| Biobased Industrial Products: Priorities for Research and Commercialization Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Commission on Life Sciences (Author), Board on Biology (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309053927 ISBN-13: 9780309053921 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2000 Annotation: Petroleum-based industrial products have gradually replaced products derived from biological materials. However, biologically based products are making a comeback -- because of a threefold increase in farm productivity and new technologies. Biobased Industrial Products envisions a biobased industrial future, where starch will be used to make biopolymers and vegetable oils will become a routine component in lubricants and detergents. The book overviews the U.S. land resources available for agricultural production, summarizes plant materials currently produced, and describes prospects for increasing varieties and yields. The committee discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines proven and potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications. The committee also illustrates the developmental dynamics of biobased products through existing examples, as well as products still on the drawing board, and identifies priorities for research and development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Design - Product - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| LCCN: 99050917 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.96" W x 8.96" (0.71 lbs) 162 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Petroleum-based industrial products have gradually replaced products derived from biological materials. However, biologically based products are making a comeback?because of a threefold increase in farm productivity and new technologies. Biobased Industrial Products envisions a biobased industrial future, where starch will be used to make biopolymers and vegetable oils will become a routine component in lubricants and detergents. Biobased Industrial Products overviews the U.S. land resources available for agricultural production, summarizes plant materials currently produced, and describes prospects for increasing varieties and yields. The committee discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines proven and potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications. The committee also illustrates the developmental dynamics of biobased products through existing examples, as well as products still on the drawing board, and it identifies priorities for research and development. |