BookPatrick Navard, editor.
Summary: This book provides an essential overview of the science of polysaccharides. It both approaches polysaccharides as a polymer class and provides detailed descriptions of most major polysaccharides (cellulose, mannan, xylan, chitin-chitosan, cyclodextrines). Owing to the multidisciplinary character of the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE), the book describes all main aspects of polysaccharide science and technology (biology, enzymology, physics, chemistry, materials science and processing). Notations and concepts follow a uniform format throughout the whole work in order to create a valuable reference book on the field of polysaccharide science. Owing to the major importance of industry in the EPNOE, concrete applications are also described in detail.
Contents:
Introduction: Challenges and Opportunities in Building a Multinational, Interdisciplinary Research and Education Network on Polysaccharides / Julie Navard, Patrick Navard
Etymology of Main Polysaccharide Names / Pierre Avenas
Polysaccharides: Molecular and Supramolecular Structures. Terminology / Thomas Heinze, Katrin Petzold-Welcke
Chemical Characterization of Polysaccharides / Axel Ru€ler, Anna Bogolitsyna
Preparation and Properties of Cellulose Solutions / Patrick Navard, Frank Wendler, Frank Meister
Cellulose Products from Solutions: Film, Fibres and Aerogels / Frank Wendler, Thomas Schulze
Polysaccharide Fibres in Textiles / Lidija Fras Zemljic, Silvo Hribernik
Cellulose and Other Polysaccharides Surface Properties and Their Characterisation / Karin Stana-Kleinschek, Heike M. A. Ehmann
Pulp Fibers for Papermaking and Cellulose Dissolution / Pedro Fardim, Tim Liebert, Thomas Heinze
Cellulose: Chemistry of Cellulose Derivatization / Thomas Heinze, Andreas Koschella
Chitin and Chitosan as Functional Biopolymers for Industrial Applications / Iwona Kardas, Marcin Henryk Struszczyk
Polysaccharide-Acting Enzymes and Their Applications / Anu Koivula, Sanni Voutilainen, Jaakko Pere.