Furans are platform chemicals from biomass which have a range of functions in the production of solvents, biofuels, and monomers for industrial polymer synthesis. As the search for sustainable industrial processes makes biomass resources ever more vital, a more detailed understanding of these compounds and their industrial uses has never been more critical.

Furan Polymers and their Reactions surveys these crucial compounds and their contributions to polymer synthesis. It discusses the biorefinery of furans, identifies furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural as the key furan monomer precursors for different polymer synthetic processes, and analyzes all the major reactions furans undergo during these processes and the structures, properties and applications of the ensuing materials. The results are a vital contribution to the growing field of renewable industry.

Furan Polymers and their Reactions readers will also find:

Detailed analysis of key polymerization reactions such as the Diels-Adler reaction, chain-growth and step-growth polymerizations, as well as the chemical modifications of some of these polymers.
An authorial team with decades of combined experience in furan chemistry and polymer synthesis

Furan Polymers and their Reactions is an essential resource for researchers and professionals in industrial engineering, polymer science, and biotechnology, as well as for any industry professionals working with platform chemicals or polymer synthesis.

Auteur

Alessandro Gandini, PhD, is a retired professor from the National Polytechnic Institute, Grenoble, France and subsequently worked as an invited teacher and researcher at the Universities of São Paulo, Brazil, Aveiro, Portugal and Bologna, Italy. He is a pioneering researcher in the field of polymers from renewable resources.

Talita Martins Lacerda, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Lorena School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Brazil. She has researched and published extensively in the field of polymer synthesis from biomass resources.