Woodhead Publishing Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives: Cellucon ’93 Proceedings: Physico-Chemical Aspects and Industrial Applications

The proceedings of the Cellucon Trust conference held in Lund, Sweden, in 1993. The latest scientific advances are covered, environmental concerns and the consequent economic costs are dealt with. The papers have surprisingly wide applications across a number of industries, including food processing, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing, civil engineering and composite materials production. Contents: Biosynthesis and biodegredation of cellulose; Structure and reactivity of cellulose; Derivatives of cellulose and their properties; Association thickening and gelation of cellulosics etc.; Applications of cellulosics; Wood, pulp and fibres. About the Author John F. Kennedy is Director of the Birmingham Carbohydrate and Protein Tehcnology Group, School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham. He is Director of Chembiotech laboratories and is also Professor of Applied Chemistry at The North East Wales Institute of higher Education (NEWI). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute of Management, the Institute of Food Science and Technology and the Institute of Biology. He is also editor of the journal, Carbohydrate Polymers. Glyn O. Phillips is Chairman of Phillips Hydrocolloids Research Ltd, UK. Glyn O. Phillips is a internationally renowned expert on hydrocolloids and food proteins. Along with Peter A. Williams he was the founder of the international journal Food Hydrocolloids, founding Directors of the Food Hydrocolloids Trust and the Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry Conferences. Peter A. Williams is a director of the Centre for Water Soluble Polymers.