Biopolymers and Biotech Admixtures for Eco-Efficient Construction Materials
Fernando Pacheco-Torgal (Redaktør) Volodymyr Ivanov (Redaktør) Niranjan Karak (Redaktør) Henk Jonkers (Redaktør)
"The book provides basic concepts, production aspects and environmental impact assessment on the use of biopolymers and biotech admixtures ... It provides new knowledge, is well structured, really up-to-date, and has an enormous number of references." --Professor Lech Czarnecki, Building Research Institute, Poland (from the foreword)
Since 1930 more than 100,000 new chemical compounds have been developed and insufficient information exists on the health assessment of 95 percent of these chemicals in which a relevant percentage are used in construction products. Les mer
Biopolymers are materials that are developed from natural resources. They reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. There is a worldwide demand to replace petroleum-based materials with renewable resources.
Currently bio-admixtures represent just a small fraction of the chemical admixtures market (around 20%) but with environmental awareness for constituents in construction materials generally growing (the Construction Products Regulation is being enforced in Europe since 2013), the trend towards bio-admixtures is expected to continue.
This book provides an updated state-of-the-art review on biopolymers and their influence and use as admixtures in the development of eco-efficient construction materials.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Woodhead Publishing Ltd
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780081002148
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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"The book provides basic concepts, production aspects and environmental impact assessment on the use of biopolymers and biotech admixtures ... It provides new knowledge, is well structured, really up-to-date, and has an enormous number of references." --Professor Lech Czarnecki, Building Research Institute, Poland (from the foreword)