Download or read book Industrial Applications of Renewable Biomass Products written by Silvia Nair Goyanes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book effectively links the latest scientific advances to current technological applications of polymers, mainly focusing on biodegradable polymers obtained from biomass. The individual chapters were written by academic and industry researchers alike, introducing readers to topics that have received little attention in the literature to date. Key topics covered include polymers used in various areas such as food packaging, pharmaceuticals, energy production and the cosmetics industry, as well as the treatment of aqueous effluents.