Since 1930 more than 100;000 new chemical compounds have been developed and insufficient information exists on the health assessment of 95 percent of these chemicals in which a relevant percentage are used in construction products. For instance Portland cement concrete; the most used material on the Planet (10.000 million tons/year that in the next 40 years will increase around 100 %) currently used in around 15% of total concrete production contains chemicals used to modify their properties; either in the fresh or hardened state. Biopolymers are materials that are developed from natural resources. They reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. There is a worldwide demand to replace petroleum-based materials with renewable resources. Currently bio-admixtures represent just a small fraction of the chemical admixtures market (around 20%) but with environmental awareness for constituents in construction materials generally growing (the Construction Products Regulation is being enforced in Europe since 2013); the trend towards bio-admixtures is expected to continue. This book provides an updated state-of-the-art review on biopolymers and their influence and use as admixtures in the development of eco-efficient construction materials.Provides essential knowledge for researchers and producers working on the development of biopolymer-modified construction materialsDiscusses the various types of biopolymers currently available; their different production techniques; their use as bio-admixtures in concretes and mortars and applications in other areas of civil engineering such as soil stability; wood preservation; adhesives and coatingsAll contributions are made from leading researchers; who have intensive involvement in the design and use of biopolymers in construction materials
2016-07-30 2016-07-25File Name: B01AOU363S
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32 of 39 people found the following review helpful. GarbageBy CustomerOverly pretentious and a chore to read; Anime and the Visual Novel is less about the actual content in question and more about the authors seemingly endless ability to string together flowery words of little substance. It certainly isnt written for anime fans; its explanatory nature of even the most basic concepts related to anime and visual novels may be confusing even to those already acquainted with them.Consider the following except: "Relatedly; multiperspecivalism is accorded a cardinal status within the cumulative diegetic construct insofar as the games take on the action alters according to the point of view from which it is tackled by different personae." Essentially; over 30 words just to basically say; "The stories are different based on what persona you play as." At worst; the authors tone is condescending and unaware of their audience. At best; its essentially on par with the same trite youd typically find on anime blogs that try their hardest to relate entertainment primarily aimed at Japanese teenagers and young adults to their conventions of high culture.If you absolutely must read another intellectual expose/writers masturbation session on anime and visual novels; youd do much better by simply saving your money and looking up one of the many thousands of anime blogs online. There are many that essentially say the exact same thing in the exact same lengthy; psuedo-intellectual; hackish style.
