Vikas Mittal is an Assistant Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department of The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi. He obtained his PhD in 2006 in Polymer and Materials Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He then worked as a materials scientist in Active and Intelligent Coatings section of SunChemical in London, UK and as a polymer engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites, novel filler surface modifications, thermal stability enhancements, and polymer latexes with functionalized surfaces.

• Preface xii List of Contributors xv1. Polymers from renewable Resources 1V. Mittal1.1 Introduction 11.2 Naturally Renewable Methylene Butyrolactones 41.3 Renewable Rosin Acid-Degradable Caprolactone Block Copolymers 61.4 Plant Oils as Platform Chemicals for Polymer Synthesis 71.5 Biosourced Sterecontrolled Polytriazoles 91.6 Polymers from Naturally Occurring Monoterpene 101.7 Polymerization of Biosourced 2- (Methacryloyloxy) ethyl Tiglate 111.8 Oxypropylation of Repeseed Cake Residue 121.9 Copolymerization of Naturally Occurring Limonene 131.10 Polymerization of Lactides 141.11 Nanocomposites Using Renewable Polymers 191.12 Castor Oil Based Thermosets 19References 222. Design, Synthesis, Property, and Application of Plant Oil Polymers 23Keshar Prassain and Duy H. Hua2.1 Introduction 242.2 Triglyceride Polymers 252.3 Summary 65Reference 653. Advances in Acid Mediated Polymerizations 69Stewart P. Lewis and R. Mathers3.1 Introduction 703.2 Problems Inherent to Cationic Ole. N Polymerization 723.3 Progress Toward Cleaner Cationic Polymerization 753.4 Environmental Bene. Ts via New Process Conditions 1583.5 Cationic Polymerization of Monomers Derived from Renewable Resources 1613.6 Sustainable Synthesis of Monomers for Cationic Polymerization 163References 1644. Olive Oil Wastewater as a Renewable Resource for Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates 175Francesco Valentino, Marianna Villano, Lorenzo Bertin, Mario Beccari, and Mauro Majone4.1 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Structure, Properties, and Applications 1754.2 PHA Production Processes Employing Pure Microbial Cultures 1774.3 PHA Production Processes Employing Mixed Microbial Cultures 1784.4 Olive Oil Mill Ef. Uents (OMEs) as a Possible Feedstock for PHA Production 1974.5 OMEs as Feedstock for PHA Production 2064.6 Concluding Remarks 211References 2125. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) for Production of Polymers from Renewable Resources 221Kattimuttathu I. Suresh5.1 Introduction 2215.2 Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) 2225.3 Synthetic Strategies to Develop Functional Material Based on Renewable Resources – Composition, Topologies and Functionalities 2275.4 Sustainable Sources for Monomers with a Potential for Making Novel Renewable Polymers 2315.5 Conclusions and Outlook 241References 2426. Renewable Polymers in Transgenic Crop Plants 247Tina Hausmann and Inge Broer6.1 Natural Plant Polymers 2486.2 De Novo Synthesis of Polymers in Plants 2696.3 Conclusion 289References 2917. Polyesters, Polycarbonates and Polyamides Based on Renewable Resources 305Bart A. J. Noordover7.1 Introduction 3067.2 Biomass-Based Monomers 3077.3 Polyesters Based on Renewable Resources 3087.4 Polycarbonates Based on Renewable Resources 3327.5 Polyamides Based on Renewable Resources 3447.6 Conclusions 349References 3508. Succinic Acid: Synthesis of Biobased Polymers from Renewable Resources 355Stephen Kabasci and Inna Bretz8.1 Introduction 3558.2 Polymerization 3598.3 Conclusions 371References 3729. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Based Polymers 381Ananda S. Amarasekara9.1 Introduction 3819.2 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural 3829.3 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Derivatives 3939.4 Polymers from 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Derivatives 3989.5 Conclusion 421References 42210. Natural Polymers-A Boon for Drug DeliveryRajesh. N. Uma, and Valluru Ravi10.1 Introduction 42910.2 Acacia 42910.3 Agar 43110.4 Alginate 43310.5 Carrageenan 43610.6 Cellulose 43810.7 Chitosan 44010.8 Dextrin 44410.9 Dextrin 44510.10 Gellan Gum 44710.11 Guar Gum 44810.12 Inulin 45110.13 Karaya Gum 45410.14 Konjac Glucomannan 45310.15 Locust Bean Gum 45410.16 Locust Gum 45510.17 Pectin 45510.18 Psyllium Husk 45710.19 Scleroglucan 45710.20 Starch 46010.21 Xanthan Gum 462References 465Index 473