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Bio-Based Fillers

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Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials

Synonyms

Agro-waste materials; Bio-fillers

Definition

Agro-polymers presented in are the polysaccharides and the proteins. They are often used to elaborate multiphase materials.

Background

Fillersare particles added to polymeric materials to lower the consumption of more expensive polymer material improve or to better some properties of the composite material. Worldwide millions of tons of fillers are used every year in different application areas, such as paper, plastics, rubber, paints, coatings, adhesives, and sealants. Recently, ecological concerns have resulted in a renewed interest in natural, renewable resources-based and compostable materials; bio-fillers have been increasingly used as fillers in polymer composites. In general, these organic fillers or agro-polymers presented in are the polysaccharides and the proteins. They are often used to elaborate multiphase materials. Polysaccharides are the most abundant macromolecules in the biosphere. The classification of...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Al Balqa Applied University, 19117, Salt, Jordan

    Ahmad Mousa

  2. Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., Dresden, Germany

    Gert Heinrich

  3. Institute of Polymer Materials, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., Hohe Strasse 6, Dresden, Germany

    Udo Wagenknecht

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  1. Center for Fiber and Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

    Shiro Kobayashi

  2. Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany

    Klaus Müllen

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Mousa, A., Heinrich, G., Wagenknecht, U. (2015). Bio-Based Fillers. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29648-2_285

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