Functionalized Polymeric Materials in Agriculture and the Food Industry

• Main Author: Akelah, Ahmed. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Food science.; Polymers.; Food Science.; Polymer Sciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7061-8

This book looks at the applications of polymeric materials in agriculture and the food industry as a way to meet the growing demands of food production and to reduce the environmental pollution associated with the use of agrochemicals. � Following a detailed description of polymeric materials, Part...

Table of Contents:

• Polymeric Materials: Preparation and Properties
• Part One:�Applications of Polymers in Agriculture
• Polymers in Plantation and Plants Protection
• Polymers in Controlled Release of Agrochemicals
• Part Two:�Applications of Polymers in Food
• Polymers in Food Processing Industries
• Polymeric Food Additives
• Polymers in Food Packaging and Protection
• Abbreviations
• Index.