Aging and Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Md Amir Sohel, Asmita SenGupta, Sabu Thomas
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 8 6 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 8 6 5 - 4
Aging and Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites offers an in-depth look into the aging and degradation processes of polymer nanocomposites. The book meticulously details the mecha… Read more
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Aging and Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites offers an in-depth look into the aging and degradation processes of polymer nanocomposites. The book meticulously details the mechanisms and implications of these processes for the design, development, and application of these materials. By exploring the effects of environmental conditions like heat and moisture, mechanical stress, and chemical reactions, the book provides crucial insights necessary for researchers and engineers. In addition to analyzing the role of nanofillers and their impact on various properties, the book discusses techniques to study aging and degradation, including analytical methods, simulations, and experimental analysis.
Mitigation strategies such as additives, stabilizers, surface treatments, and protective coatings are also covered. This resource is invaluable for academics, researchers, and industry professionals engaged in polymer science and engineering.
- Covers all aspects of aging and degradation mechanisms in polymer nanocomposites
- Discusses different factors that contribute to these effects, along with mitigation strategies and recycling
- Covers time dependent properties, the role of nanofillers, environmental factors, mechanical stress, modifications, and both physical and chemical aging
- Includes analytical methods, simulations, and experimental analysis studies
Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, and polymer chemists and physicists working in the design of polymers, polymer composites and polymer nanocomposites
Postgraduate students in materials science and engineering
Postgraduate students in materials science and engineering
1. Introduction to Polymer Nanocomposites
2. Fundamentals of Aging and Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
3. Physical Aging of Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites
4. Theoretical Modelling and Simulation of Physical Aging in Polymer Nanocomposites
5. Experimental Techniques for Probing Physical Aging of Polymer Nanocomposites
6. Physical Aging of Amorphous Polymers and their Nanocomposites
7. Physical Aging of Biopolymers and their Nanocomposites
8. Physical Aging of Polymer Blends and their Nanocomposites
9. Accelerated Aging of Polymer Nanocomposites
10. Chemical Aging and Degradation of Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites
11. Experimental Techniques for Studying Chemical Aging and Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
12. Thermal and Thermo-oxidative degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
13. Hydrothermal Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
14. Mechanical Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
15. Ion-irradiation Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
16. Radiation Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
17. Environmental Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
18. Catalytic Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
19. Biodegradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
20. Strategies for Improving Aging and Degradation Resistance in Polymer Nanocomposites
21. Lifetime Prediction of Polymer Nanocomposites through Degradation Study
22. Upcycling of Polymer Nanocomposites through Degradation Mechanism
23. Conclusions and Future Directions in the study of Aging and Degradation of Polymeric Materials
2. Fundamentals of Aging and Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
3. Physical Aging of Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites
4. Theoretical Modelling and Simulation of Physical Aging in Polymer Nanocomposites
5. Experimental Techniques for Probing Physical Aging of Polymer Nanocomposites
6. Physical Aging of Amorphous Polymers and their Nanocomposites
7. Physical Aging of Biopolymers and their Nanocomposites
8. Physical Aging of Polymer Blends and their Nanocomposites
9. Accelerated Aging of Polymer Nanocomposites
10. Chemical Aging and Degradation of Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites
11. Experimental Techniques for Studying Chemical Aging and Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
12. Thermal and Thermo-oxidative degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
13. Hydrothermal Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
14. Mechanical Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
15. Ion-irradiation Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
16. Radiation Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
17. Environmental Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
18. Catalytic Degradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
19. Biodegradation of Polymer Nanocomposites
20. Strategies for Improving Aging and Degradation Resistance in Polymer Nanocomposites
21. Lifetime Prediction of Polymer Nanocomposites through Degradation Study
22. Upcycling of Polymer Nanocomposites through Degradation Mechanism
23. Conclusions and Future Directions in the study of Aging and Degradation of Polymeric Materials
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
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Md Amir Sohel
Dr. Md Amir Sohel is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, in Daejeon, South Korea. His current research interests include physical aging of polymeric materials, degradation and stability of polymeric materials, and polymer nanocomposite separators and electrolytes for energy applications. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Physics, Visva-Bharati, India under the supervision of Prof. Asmita SenGupta. His research included the thermal properties and thermal degradation of high Tg polymeric materials, and the physical aging behaviour of polymeric materials. During his Ph.D. work, he published several works on physical aging, crystallization kinetics and thermal degradation kinetics of high Tg polymeric materials, which includes bulk polymers, polymer blends and polymer nanocomposites. His future research plan is to develop polylactic acid-based hybrid nanocomposites based on carbonaceous nanofillers with enhanced stability against thermal and physical aging for multi-purpose applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South KoreaAS
Asmita SenGupta
Professor Asmita SenGupta is currently Head of the Department of Physics, at Visva-Bharati, India. She is also full professor in the Department of Physics, Visva-Bharati (a central university of national importance), West Bengal, India. Prof. SenGupta is a renowned researcher in the field of soft matter, polymer physics, biopolymers, polymer nanocomposites, and semiconductor physics and radiation physics. Her works on polymers have been published in several high-reputed international journals including Macromolecules, Polymer, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Polymer Bulletins, and the Journal of Thermoplastics Composite Materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Head, Department of Physics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, IndiaST
Sabu Thomas
Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of the School of Energy Materials, Founder Director of the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Professor in the School of Chemical Sciences, the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India