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Nanofillers for Binary Polymer Blends

  • 1st Edition - June 28, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Sabu Thomas, Soney C. George, Sharika T. Nair
  • Language: English

Nanofillers for Binary Polymer Blends covers major advances in the field of polymer-blend nanocomposites. The book encompasses the fundamentals of polymer blends, various nanofi… Read more

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Description

Nanofillers for Binary Polymer Blends covers major advances in the field of polymer-blend nanocomposites. The book encompasses the fundamentals of polymer blends, various nanofillers, experimental techniques used in their fabrication, the characterization of various polymer blend nanocomposites, and theoretical evaluations of various properties. The properties and potential applications that have been achieved in various polymer blends by the addition of nanofillers are also highlighted. Applications for commercial products, including automotive parts, packaging, construction materials, biotechnology, medical devices, building materials, computer housings, car interiors, etc., are also covered in detail.This is an important reference source for materials scientists and engineers looking to increase their understanding of how nanofillers are being used in polymer blends.

Key features

  • Outlines the various types of nanofillers, explaining how the properties of each enhances the morphology, rheology, mechanical, dynamic mechanical, viscoelastic, electrical and thermal properties of polymer blends
  • Provides information on the theory, modeling and simulation of nano-filled polymer blends
  • Assesses the mechanism of selective localization of nanofillers in polymer blends, the effect of localization of nanofillers on the microstructure, and the relative performance of polymer blends

Readership

Materials Scientists, Engineers

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Nanofillers in miscible polymer Blends
  3. Nanofillers in immiscible polymer Blends
  4. Role of nanofillers in Thermoplastic–Thermoplastic Polymer Blends
  5. Role of Nano Fillers in Thermoplastic–Elastomer Polymer Blends
  6. Role of Nano Fillers in Elastomer–Elastomer Polymer Blends
  7. Role of Nano Fillers in Thermoset based Polymer Blends
  8. Processing, morphology, rheology, properties and applications of CNT filled polymer blends
  9. Morphology, rheology, properties and applications of fullerenes filled polymer blends
  10. Morphology, rheology, properties and applications of graphene filled polymer blends
  11. Morphology, rheology, properties and applications of carbon fibers filled polymer blends
  12. Morphology, rheology, properties and applications of nanocellulose and nanochitin filled polymer blends
  13. Morphology, rheology , properties and applications of POSS filled polymer blends
  14. Morphology, rheology, properties and applications of metal oxide filled polymer blends
  15. Morphology, rheology, properties and applications of metal carbides filled polymer blends
  16. Morphology, rheology, properties and applications of nanostructured metal chalcogenide filled polymer blends
  17. Morphology, rheology, properties and applications of nanosilica and nanocalcium carbonate filled polymer blends
  18. Morphology, rheology, properties and applications of nanostarch filled polymer blends
  19. Effect of Hybrid Nano Fillers in Polymer blends
  20. Theory, modeling simulation and LCA of nanofilled polymer blends

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 28, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

ST

Sabu Thomas

Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

SG

Soney C. George

Dr. Soney C. George is Dean of Research and Director of the Center for Nanoscience and Technology at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, India. He has published 240 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He has also edited and contributed to several books. His research focuses on polymer nanocomposites, tribology of nanocomposites, membranes, and pervaporation.
Affiliations and expertise
Dean of Research and Director of the Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, India

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Sharika T. Nair

Sharika T Nair is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, St Xavier’s College, Vaikom, Kottayam, India. Her research areas include preparation, characterization and applications of polypropylene/natural rubber-based blends and nanocomposites.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, St Xavier’s College, Vaikom, Kottayam, India

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