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Nano Research & Applications
ISSN 2471-9838
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Nanotechnology &
Smart Materials
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Am s t e r d a m , N e t h e r l a n d s
Nanotechnology & Smart Materials 2018
Development of biomaterials from renewable resources
Aman Ullah
University of Alberta, Canada
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n recent years, the use of renewable natural resources have become the focus of research in supplementing and/or replacing
traditional petrochemical products due to growing energy demands and environmental concerns. The utilization of lipids and
other renewable resources has been considered to play a primitive role towards sustainable development due to their large
scale availability, built-in-functionality, biodegradability and no net carbon dioxide (CO2) production. In addition, a broad range
of monomers can be obtained as a single feedstock. These attributes make lipids a good fit for the development of renewable
biomaterials. This presentation will focus on the conversion of lipids, from various sources including waste streams such as waste
cooking oil and lipids extracted from spent foul, into monomers, biopolymers and biomaterials for packaging water remediation,
biomedical and other applications. The ability for complete conversion of oils in just few minutes under solvent free conditions
into monomers, biopolymers and bio-composites/nanocomposites is undoubtedly an attractive concept from both an academic
and an industrial point of view.
ullah2@ualberta.caNano Res Appl Volume:4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9838-C6-025