Hemicelluloses

Raw Materials for Bioproducts: Hemicelluloses presents current knowledge on hemicelluloses and how they can be turned into bioproducts. It covers how they are separated from different biomass sources and how they are characterized, along with their properties. It also surveys a broad range of applications, including chemical processing, the production of composite materials, food processing and pharmaceuticals.

The book also looks at the main obstacles to scaling up production successfully in the future. It reviews the major innovations in biopolymers and serves as a reference for further research on hemicellulose-based applications. That research is timely, given growing demand for innovative materials that are sustainable, recyclable and eco-friendly and made from renewable resources.