| Preface | p. xiii |
| About the Authors | p. xvii |
| Overview of Plant Polymers: Resources, Demands, and Sustainability | p. 1 |
| Plant Proteins | p. 2 |
| Plant Oils | p. 5 |
| Plant Starches | p. 6 |
| Agriculture Fibers and Cellulose | p. 6 |
| Market Potential for Plant Polymers | p. 7 |
| Sustainable Agriculture Industry of the Future | p. 9 |
| Conclusion | p. 12 |
| References | p. 12 |
| Plant Materials Formation and Growth | p. 15 |
| Plant Material Synthesis | p. 16 |
| Plant Growth | p. 27 |
| Transgenic Plants | p. 30 |
| References | p. 32 |
| Isolation and Processing of Plant Materials | p. 33 |
| Oil Extraction and Refining | p. 33 |
| Starch Wet Milling | p. 41 |
| Protein Isolation | p. 48 |
| References | p. 55 |
| Polymers and Composite Resins from Plant Oils | p. 56 |
| Introduction | p. 56 |
| Synthetic Pathways for Triglyceride-Based Monomers | p. 57 |
| Polymers from Plant Oils | p. 75 |
| Properties of Plant Oil Resins | p. 85 |
| Castor Oil-Based Polymer Properties | p. 102 |
| Summary of Plant Oil-Based Polymer Properties | p. 110 |
| References | p. 111 |
| Composites and Foams from Plant Oil-Based Resins | p. 114 |
| Triglyceride-Based Composite Materials | p. 115 |
| Manufacturing of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Composites | p. 117 |
| Composite Properties | p. 118 |
| Sheet Molding Compound | p. 123 |
| Bio-Based Polymeric Foams | p. 135 |
| Summary of Bio-Based Composites | p. 146 |
| References | p. 147 |
| Fundamentals of Fracture in Bio-Based Polymers | p. 149 |
| Fracture of Polymers: Fundamental Theory | p. 150 |
| Applications of Fracture Theory | p. 156 |
| Microscopic to Macroscopic Fracture Relations | p. 172 |
| Polymer-Polymer Interfaces | p. 176 |
| Polymer-Solid Interfaces | p. 191 |
| Summary of Fractures in Bio-Based Polymers | p. 198 |
| References | p. 199 |
| Properties of Triglyceride-Based Thermosets | p. 202 |
| Introduction | p. 203 |
| Distribution of Fatty Acids and Unsaturation Sites in Triglycerides | p. 205 |
| Distribution of Functional Groups on Triglycerides | p. 206 |
| Cross-Link Density | p. 208 |
| Tensile Properties | p. 213 |
| Computer Simulations of Triglyceride Structure and Strength | p. 217 |
| Glass Transition Temperature versus Structure | p. 223 |
| Rheology of Triglyceride Resins | p. 232 |
| Results and Discussion | p. 235 |
| Summary of Triglyceride Rheology | p. 252 |
| References | p. 253 |
| Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives, Elastomers, and Coatings from Plant Oil | p. 256 |
| Introduction to Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives | p. 257 |
| Macroemulsion and Miniemulsion Polymerization | p. 259 |
| Polymer Characterization | p. 261 |
| Polymer Properties | p. 261 |
| Polymer-Solid Adhesion Modification of PSAs | p. 269 |
| Bio-Based Elastomers | p. 274 |
| Bio-Based Coatings | p. 282 |
| References | p. 289 |
| Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Soy Proteins | p. 292 |
| Structure and Thermal Behavior of Soy Protein | p. 292 |
| Curing Strength of Soy Proteins | p. 300 |
| Mechanical Properties of Soy Proteins | p. 305 |
| Physical Aging of Soy Protein Plastics | p. 311 |
| Compatibility of Soy Protein with Polyester | p. 313 |
| Water Absorption of Soy Protein | p. 319 |
| Summary | p. 323 |
| References | p. 323 |
| Soy Protein Adhesives | p. 327 |
| Protein Adhesion Mechanism | p. 328 |
| Protein Unfolding and Adhesive Properties | p. 332 |
| Effects of Curing Temperature and Pressure on Adhesive Strength | p. 340 |
| Viscosity of Soy Protein Adhesives | p. 343 |
| Natural Straw Composites with Soy Protein Adhesives | p. 345 |
| Production of Low-Cost Adhesive in Powder Form | p. 349 |
| Soy Protein Latex-Like Adhesives | p. 354 |
| Adhesive Strength and Water Resistance at Isoelectric pH | p. 359 |
| References | p. 366 |
| Plastics Derived from Starch and Poly (Lactic Acids) | p. 369 |
| Starch Structure | p. 369 |
| Thermal Properties of Starch | p. 372 |
| Starch as a Filler | p. 375 |
| Starch as a Nucleating Agent | p. 381 |
| Coupling Reagents for Starch and PLA Blends | p. 382 |
| Role of Water in Starch and PLA Blends | p. 394 |
| Plasticization of Starch and PLA Blends | p. 396 |
| Physical Aging of Starch and PLA Blends | p. 403 |
| Summary | p. 405 |
| References | p. 407 |
| Bio-Based Composites from Soybean Oil and Chicken Feathers | p. 411 |
| Introduction | p. 411 |
| Processing of Chicken Feather Fiber Composites | p. 413 |
| Electronic Materials from Feather Composites | p. 424 |
| Mechanical and Fracture Properties | p. 428 |
| Carbon Fibers from Chicken Feathers | p. 435 |
| Summary of KFS Composites | p. 445 |
| References | p. 446 |
| Hurricane-Resistant Houses from Soybean Oil and Natural Fibers | p. 448 |
| Introduction and Background | p. 449 |
| Bio-Based Materials | p. 452 |
| Composite Processing and Manufacturing | p. 455 |
| Applications: Housing Construction Material | p. 460 |
| Design of the Bio-Based Composite Roof | p. 466 |
| Design, Testing, and Evaluation of a Model Beam | p. 468 |
| Building a Bio-Based Composite Roof | p. 475 |
| Other Potential Applications | p. 477 |
| References | p. 480 |
| Carbon Nanotube Composites with Soybean Oil Resins | p. 483 |
| Introduction to Carbon Nanotubes | p. 484 |
| Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites | p. 485 |
| Multiple-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites | p. 490 |
| On the Dispersibility of Carbon Nanotubes | p. 506 |
| Summary | p. 519 |
| References | p. 520 |
| Nanoclay Biocomposites | p. 523 |
| Preparation of Nanoclay-Soybean Oil Composites | p. 526 |
| Soy-Nanoclay Composites | p. 529 |
| Summary | p. 549 |
| References | p. 549 |
| Lignin Polymers and Composites | p. 551 |
| Introduction to Lignin | p. 552 |
| Lignin Applications | p. 557 |
| Lignin Modification | p. 562 |
| Unmodified Lignin Addition to Soybean Oil Monomers | p. 564 |
| Chemical Modification of Kraft Lignin | p. 569 |
| Flory-Huggins Theory | p. 574 |
| Butyrated Kraft Lignin in Thermosetting Polymers | p. 578 |
| Comment on Biorefinery | p. 591 |
| References | p. 593 |
| Index | p. 599 |
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