Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites
- 1st Edition - July 7, 2015
- Latest edition
- Editors: Yu Dong, Rehan Umer, Alan Kin Tak Lau
- Language: English
Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites reviews cutting-edge, state-of-the-art research on the effective use of nanoscaled fillers and reinforcements to enhance t… Read more
Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites reviews cutting-edge, state-of-the-art research on the effective use of nanoscaled fillers and reinforcements to enhance the performance of advanced nanocomposites, both in industrial and manufacturing applications. It covers a broad range of topics such as nanocelluloses, nanotubes, nanoplatelets, and nanoparticles, as well as their extensive applications. The chapters provide detailed information on how fillers and reinforcements are used in the fabrication, synthesis and characterization of advanced nanocomposites to achieve extraordinary performance of new materials and significant enhancements in their mechanical, thermal, structural and multi-functional properties. It also highlights new technologies for the fabrication of advanced nanocomposites using innovative electrospinning techniques.
- Covers topics such as nanocelluloses, nanotubes, nanoplatelets, and nanoparticles, as well as their extensive applications
- Discusses the latest research on the effective use of nanoscaled fillers and reinforcements to enhance the performance of advanced nanocomposites
- Explains how fillers and reinforcements are used in the fabrication, synthesis and characterization of advanced nanocomposites
Industrial and academic researchers working in chemical, materials, manufacturing and mechanical engineering
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- Preface
- Part One. Nanocelluloses
- 1. Properties and characterization of electrically conductive nanocellulose-based composite films
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Experimental details of preparation and characterization
- 1.3. Structures and properties of nanocellulose/PANI composites
- 1.4. Conclusions and future trends
- 2. Comparing the effects of microcrystalline cellulose and cellulose nanowhiskers extracted from oil palm empty fruit bunch on mechanical and thermal properties of polylactic acid composites
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Experimental details of preparation and characterization
- 2.3. Results and discussion
- 2.4. Conclusions
- 3. Advanced nanocomposites based on natural reinforcements
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Cellulose nanofiber extraction
- 3.3. The percolation phenomenon of cellulose
- 3.4. Chitin nanofibers
- 3.5. Conclusions and future trends
- 1. Properties and characterization of electrically conductive nanocellulose-based composite films
- Part Two. Nanotubes
- 4. Electrospun poly(lactic acid) (PLA): poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/halloysite nanotube (HNT) composite fibers: synthesis and characterization
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Material fabrication and characterization
- 4.3. Morphological observations
- 4.4. Reaction mechanism of nanocomposite fibers
- 4.5. Crystalline structures
- 4.6. Thermal properties
- 4.7. Intermolecular interactions
- 4.8. Conclusions
- 5. Production of hybrid inorganic/carbon nanotube fillers via chemical vapor deposition for advanced polymer nanocomposites
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Carbon nanotubes origins
- 5.3. The development of CNT hybrids
- 5.4. CNT/inorganic hybrid filler by CVD
- 5.5. Advantages of using CNT/inorganic hybrid in polymer nanocomposites
- 5.6. Synthesis and characterization of inorganic/CNT hybrid compounds
- 5.7. Effect of hybrid and physically mixed MWCNT and alumina in phenolic/MWCNT–alumina composites
- 5.8. Conclusions
- 5.9. Future trends
- 4. Electrospun poly(lactic acid) (PLA): poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/halloysite nanotube (HNT) composite fibers: synthesis and characterization
- Part Three. Nanoplatelets
- 6. Development of biobased polymer/clay nanocomposites: a critical review
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Nanoclay fillers
- 6.3. Polymer/clay nanocomposites from biodegradable mixed sources
- 6.4. Conclusions and future trends
- 7. Synthesis of graphene-based polymeric nanocomposites
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Functionalization of graphene
- 7.3. Methods of fabrication of graphene-based polymer composites
- 7.4. Properties of polymer/graphite/graphene nanocomposites
- 7.5. Conclusions and future trends
- 8. Manufacturing and characterization of multifunctional polymer-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Materials and manufacturing
- 8.3. Characterization
- 9. The processing of hierarchical nanocomposites
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Experimental details
- 9.3. Results and discussions
- 9.4. Conclusions
- 10. Flame retardance and thermal stability of polymer/graphene nanosheet oxide composites
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Experimental details
- 10.3. Results and discussion
- 10.4. Conclusions
- 6. Development of biobased polymer/clay nanocomposites: a critical review
- Part Four. Nanoparticles
