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Advances in Nanocellulose Biopolymer Composites

Synthesis, Characterization, Properties and Applications

  • 1st Edition - May 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Sabu Thomas, Miran Mozetič, Hanna J. Maria, Sobhiga G., Tomy Muringayil Joseph
  • Language: English

Advances in Nanocellulose Biopolymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization, Properties and Applications presents the latest research on a versatile class of materials that combin… Read more

Description

Advances in Nanocellulose Biopolymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization, Properties and Applications presents the latest research on a versatile class of materials that combine synthetic and natural polymers at the nanoscale. Responding to the drive for eco-friendly alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, the book provides an in-depth examination of biopolymer cellulose-based nanocomposite systems, covering their preparation, characterization, morphology and structure–property relationships. It explains how surface modification, hydrophilization and plasma treatment influence dispersion and performance, and assesses the interfacial interactions that govern the behaviour of these renewable, biodegradable materials.

Contributed by an international team of leading researchers, the book surveys a broad spectrum of applications, including membrane technology, water purification, air filtration, biomedical devices, food packaging, energy storage, sensing and 3D printing. It also addresses theory, modelling, life cycle assessment and the environmental opportunities and challenges of these systems, making it a valuable reference for researchers, materials scientists, polymer technologists and industrial practitioners.

Key features

  • Covers processing, characterization, morphology, properties and real-world applications of cellulose-based biopolymer nanocomposites
  • Analyses structure–property relationships, modifications and hybrid composite forms
  • Spans biomedical, environmental remediation, textile, sensor, shielding, food packaging, water treatment, energy storage and agricultural applications
  • Draws on an international author base at the forefront of biopolymer nanocomposite research
  • Integrates fundamentals, functionality and sustainability in a single reference

Readership

Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, polymer technologists, chemists, manufacturers, industrial practitioners, and other professionals working in the research and development of cellulose-based biopolymer nanocomposites

Table of contents

1. History and development of biopolymer nanocomposites based on nanocellulose

2. Introduction to biopolymers. different classes, methods of preparation, characterization and properties.

3. Nanocellulose an advanced material. Methods of extraction, classification, characterization and properties

4. Surface modification of biopolymers. different methods and their advantages and disadvantages

5. Different methods and effects of hydrophilization of nanocellulose for increased dispersion in the biopolymer matrix

6. Non-equilibrium plasma treatment for hydrophilization of nanocellulose

7. Parameters affecting the dispersion of nanocellulose in the biopolymer matrix.

8. Development of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites and their properties

9. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites. electrospinning and wet spinning.

10. Modification of biopolymer-nanocellulose composite systems and the development of ternary and quaternary composites. Processing and applications

11. Functionalized nanocellulose-based biopolymer composites. Manufacturing techniques and applications

12. Biopolymer-nanoparticle decorated nanocellulose (hybrid) composites

13. Evaluation of interfacial interaction and its effect on the structure and properties of biopolymer and nanocellulose composites

14. Investigation of the mechanical properties of biopolymer-based nanocellulose composites.

15. Analysis of the rheological properties of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites

16. Spectroscopic studies of nanocellulose-based biopolymer composites

17. Dynamic mechanical characterization of biopolymer-nanocellulose composite systems.

18. Thermal properties of biopolymer and cellulose-based nanocomposites

19. Water sorption and barrier properties of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites including their mechanisms

20. Optical Properties of cellulose-based biopolymer nanocomposites

21. Dielectric studies. Efficient tool for analyzing interfacial adhesion inf biopolymer-nanocellulose composites

22. Antimicrobial properties of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites.

23. Biopolymer-nanocellulose in membrane technology and water purification

24. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in air filtration

25. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in biomedical applications

26. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in food packaging

27. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in energy storage devices

28. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in sensing applications

29. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in 3D printing technology

30. Advanced applications of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites.

31. Theory modelling and simulation

32. Life cycle assessment of nanocellulose-based biopolymer composites

33. Biopolymer and nanocellulose composite systems. Current state of art, environmental concerns, challenges and future opportunities

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editors

ST

Sabu Thomas

Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India, as well as a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India.

Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

MM

Miran Mozetič

Miran Mozetič is Professor and Head of the Department of Surface Engineering and Optoelectronics at the Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is the leader of a research group working on generation and characterization of highly reactive gaseous plasma, interdisciplinary research on interaction of non-equilibrium plasma with organic materials, plasma nanoscience, as well as development of different technologies for
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Surface Engineering, Jožef Stefan Institute / University of Nova Gorica; Deputy Director, Plasmadis Ltd — Nova Gorica, Slovenia

HM

Hanna J. Maria

Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University — Kottayam, Kerala, India

SG

Sobhiga G.

Ms. Sobhiga G. is currently working as a research scholar at the International Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. She received her master’s from the School of Chemical Sciences, at Mahatma Gandhi University, in 2022. Her areas of expertise include bionanocomposites, as well as polymer synthesis and blends for packaging, biomedical, and water treatment applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Scholar, International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University — Kottayam, Kerala, India

TJ

Tomy Muringayil Joseph

Researcher, Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland, and International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University — Kottayam, Kerala, India
Affiliations and expertise
Researcher, Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland, International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University — Kottayam, Kerala, India