Elastomer-Based Composites and Nanocomposites
Fundamentals, Recycling and Applications
- 1st Edition - September 25, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Hamid Essabir, Rachid Bouhfid, Abou el Kacem Qaiss
- Language: English
Elastomer-Based Composite and Nanocomposites: Fundamentals, Recycling and Applications delves into advancements and innovations in the field of elastomer-based composites and na… Read more
Elastomer-Based Composite and Nanocomposites: Fundamentals, Recycling and Applications delves into advancements and innovations in the field of elastomer-based composites and nanocomposites. Edited by renowned scholars and leading industrial experts, the book provides comprehensive coverage of the properties and applications of reinforcement agents, filler morphology, synthesis, functionalization, processing, and characterization. The content is designed to serve as a crucial resource for researchers, materials scientists, engineers, and chemists dedicated to the development of polymer materials and elastomer-based composites. The book also addresses the structural, mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of these composites, offering insights into their practical applications and potential for recycling.
Each chapter presents detailed studies and findings, making it an indispensable reference for both academic and industrial pursuits in this dynamic field.
Each chapter presents detailed studies and findings, making it an indispensable reference for both academic and industrial pursuits in this dynamic field.
- Includes case studies on challenges, along with solutions based on academic and industrial collaborations
- Provides insights into future and applied research from both academic and commercial perspectives
- Covers filler-matrix adhesion and modification procedures to improve performance
- Provides a wide range of nanofillers, including their characterization and impact on final application
Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, and chemists working in the development of polymer materials and elastomer-based composites
- Elastomer-based polymeric matrices: Blends and alloys
- Elastomeric materials from natural resources: extraction and synthesis
- Generality of elastomer-based composites and nanocomposite materials: functional properties, characterization parameters, and opportunities for their broader engineering application
- Elastomer-based composite materials: Specific characterization techniques, requirements, and ecological concerns
- Rheology and mechanical properties of elastomeric material-based composites and nanocomposites
- Nanofillers for elastomer-based composite materials: Synthesis, characterization, filler—matrix interfaces, and interactions
- Elastomer composites and nanocomposite materials based on natural fibers: From preparation to applications
- Clay nanofiller-based elastomer nanocomposites: Preparation, characterization, and applications
- Elastomer composites and nanocomposite materials based on graphene and its derivatives: From preparation to applications
- Elastomer recycling: Separation and valorization
- Advances and functional elastomer composites and nanocomposite materials: Case studies and applications
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 25, 2025
- Language: English
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Hamid Essabir
Hamid ESSABIR is a qualified higher education professor who has been Head of the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the National School of Applied Sciences, AGADIR, MOROCCO, since 2018.
He is also an associated researcher at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANOTECH), Rabat, Morocco.
He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences and Techniques in 2015. His research areas include hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, and advance materials: graphene/nanoclay, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, as well as polymer blends. So far, he has published more than 50 international journal papers and 10 Book chapters with 6 patents to his credit. He is also a reviewer for several high impact ISI journals of Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley.
Affiliations and expertise
Head, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, National School of Applied Sciences, Agadir, MoroccoRB
Rachid Bouhfid
Prof. Rachid Bouhfid is currently working as an Associate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Benguerir, Morocco. Before joining UM6P, he served as the Director of Research at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation, and Research (MAScIR) in Rabat, Morocco, and as an Assistant Professor at Artois University, France. Prof. Bouhfid earned his doctoral degree from Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. He has over fifteen years of experience in teaching and research in organic chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and polymer chemistry. His main research interests include hybrid nanomaterials, reinforced polymer nanocomposites, and advanced materials such as graphene, nanoclay, cellulose nanocrystals, and nanocomposites. Throughout his career, he has developed various nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment, packaging, sensing, and biomedical applications. He has authored more than 200 research papers in SCI-indexed journals, edited six books, and co-authored over 54 book chapters.
Affiliations and expertise
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, MoroccoAK
Abou el Kacem Qaiss
Prof. Abou el kacem Qaiss is currently working as Director of the Composites Nanocomposites Centre at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (Nanotech) in Rabat (Morocco).
His research areas include: hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres, as well as polymer blends. So far, he has published three books, 30 chapters and more than 75 international journal papers with 25 patents to his credit.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Polymer Processing Laboratory, Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (Nanotech), Rabat, MoroccoRead Elastomer-Based Composites and Nanocomposites on ScienceDirect