- 11. Compressive strength and durability of high-volume fly ash concrete reinforced with calcium carbonate nanoparticles
- 11.1. Introduction
- 11.2. Experimental details
- 11.3. Results and discussion
- 11.4. Conclusions
- 12. Amorphous carbon nanocomposites
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. a-C nanoparticles
- 12.3. a-C foam nanocomposites
- 12.4. a-C nano-thin film
- 12.5. a-C nanofibers
- 12.6. Conclusions
- 13. Silica/polyimide nanocomposite films
- 13.1. Introduction
- 13.2. Silica/PI composite film preparation
- 13.3. Structure characterization of silica/PI composite films
- 13.4. Optical properties of silica/PI composite films
- 13.5. Mechanical properties of silica/PI composite films
- 13.6. Thermal properties of silica/PI composite films
- 13.7. Conclusions
- 14. Challenges and recent developments on nanoparticle-reinforced metal matrix composites
- 14.1. Introduction
- 14.2. Vital issues in nanoparticle-reinforced MMCs
- 14.3. Fabrication of nanoparticle-reinforced MMCs
- 14.4. Strengthening mechanisms
- 14.5. Effect of nanoparticles on physical and mechanical properties of MMCs
- 14.6. Failure mechanisms
- 14.7. Concluding remarks and future aspects
- 11. Compressive strength and durability of high-volume fly ash concrete reinforced with calcium carbonate nanoparticles
- Part Five. Filler applications
- 15. Multifunctional nanocomposites reinforced with carbon nanopapers
- 15.1. Introduction
- 15.2. Fabrication methods
- 15.3. Properties and applications of CNPs
- 15.4. Summary and outlook
- 16. Fillers in advanced nanocomposites for energy harvesting
- 16.1. Introduction
- 16.2. Energy harvesting
- 16.3. Fillers
- 16.4. Polymer matrices
- 16.5. Nanocomposite preparation
- 16.6. Physical properties
- 16.7. Factors influencing energy harvesting
- 16.8. Applications
- 16.9. Conclusions
- 17. Nanosilica-reinforced epoxy composites for marine applications
- 17.1. Introduction
- 17.2. Concentration effects
- 17.3. Particle size effects
- 17.4. Nanosilica-enhanced rubber/epoxy composites
- 17.5. Mechanisms for fracture toughness enhancement
- 17.6. Marine environment applications
- 17.7. Conclusions
- 18. Monitoring the effect of micro-/nanofillers on curing-induced shrinkage in epoxy resins
- 18.1. Introduction
- 18.2. Experimental characterization
- 18.3. Conclusions and future trends
- 19. Influence of nano-/microfillers on impact response of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite
- 19.1. Introduction
- 19.2. Experimental procedure
- 19.3. Results and discussion
- 19.4. Conclusions
- 20. Tribological properties of polymer-based composites with nanoscaled fillers
- 20.1. Introduction
- 20.2. PTFE-based composites with nanoscaled fillers
- 20.3. Applications
- 20.4. Summary
- 21. Organic/inorganic nanocomposite hydrogels
- 21.1. Introduction
- 21.2. Polymer/zero-dimensional inorganic gels
- 21.3. Polymer/one-dimensional inorganic (carbon nanotube) gels
- 21.4. Polymer/two-dimensional inorganic (laponite and graphene) gels
- 21.5. Conclusions and outlook
- 15. Multifunctional nanocomposites reinforced with carbon nanopapers
- Index
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- Published: July 7, 2015
- Language: English
YD
Yu Dong
Yu Dong is an Associate Professor within the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. His main research interests are polymer nanocomposites, electrospun nanofibers/nanocomposites, green composites, nanomaterial processing and characterisation, micromechanical modelling, finite element analysis, statistical design of experiments and engineering education. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and 30 fully referred conference papers, written 10 book chapters and edited 3 technical books. He serves as an associate editor of two international journals, with the specialty recognition of nanomaterials and nanocomposites.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaRU
Rehan Umer
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology & Research, United Arab Emirates
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology & Research, United Arab EmiratesAT
Alan Kin Tak Lau
Professor Alan Kin-tak Lau received his Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Engineering and Aerospace Engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University, Australia) in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Within that period, he also worked for General Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd., Australia, as a trainee engineer, and for the Corporative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS) Australia, as a Research Assistant designing a repair scheme for composite preforms. Afterwards, he received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 2001. Thereafter, he was appointed as Assistant Professor in 2002, promoted to Associate Professor and Professor in 2005 and 2010. In 2015, he was appointed as Alex Wong/Gigi Wong Professor in Product Design Engineering and Associate Dean (Industrial Relation) in the Faculty of Engineering, PolyU. Currently, he is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Development) of Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongRead Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites on ScienceDirect