      • Luísa S. Serafim, Paulo C. Lemos, João G. Crespo, Ana M. Ramos, Maria A. M. Reis

      Pages 167-177

   7. Controlled Synthesis of Biodegradable Polyesters

      • Pieter J. Dijkstra, Zhiyuan Zhong, Wim M. Stevels, Jan Feijen

      Pages 179-194

Application of polymers from renewable resources - also identified as biopolymers - has a large potential market due to the current emphasis on sustainable technology. For optimal R&D achievements and hence benefits from these market opportunities, it is essential to combine the expertise available in the vast range ofdifferent disciplines in biopolymer science and technology. The International Centre of Biopolymer Technology - ICBT - has been created with support from the European Commission to facilitate co­ operation and the exchange of scientific knowledge between industries, universities and other research groups. One of the activities to reach these objectives, is the organisation ofa conference on Biopolymer Technology. In September 1999, the first international conference on Biopolymer Technology was held in Coimbra, Portugal. Because of its success - both scientifically and socially - and because ofthe many contacts that resulted in exchange missions or other ICBT activities, it was concluded that a second conference on Biopolymer Technology was justified. This second conference was held in Ischia, Italy in October 2000. And again, the scientific programme contained a broad spectrum ofpresentations in a range of fields such as biopolymer synthesis, modification, technology, applications, material testing and analytical methods.

• Biopolymer
• Copolymer
• Polyester
• Polyhydroxyalkanoate
• SMC
• Thermoplast
• biomedical applications
• enzymes
• magnetic resonance
• polymer
• proteins

• University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

  Emo Chiellini

• University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

  Helena Gil

• Technical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

  Gerhart Braunegg

• VTT Biotechnology, Espoo, Finland

  Johanna Buchert

• Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

  Paul Gatenholm

• ATO B.V., Wageningen, The Netherlands

  Maarten Zee

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