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Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

Fabrication, Properties and Applications

  • 1st Edition - August 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Md Zillur Rahman, Yasir Beeran Pottathara, Kalim Deshmukh
  • Language: English

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications covers both current and emerging research trends in the development of multif… Read more

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Description

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications covers both current and emerging research trends in the development of multifunctional CFRTCs, as well as their fabrication, properties, and performance evaluation. The book also addresses significant issues and emerging challenges related to CFRTC manufacturing, including processing parameters, damage mechanisms, machining, recycling, and sustainability. Additionally, it covers molecular modeling, dynamic simulations, and 3D printing. It will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in the development of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites and their related applications.

Key features

  • Focuses on the fundamentals, processing, fabrication, characterization, and diverse applications of multifunctional carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites
  • Includes coverage of the microstructural, mechanical, thermal, thermomechanical, electrical, electrothermal, superhydrophobic, and viscoelastic characteristics of CFRTCs
  • Provides a thorough analysis of the impact of processing and manufacturing techniques on CFRTC fabrication, as well as molecular modeling, simulations, and machine-learning approaches
  • Covers aerospace, automotive, sports equipment, medical devices, wind turbines, infrastructure, EMI shielding, energy storage, and fire-retardant applications

Readership

Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in the development of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites and their related applications

Table of contents

Part I: Constituents, Classifications and Unique Characteristics

1. Carbon Fibers: Classifications, Production, Processing, Modifications, and Unique Characteristics

2. Thermoplastics: Classifications, Production, Processing, Modifications and Properties

Part II: Manufacturing Techniques

3. Conventional Manufacturing Techniques of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Advantages and Disadvantages

4. Automated Manufacturing Techniques of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

5. 3D Printing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

6. Zero-Waste Approach for Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: A Step Towards Circular Economy

7. Plasma Treated Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

8. Laser Induced Cohesive Bonding and Mechanical Strength Improvement of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

9. Processing Parameters, Damage Mechanisms, and Machining Challenges of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

Part III: Properties and Characterizations

10. Theoretical Modeling and Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

11. Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

12. Thermal and Electrical Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

13. Viscoelastic and Thermomechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

14. Superhydrophobic and Electrothermal Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

Part IV: Applications

15. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for EMI Shielding Applications

16. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Energy Storage Applications

17. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Fire Retardant Applications

18. Applications of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Wind Turbine Applications

19. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Biomedical Application

Part V: Recycling and Sustainability

20. Hybridization of Recycled Carbon Fiber in Thermoplastic Composites

21. Recycling Techniques, Sustainability and Environment Impact of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Md Zillur Rahman

Dr. Md Zillur Rahman is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his Ph.D. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and his B.Sc. (Eng.) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. His research focuses on fiber-reinforced composites, nanocomposites, hybrid and bio-composites, bio-inspired materials, computational simulation, and processing–structure–property relationships in advanced composite materials, with particular emphasis on sustainable natural fiber and polymer composite systems. Dr. Rahman has authored more than 160 scholarly publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and is actively involved in editing scientific books with leading international publishers, including Elsevier, Springer, and ACS. He was included in the 2025 Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists list.

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Yasir Beeran Pottathara

Dr. Yasir Beeran Pottathara received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Calicut (India). He received an M.Phil. in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (Physics) from the University of Kerala (India). In 2017, he earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the laboratory of IRDL-UMR, CNRS 6027, University of South Brittany, Lorient, France, under the supervision of Prof. Yves Grohens with a project on the Energy Storage performance of Cellulose-graphene composites. During his Ph.D., he was awarded the Erasmus Mundus Fellowship in the 2013-2540/001-001-EMA2. Dr. Yasir did his postdoctoral research at the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, and served as a Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Infrastructure Engineering and Sustainable Management, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Malaysia (2018-2019). From 2019 to 2022, Dr. Yasir worked on an independent research project funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Republic of Slovenia, through Early Research Careers 2.1 (contract No. C3330-19-952036-2019-2022) with a total funding of 171.684,00 euros for the development of a module for 3D printing of bio-based complex structures. He has published over 30 publications, including original research articles, reviews, and book chapters. Dr. Yasir is a Scientific Associate at the University of Maribor and Rudolfovo-Science and Technology Center Novomesto in Slovenia
Affiliations and expertise
LIMATB, Universite de Bretagne Sud, France

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Kalim Deshmukh

Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience in nanomaterials and polymeric materials, with particular expertise in polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids. His work emphasizes nanoscale dispersion, interfacial chemistry, and structure–property relationships that influence material performance in applications such as energy storage, gas sensing, biosensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and high-k dielectrics. He has authored more than 200 publications, including original research articles and review papers, in leading international journals and with major publishers, such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Wiley-VCH, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to his research contributions, he has edited or co-edited several books published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-VCH, and Wiley Scrivener.

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic