Proceedings of the Polymer Society of Korea Conference (한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2006.10a
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- Pages.216-216
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- 2006
Green Blends and Composites from Renewable Resources
- Yu, L. (CSIRO Manufacturing & Materials Technology) ;
- Petinakis, S. (CSIRO Manufacturing & Materials Technology) ;
- Dean, K. (CSIRO Manufacturing & Materials Technology) ;
- Bilyk, A. (CSIRO Manufacturing & Materials Technology) ;
- Wu, D. (CSIRO Manufacturing & Materials Technology)
- Published : 2006.10.13
Abstract
A special group of polymers, those from renewable resources, has attracted an increasing amount of attention over the last two decades, due to two major reasons: environmental concerns and the limitations of our finite petroleum resources. Generally, polymers from renewable resources (PFRR) can be classified into three groups: (1) natural polymers, such as starch, protein and cellulose; (2) synthetic polymers from natural monomers, such as polylactic acid (PLA); and (3) polymers from microbial fermentation, such as polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). Like many other petroleum based polymers, various properties of PFRR are also vastly improved through blending and composites formation.
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