Handbook of Biodegradable Materials

by Gomaa A. M. Ali (Editor), Abdel Salam H. Makhlouf (Editor)

Overview

This Handbook discusses the recent advances in biodegradation technologies and highlights emerging sustainable materials, including environmentally friendly nano-based materials for replacing plastics. It is useful to scientists, engineers, biologists, medical doctors and provides alternative eco-friendly materials to replace the currently used ones with harmful impact on the environment and life. The chapters present different types of alternative materials in diverse areas, such as food packaging materials, materials for construction and agricultural materials. The principles and types of biodegration technologies are described in depth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031097096
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	02/21/2023
Edition description:	1st ed. 2023
Pages:	1722
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Gomaa A. M. Ali is an Associate Professor at the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Egypt. He has 15 years of experience working in the research areas of materials science, humidity sensing, graphene, supercapacitors, water treatment, and drug delivery. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Storage from UMP, Malaysia. He is the recipient of some national and international prizes and awards such as TWAS-AREP (2018), Obada International Prize (2021), Gold Medal (Archimedes, Russia, 2014), Green Technology Award (CITREX, Malaysia, 2015), Gold Medal (British Invention Show, UK, 2015). Dr Gomaa has been included in Stanford University’s List of World’s Top 2% of Scientists, Egypt, 2021. Dr. Gomaa has published over 131 journal articles and 21 book chapters on a broad range of cross-disciplinary research fields, including multifunctional materials, nanotechnology, supercapacitor, water treatment, humidity sensing, biosensing, corrosion, and drug delivery. So far, he has more than 3871 citations and an h-index of 38. Dr. Gomaa is an Editor of many international journals and a reviewer for more than 80 WoS journals. He is an Editor of many handbooks. Dr. Gomaa is a member of national and international scientific societies, such as The National Committee of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, Al-Azhar University Excellence International Office, Egypt, and the Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences, ASRT. His research interests include Materials Science, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Supercapacitors, Water Treatment

Professor Makhlouf is an internationally recognized leader with over 20 years of independent research project management, teaching, and consulting in industry and academia. He is the Vice President of Advanced Material Research, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., USA. Before joining Stanley Black & Decker, he wasthe President of EMC3 - USA, VP of IM2C - USA, Full Professor of Materials Science at Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute - Egypt, and Full Professor of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas – USA. He is a member of TMS-USA, EPSRC-UK, European Science Foundation - College of Expert Reviewers, Fulbright Alumni, Max Planck Institute Alumni, Alexander von Humboldt Alumni.

Table of Contents

Basic background, fundamentals.- Different methods of biodegradation.- Different types Microorganism for Biodegradation.- Biodegradable plastic and Examples of biodegradable plastics.- Nanocomposites (metals and metal oxides).- Biodegradable Matrices and Composites.- Aromatic copolyesters.- Polyamides and poly(ester-amide)s.- Polyurethanes.- Synthetic polymers with carbon backbones.- Biodegradable materials in medicine.- Biodegradation products on the tissue response.- Polyurethanes waste in the medical, automotive, and industrial fields.- Biodegradation of industrial materials.- Extraction of Heavy Metals.- Biodegradable Chelating Agents.- Biodegradation of Agricultural materials.- Fabrics-polyester amide composites.- Prevention or minimization in generation.- Material recovery.- Recycling.- Incineration.- Disposal in controlled landfills.- Hydrolysis Acidogenesis Acetogenesis Methanogenesis.- Hydrolysis Acidogenesis Acetogenesis Methanogenesis.- Cultivation of Microorganisms.- EDB Biodegradation.- Biodegradation by Composting, Surface Modification, Blended Films.- Environmental Impact of Biodegradation, Packaging Waste Utilization.- Non-ionic surfactants.- Anionic surfactants.- Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes.- Mg-biodegradable alloys.- Construction Materials.- Polyurethane foams.- Wood fiber.- Marine Oil Biodegradation.- Crude Oil Biodegradation.- Biostimulation and Bioaugmentation of Groundwater.- Intrinsic Bioremediation and Modeling.- Optimizing the environmental benefits.- Agroindustrial residues.- Recycling and reprocessing.- Incineration with energy recovery.- Landfill.- Need for complete biodegradability.