Biorelated Polymers: Sustainable Polymer Science and Technology: Combined Proceedings of the First and Second International Conference on Biopolymer ... Ischia (Naples), Italy on October 25-27, 2000

Table of Contents......Page 0
Front Matter......Page 1
Acknowledgements......Page 3
Contributors......Page 4
Preface......Page 9
Table of Contents......Page 10
Part I. Biopolymers and Renewable Resources......Page 18
1. Introduction......Page 19
2. Materials and Methods......Page 20
3. Results and Discussion......Page 22
4. Conclusion......Page 32
1. Introduction......Page 34
2. Experimental......Page 35
3. Results......Page 36
4. Discussion......Page 38
5. Conclusion......Page 39
1. Introduction......Page 41
2. Natural Fibre-Reinforced Structural Material......Page 42
3. Material Properties......Page 46
4. Application Research......Page 47
5. Conclusion......Page 52
1. Introduction......Page 55
2. Materials and Methods......Page 56
3. Results and Discussion......Page 59
4. Conclusion......Page 64
1. Introduction......Page 67
2. Experimental Procedures......Page 68
3. Results and Discussion......Page 69
4. Conclusion......Page 73
Part II. Biopolymer Technology and Applications......Page 74
1. Introduction......Page 75
2. Criteria Conditioning the Fate of a Polymer Sensitive to a Living System......Page 78
3. Biopolymers......Page 81
4. Artificial Biopolymers......Page 84
5. Conclusion......Page 89
1. Introduction......Page 92
2. Reactions of beta-Butyrolactone with Alkali Metal Supramolecular Complexes......Page 94
3. Preparation of Biomimetic Artificial Ion Channels......Page 95
1. Introduction......Page 98
2. Experimental......Page 100
3. Results and Discussion......Page 103
4. Conclusion......Page 109
1. Introduction......Page 112
2. Experimental......Page 114
3. Results and Discussion......Page 116
4. Conclusion......Page 123
1. Introduction......Page 126
2. Experimental Part......Page 128
3. Results......Page 129
4. Conclusion......Page 134
Part III. (Bio)Synthesis and Modifications......Page 136
1. Introduction......Page 137
2. Synthesis and Production of Biopolymers......Page 138
1. Introduction......Page 148
2. Materials and Methods......Page 149
3. Experiments and Results......Page 150
4. Discussion......Page 153
1. Introduction......Page 155
2. Material and Methods......Page 156
3. Experiments and Results......Page 157
4. Discussion......Page 161
1. Introduction......Page 164
2. Rhizobia and Poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s (PHA)......Page 165
3. PHB Synthesis and Regulation in Sinorhizobium Meliloti 41......Page 166
4. Conclusion and Perspectives......Page 170
1. Introduction......Page 173
2. PHA Production by Biological Phosphorus Removal Process......Page 174
4. Aerobic Periodic Feeding......Page 179
5. Conclusion......Page 181
1. Introduction......Page 184
2. Degradable Polymers......Page 185
3. Living Polymerizations......Page 186
4. Polyesters......Page 187
17. Transglucosylation and Hydrolysis Activity of Gluconobacter Oxydans Dextran Dextrinase with Several Donor and Acceptor Substrates......Page 200
1. Introduction......Page 201
2. Materials and Methods......Page 202
3. Results and Discussion......Page 203
4. Conclusion......Page 207
1. Introduction......Page 209
2. Experimental......Page 211
3. Results and Discussion......Page 213
4. Conclusion......Page 220
1. Introduction......Page 223
2. Materials and Methods......Page 224
3. Results and Discussion......Page 226
4. Conclusion......Page 231
1. Introduction......Page 234
3. Results......Page 235
4. Conclusion and Perspectives......Page 238
1. Introduction......Page 240
3. Results and Discussion......Page 241
4. Conclusion......Page 244
22. Enzymatic Crosslinking Enhance Film Properties of Deamidated Gluten......Page 246
1. Introduction......Page 247
2. Material and Methods......Page 248
3. Results and Discussion......Page 250
4. Conclusion......Page 254
1. Introduction......Page 257
2. The Reactions Catalyzed by Laccases......Page 258
3. Sources of Laccases and Their Functions......Page 259
4. Possible Applications for Laccases......Page 260
5. Conclusion......Page 262
Part IV. Material Testing and Analytical Methods......Page 264
1. Introduction......Page 265
2. Defining Biodegradability......Page 267
3. Measuring Biodegradation......Page 269
4. Conclusion......Page 278
25. Comparison of Test Systems for the Examination of the Fermentability of Biodegradable Materials......Page 287
2. Material and Methods......Page 288
3. Results and Discussion......Page 294
4. Conclusion......Page 300
1. Introduction......Page 302
2. Aliphatic Polyesters......Page 304
3. Aromatic Polyesters......Page 306
4. Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyesters......Page 307
5. Conclusion......Page 309
1. Introduction......Page 311
2. Experimental......Page 313
3. Results and Discussion......Page 315
4. Conclusion......Page 317
1. Introduction......Page 319
2. Experimental......Page 320
3. Results and Discussion......Page 321
4. Conclusion......Page 324
1. Introduction......Page 326
2. Material and Methods......Page 328
3. Results and Discussion......Page 329
4. Conclusion......Page 334
1. Introduction......Page 338
3. Results and Discussion......Page 339
4. Conclusion......Page 347
1. Introduction......Page 349
3. Results......Page 350
4. Conclusion......Page 352
32. Comparison of Quantification Methods for the Condensed Tannin Content of Extracts of Pinus Pinaster Bark......Page 354
1. Introduction......Page 355
2. Materials and Methods......Page 356
3. Results......Page 359
4. Conclusion......Page 363
1. Introduction......Page 365
2. Purpose of LCA......Page 366
3. LCA According to International Standard ISO 14040......Page 368
4. Key Features of LCA......Page 370
5. Biodegradable Bags for Organic Waste Collection......Page 371
6. Biodegradable Loose Fills......Page 373
7. Conclusion......Page 375
A......Page 377
B......Page 378
C......Page 380
D......Page 382
E......Page 383
F......Page 384
G......Page 386
H......Page 387
L......Page 388
M......Page 389
N......Page 390
P......Page 391
S......Page 397
T......Page 399
U......Page 400
X......Page 401