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Compatibilization of Polymer Blends

New Strategies and Applications

  • 2nd Edition - June 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Ajitha A. R, Sabu Thomas
  • Language: English

Compatibilization of Polymer Blends: New Strategies and Applications, Second edition presents cutting-edge mechanisms, materials, and processing strategies for designing immisc… Read more

Description

Compatibilization of Polymer Blends: New Strategies and Applications, Second edition presents cutting-edge mechanisms, materials, and processing strategies for designing immiscible polymer blends with enhanced performance and recyclability. The book equips researchers and engineers with practical tools to select compatibilizers, tune interfaces, and predict performance in real-world products, bridging theory and application from lab-scale experiments to industrial deployment.

Key features

  • Up-to-date, application-driven coverage with the latest literature and post-2019 advances
  • Three new chapters: Miscellaneous Applications of Compatibilized Polymer Blends; AI-Assisted and Data-Driven Design of Compatibilized Polymer Blends; Compatibilization Approaches for Enhanced Recyclability: Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable Strategies and Circular Economy Concept
  • Deep dive into interphase engineering and nanoscale morphology with advanced characterization tools (AFM, SAXS, TEM tomography, rheology)
  • Extensive case studies across biomedical, packaging, and automotive sectors
  • AI-driven design, sustainability, and recyclability framework aligned with circular economy and modern industrial needs

Readership

Researchers in polymer science and materials engineering, Postgraduates and faculty in polymer/blends and nanocomposites, Industrial R&D professionals in packaging, automotive, biomedicine

Table of contents

1. Introduction: Polymer blends, thermodynamics, miscibility, phase separation, and compatibilization

2. Concepts and classification of compatibilization processes

3. Polymer blend compatibilization by the addition of block copolymers

4. Compatibilization of polymer blends by the addition of graft copolymers

5. Compatibilization of polymer blends by the addition of random copolymers

6. Compatibilization of polymer blends by micro and nanofillers

7. Reactive compatibilization of polymer blends by coupling agents and interchange catalysts

8. Compatibilization of polymer blends by Janus particles

9. Compatibilization of polymer blends by shear pulverization

10. Micro and nanoscale morphology characterization of compatibilized polymer blends by microscopy

11. Scattering studies of compatibilized polymer blends

12. Interface analysis of compatibilized polymer blends

13. Spectroscopic analysis of compatibilized polymer blends

14. Crystallization and melting behavior of compatibilized polymer blends

15. Viscoelastic characterization of compatibilized polymer blends

16. Rheological characterization of compatibilized polymer blends

17. Thermal studies of compatibilized polymer blends

18. Application of compatibilized polymer blends in biomedical fields

19. Application of compatibilized polymer blends in packaging

20. Applications of compatibilized polymer blends in automobile industry

21. Miscellaneous Applications of Compatibilized Polymer Blends

22. AI-Assisted and Data-Driven Design of Compatibilized Polymer Blends

23. Compatibilization Approaches for Enhanced Recyclability: Life cycle assessment, Sustainable Strategies and Circular Economy Concept

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editors

Ajitha A. R

Editor
Dr. Ajitha A. R. specializesin polymer science, nanomaterials, and composite materials. She earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry and completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, in 2019 under the supervision of Prof. Sabu Thomas. Her doctoral research focused on developing polymer composites for EMI shielding applications. She holds two Indian patents for her innovative work.
Affiliations and expertise
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India

Sabu Thomas

Editor
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