*Edited by Casparus Johannes Reinhard Verbeek*

It is interesting to consider that biopolymers are by no means new to this world. It is only because of our fascination with petrochemical products that these wonderful materials have been neglected for so long. Today we face a different challenge. Environmental pressure is pushing away from synthetic or petro-chemically derived products, while economic factors are pulling back from often more expensive "green" options. This book presents two aspects of biopolymers; potential products and some applications of biopolymers covering the current relevance of biopolymers.

ISBN 978-953-51-0226-7

Products and Applications of Biopolymers

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## Products and Applications of Biopolymers

*Edited by Casparus Johannes Reinhard Verbeek*

**PRODUCTS** 

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**AND APPLICATIONS** 

**Casparus Johannes Reinhard Verbeek**

**OF BIOPOLYMERS** 

## **PRODUCTS AND APPLICATIONS OF BIOPOLYMERS**

Edited by **Casparus Johannes Reinhard Verbeek**

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/1802 Edited by Casparus Johannes Reinhard Verbeek

#### **Contributors**

Igor Maksimov, Antonina Sorokan, Katerina Cherepanova, Pakawadee - Kaewkannetra, Emad A. Jaffar Al-Mulla, E. Socrates Tabosa Egito, Elquio Eleamen Oliveira, Toshiyuki Nagashima Jr, Acarília Eduardo da Silva, Henrique Rodrigues Marcelino, Monique Christine Salgado Gomes, Claudio Darío Borsarelli, Mariana A. Montenegro, María L. Boiero, Lorena Valle, Samuel Oluwatobi Oluwafemi, Sandile Songca, Martin Alberto Masuelli, Maria Gabriela Sansone, Dmitry Deryabin, Olga Davydova, Irina Gryazeva, Katarina Topalov, Schimmelmann Arndt, Peter Sauer, P. David Polly, Sonal Ishit Thakore

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