Bio-based Polymers and Nanocomposites: Preparation, Processing, Properties & Performance

✍ Scribed by Muhammed Lamin Sanyang, Mohammad Jawaid

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 279
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book highlights the various types of polymer and nanocomposites that can be derived from biorenewable resources. It covers various aspects of biobased polymers and nanocomposites, including preparation, processing, properties, and performance, and the latest advances in these materials. It also includes recent findings from leading researchers in academia and industry, government, and private research laboratories around the globe, providing the latest information on biobased polymers and nanocomposites. Offering an overview of the entire production process, it guides readers through all stages, from the raw source materials, processing and property characterization to application performance. This book is suitable for professionals and researchers seeking in-depth practical information as well as the fundamental science behind this. It also serves as a point of reference for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers working in the area of polymer and composites with a special emphasis on biobased materials.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Renewable Resource-Based Polymers (Ahmed Sharif, Md Enamul Hoque)....Pages 1-28
Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites (Nilesh Kumar Shrivastava, Muhammad Akmal Ahmad Saidi, Norhayani Othman, Mohamad Zurina, Azman Hassan)....Pages 29-48
Cellulose Nanocrystals-Based Nanocomposites (Malladi Nagalakshmaiah, Malladi Rajinipriya, Sadaf Afrin, Mohd Ayub Ansari, Mohammad Asad, Zoheb Karim)....Pages 49-65
Nanofibrillated Cellulose-Based Nanocomposites (Hind Abdellaoui, Marya Raji, Hamid Essabir, Rachid Bouhfid, Abou el kacem Qaiss)....Pages 67-86
Bacterial Cellulose Nanocomposites (N. Pa’e, I. I. Muhamad, Z. Hashim, A. H. M. Yusof)....Pages 87-105
Properties of Nano-composites Based on Different Clays and Polyamide 6/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Blends (Marya Raji, Elmokhtar Essassi, Hamid Essabir, Denis Rodrigue, Abou el kacem Qaiss, Rachid Bouhfid)....Pages 107-128
Nanotube/Biopolymer Nanocomposites (Nilesh Kumar Shrivastava, Muhammad Akmal Ahmad Saidi, M. S. Z. Mat Desa, Mohamad Zurina, Norhayani Othman, Azman Hassan et al.)....Pages 129-156
Starch-Based Nanocomposites: Types and Industrial Applications (Faruq Mohammad, Tanvir Arfin, Ibrahim B. Bwatanglang, Hamad A. Al-lohedan)....Pages 157-181
Recent Developments in Chitosan-Based Nanocomposites (Swaroopini Ramachandran, Malladi Rajinipriya, Jeremie Soulestin, Malladi Nagalakshmaiah)....Pages 183-215
Structural Properties of Protein and Their Role in Polymer Nanocomposites (Malladi Rajinipriya, Florent Gauvin, Mathieu Robert, Saïd Elkoun, Malladi Nagalakshmaiah)....Pages 217-232
Polylactic Acid (PLA)-Based Nanocomposites: Processing and Properties (Ahmed Sharif, Sudipta Mondal, Md Enamul Hoque)....Pages 233-254
Biopolymers-Based Nanocomposites: Properties and Applications (Naruemon Sumrith, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Rapeephun Dangtungee, Suchart Siengchin, Mohammad Jawaid, Catalin Iulian Pruncu)....Pages 255-272

✦ Subjects

Engineering; Materials Engineering; Biomaterials; Polymer Sciences; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology