Green Materials from Plant Oils

by George Kraus Zengshe Liu

Book Overview

Finding alternatives to fossil feedstocks is increasing in importance with the challenges of global warming, increasing oil prices and depleting fossil fuel reserves that we currently face. Today, plant oils are important renewable raw materials for the chemical industry and are heavily used for surfactants, cosmetic products and lubricants. This book covers the green chemistry of products and intermediates synthesised from plant oils. Photo-initiated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849739013
• ISBN13: 9781849739016
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 10.2"