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Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites
1st Edition - July 2, 2015
Editors: Yu Dong, Rehan Umer, Alan Kin Tak Lau
Hardback ISBN:9780081000793
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eBook ISBN:9780081000823
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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… Read more
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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
21.4. Polymer/two-dimensional inorganic (laponite and graphene) gels
21.5. Conclusions and outlook
Index
No. of pages: 586
Language: English
Published: July 2, 2015
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
Hardback ISBN: 9780081000793
eBook ISBN: 9780081000823
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Yu Dong
Yu Dong is a senior lecturer within the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. His main research interests are polymer nanocomposites, electrospun nanofibres/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
Senior Lecturer, School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
RU
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 Emirates
AT
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 Kong