Innovative Biofibers from Renewable Resources

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to Natural Cellulose Fibers from Renewable Resources....Pages 3-4
Natural Cellulose Fibers from Corn Stover....Pages 5-8
Wheat and Rice Straw Fibers....Pages 9-10
Fibers from Sorghum Stems and Leaves....Pages 11-12
Fibers from Cotton Stalks....Pages 13-14
Fibers from Palm Trees....Pages 15-24
Fibers from Banana Pseudo-Stems....Pages 25-27
Fibers from Sugarcane Bagasse....Pages 29-30
Coconut Husk Fibers....Pages 31-34
Pineapple Fibers....Pages 35-39
Fibers from Switchgrass....Pages 41-42
Fibers from Hop Stems....Pages 43-44
Bamboo Fibers....Pages 45-46
Other Lignocellulosic Sources....Pages 47-47
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Introduction to Regenerated Cellulose Fibers....Pages 51-54
Fiber Production Using Alkali System....Pages 55-57
The NaOH/Urea Systems of Producing Regenerated Cellulose Fibers....Pages 59-64
The N -Methylmorpholine- N -Oxide (NMMO) Process of Producing Regenerated Fibers....Pages 65-71
Production of Cellulose Fibers Using Ionic Liquids....Pages 73-77
Regenerated Cellulose Fibers from Direct Dissolution of Biomass....Pages 79-81
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Regenerated Cellulose Fibers Using Unconventional Cellulosic Sources....Pages 83-87
Multicomponent Systems for Cellulose Dissolution....Pages 89-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Introduction to Chitin, Chitosan, and Alginate Fibers....Pages 93-94
Chitin Fibers....Pages 95-98
Chitosan Fibers....Pages 99-109
Applications of Chitosan Fibers....Pages 111-122
Hollow Chitosan Fibers....Pages 123-126
Alginate Fibers....Pages 127-130
Alginate–Chitosan Blend Fibers....Pages 131-135
Alginate Blends with Other Polysaccharides....Pages 137-138
Additives to Improve Performance of Alginate Fibers....Pages 139-145
Antifungal and Antiflammable Properties of Alginate Fibers....Pages 147-149
Microfluidic Spinning of Alginate Fibers....Pages 151-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Introduction to Natural Protein Fibers....Pages 157-158
Structure of Silk....Pages 159-164
Non-mulberry Silk Fibers....Pages 165-174
Colored Cocoons Through Biotechnology....Pages 175-176
Artificial Biospinning of Silkworm Silks....Pages 177-178
Unique Silk Fibers from Weaver Ants....Pages 179-181
Fibers from Lacewing Silk....Pages 183-186
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Mussel Byssus Fibers....Pages 187-191
Fibers from Hagfish Proteins....Pages 193-195
Natural Spider Silks....Pages 197-200
Honeybee Silks....Pages 201-203
Poultry Feathers as Natural Protein Fibers....Pages 205-207
Animal Hair Fibers....Pages 209-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Introduction to Regenerated Protein Fibers....Pages 213-213
Regenerated Fibers from Silk Fibroin....Pages 215-219
Hagfish Slime Thread and Mussel Byssus Proteins as Sources for Regenerated Fibers....Pages 221-224
Fibers from Recombinant Proteins....Pages 225-234
Recombinant Production of Honeybee Silks....Pages 235-238
Fibers from Casein....Pages 239-240
Regenerated Fibers from Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)....Pages 241-244
Regenerated Plant Protein Fibers....Pages 245-249
Fibers from Feather Keratin....Pages 251-252
Regenerated Protein Fibers from Lysozyme....Pages 253-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Introduction to Electrospun Fibers from Biopolymers....Pages 257-258
Electrospun Fibers from Polysaccharides....Pages 259-286
Electrospun Fibers from Proteins....Pages 287-295
Electrospun Fibers from Synthetic Biopolymers....Pages 297-303
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Bacterial Cellulose Fibers....Pages 307-329
Colored Cottons....Pages 331-345
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Introduction to Biothermoplastics from Renewable Resources....Pages 349-352
Fibers from Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT Fibers)....Pages 353-371
Fibers from Polyhdroxyalkanoates and Its Derivatives and Blends....Pages 373-376
Polylactic Acid (PLA) Fibers....Pages 377-385
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
Introduction to Biocomposites from Renewable Resources....Pages 389-390
Biocomposites Using Lignocellulosic Agricultural Residues as Reinforcement....Pages 391-417
Biocomposites Developed Using Protein-Based Materials as Matrix....Pages 419-427
Biocomposites Developed Using Biopolyesters as Matrix....Pages 429-439
Biodegradable Composites Using Starch as Matrix....Pages 441-443
Alginates as Reinforcement for Biocomposites....Pages 445-446
Front Matter....Pages 447-447
Biofibers as Catalytic Supports....Pages 449-450
Electrical Applications of Biofibers....Pages 451-452
Biofibers as Absorbents....Pages 453-454