Biopolymers current research areas

KATSUTOSHI NITTA was born in 1942 and educated at Hokkaido University (BS 1964, MS 1966, PhD 1972). His research area is biopolymers. He is currently instructor of Polymer Science at Hokkaido University. 

It will become evident in later discussion of the properties of currently available polyacrylamides and xanthans that these polymers are not suitable for use in polymer floods under M reservoir conditions. The main thrust of current research into improving this situation is in two main areas firstly, in cutting the cost of production and increasing product quality of the polymer—this is mainly a manufacturing or fermentation process modification secondly, to search for polymers which have improved properties compared with those of commercially available biopolymers and synthetics. The more important polymer properties in which there is scope for improvement are the thermal and shear stability of the polymer, its... 

We begin by attempting to put the subject of biopolymer interactions into some kind of technological and sociological context. Our observations of the current commercial scene would suggest that the main areas of focus of ongoing research and development in the food industry are ... 

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