<div> In recent years, the development of eco-friendly polymeric materials with balanced properties has become a subject of research attention due to concerns with increasing global-warming, carbon-emission, and limited natural resources. Β Nano-reinforcements of environmentally benign polymers have
Eco-friendly Polymer Nanocomposites: Processing and Properties
β Scribed by Vijay Kumar Thakur, Manju Kumari Thakur (eds.)
- Publisher
- Springer India
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 578
- Series
- Advanced Structured Materials 75
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book contains precisely referenced chapters, emphasizing environment-friendly polymer nanocomposites with basic fundamentals, practicality and alternatives to traditional nanocomposites through detailed reviews of different environmental friendly materials procured from different resources, their synthesis and applications using alternative green approaches. The book aims at explaining basics of eco-friendly polymer nanocomposites from different natural resources and their chemistry along with practical applications which present a future direction in the biomedical, pharmaceutical and automotive industry. The book attempts to present emerging economic and environmentally friendly polymer nanocomposites that are free from side effects studied in the traditional nanocomposites. This book is the outcome of contributions by many experts in the field from different disciplines, with various backgrounds and expertises. This book will appeal to researchers as well as students from different disciplines. The content includes industrial applications and will fill the gap between the research works in laboratory to practical applications in related industries.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Eco-friendly Polymer NanocompositeβProperties and Processing....Pages 1-15
Biodegradable Starch Nanocomposites....Pages 17-77
Nanocomposites of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes: Chemical and Biological Properties....Pages 79-108
Biodegradable Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites....Pages 109-135
Static and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Coir Fiber/Montmorillonite Nanoclay-Filled Novolac/Epoxy Hybrid Nanocomposites....Pages 137-154
Multifunctionalized Carbon Nanotubes Polymer Composites: Properties and Applications....Pages 155-214
Metallic Nanocomposites: Bacterial-Based Ecologically Benign Biofabrication and Optimization Studies....Pages 215-231
Bio-based Wood Polymer Nanocomposites: A Sustainable High-Performance Material for Future....Pages 233-257
Water Soluble Polymer-Based Nanocomposites Containing Cellulose Nanocrystals....Pages 259-293
Bionanocomposites of Regenerated Cellulose Reinforced with Halloysite Nanoclay and Graphene Nanoplatelets: Characterizations and Properties....Pages 295-321
Cellulose Nanofiber for Eco-friendly Polymer Nanocomposites....Pages 323-365
Cellulose Acetate Nanocomposites with Antimicrobial Properties....Pages 367-398
Eco-friendly Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers-Based Nanocomposites for Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering....Pages 399-431
Soy Protein- and Starch-Based Green Composites/Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties, and Applications....Pages 433-467
Multicomponent Polymer Composite/Nanocomposite Systems Using Polymer Matrices from Sustainable Renewable Sources....Pages 469-494
Green Synthesis of Polymer Composites/Nanocomposites Using Vegetable Oil....Pages 495-511
Hierarchically Fabrication of Amylosic Supramolecular Nanocomposites by Means of Inclusion Complexation in Phosphorylase-Catalyzed Enzymatic Polymerization Field....Pages 513-525
Mechanical Properties of Eco-friendly Polymer Nanocomposites....Pages 527-559
Nanoclay/Polymer Composites: Recent Developments and Future Prospects....Pages 561-579
β¦ Subjects
Polymer Sciences; Nanotechnology; Materials Engineering; Renewable and Green Energy; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Biomaterials
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