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Poly(vinyl chloride)-based Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs), and Gels

  • 1st Edition - March 30, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Sabu Thomas, H. Akhina
  • Language: English

Poly(vinyl chloride)-based Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs), and Gels brings together the latest research on the blending of PVC, covering processing, materi… Read more

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Description

Poly(vinyl chloride)-based Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs), and Gels brings together the latest research on the blending of PVC, covering processing, materials, properties, and applications. This book addresses these challenges and highlights the state of the art in the fi eld, such as the development of eco-friendly micro- and nanostructured functional materials based on PVC and advances in experimental and theoretical studies of PVC-based polymer blends. This is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in polymer science, chemistry, composite science, and materials science and engineering, as well as R&D professionals, engineers, and scientists working with advanced PVC-based materials across a range of industries.

Key features

  • Offers methodical, in-depth coverage of PVC-based blends, IPNs, and gels with each polymer type
  • Explains advanced methods for PVC-based materials with improved properties for a range of novel applications
  • Provides avenues for improved sustainability, discussing PVC from biomass, life cycle, recycling, and other environmental considerations

Readership

Academia: Researchers and advanced students in polymer science, chemistry, composite science, and materials science and engineering. Industry: R&D professionals, engineers, and scientists working with advanced PVC-based materials, across a range of applications and industries (e.g. construction, electronics, biomedicine, consumer goods, aerospace, etc.)

Table of contents

  1. PVC blends, IPNs, and gels: an overview
  2. Synthesis, compounding, processing, morphology, structure, and properties of PVC
  3. PVC/polyolefins blends, IPNs, and gels
  4. PVC/polystyrene blends, IPNs, and gels
  5. PVC/acrylic blend, IPN, and gels
  6. Poly(vinyl chloride)/vinyl plastic blends, interpenetrating polymeric networks, and gels
  7. Polyvinyl chloride/engineering polymer blends, interpenetrating polymeric networks, and gels
  8. Poly(vinyl chloride)/block copolymers, blends, interpenetrating networks, and gels
  9. PVC/polycarbonate blends, IPNs, and gels
  10. Rheological behavior of PVC-based blends, IPNs, and gels
  11. Morphology-property correlation in PVC-based blends, IPNs, and gels
  12. Impact modification in PVC blends, IPNs, and gels
  13. Microscopy of polyvinyl chloride-based blends, interpenetrating polymeric networks, and gels
  14. Spectroscopy of PVC-based blends, IPNs, and gels
  15. Miscibility and immiscibility in PVC-based blends, IPNs, and gels
  16. Dynamic mechanical analyzer of PVC blends, IPNs, and gels
  17. Conducting polymer blends, interpenetrating polymeric networks, and gels based on polyvinyl chloride
  18. Aging properties of poly(vinyl chloride)-based blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, and gels
  19. Surface analysis of poly(vinyl chloride)-based blends
  20. Ecological and recycling perspectives of the polyvinyl chloride blends, gels, and interpenetrating polymer networks
  21. Regulatory aspects of the use of PVC and its blends, gels, and IPNs
  22. Applications of PVC-based blends, IPNs, and gels for biomedical fields

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 2, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Sabu Thomas

Professor Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 163 and he has more than 133,000 citations

Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, and Director, International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Chairman, TrEST Research Park; Former Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University — Kottayam, Kerala, India

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H. Akhina

Dr. H. Akhina is a Postdoctorate Researcher at the International and Inter-University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, at Mahatma Gandhi University, in Kottayam, India. She has published numerous articles in international and national journals and has presented her work at several international and national conferences. She has co-authored several book chapters and has experience in editing books. Her research interests include synthesis of nanomaterials, graphene, and polymer nanocomposites.
Affiliations and expertise
Researcher, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

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