Value-Added Biocomposites: Technology, Innovation, and Opportunity

FEATURES

• Discusses manufacturing and processing procedures that focus on improving physical, mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, and biological properties and achieving required specifications of downstream industries and customers
• Analyzes the wide range of available base materials and fillers of biocomposites and bioplastics in terms of the strength and weaknesses of materials and economic potential in the market
• Displays special and unique properties of biocomposites in different market sectors
• Showcases the insight of expert scientists and engineers with first-hand experience working with biocomposites across various industries
• Covers environmental factors, life cycle assessment, and waste recovery

Combining technical, economic, and environmental topics, this work provides researchers, advanced students, and industry professionals a holistic overview of the value that biocomposites add across a variety of engineering applications and how to balance research and development with practical results.