
Rubber Composites
Recycling, Processing, Properties, Design and Applications
- 1st Edition - November 20, 2024
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Hanafi Ismail, S. M. Sapuan, Nuzaimah Mustafa, Noor Azammi Abd Murat
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 6 2 0 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 6 1 9 - 8
Rubber Composites: Recycling, Processing, Properties, Design and Applications provides an extensive review of recent advances in this important research field. The book's chapters… Read more
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Rubber Composites: Recycling, Processing, Properties, Design and Applications provides an extensive review of recent advances in this important research field. The book's chapters cover the processing, structure, properties, and applications of rubber-based composites, which are versatile materials, that with the appropriate design planning, manufacturing process, and properties can be tailored to meet specific industrial requirements with enhanced performance and sustainability. This book will be a valuable reference source for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, polymer chemists, and industrial manufacturers working in the research and development of rubber-based composites.
- Covers a broad range of material types
- Discusses practical design steps, economic aspects, modern manufacturing, characterization techniques, and recycling
- Presents both fundamentals and applied aspects
- Includes modern applications such as automotive mounting, automotive components, and high voltage electrical vehicles
1. Introduction to Rubber
2. Preparation and Properties of Halloysite Nanotube-Filled Epoxidized Natural Rubber
3. Surface Treatment and Processing of Thermoplastic Elastomer-Filled Natural Fillers Composites
Part Two: Characterization of Rubber Composites
4. Ferrite-filled Rubber Composites: Characterization and Properties
5. Characterization and Properties of Sepiolite-Filled Natural Rubber Composites
6. Biodegradation Behavior of Polylactic Acid/Rubber/Kenaf Biocomposites Via Soil Burial
Part Three: Performance of Rubber Composites
7. Enhancement of properties of Natural Rubber Composites with Cellulose Blends
8. Comparison of unfilled and filled natural rubber latex/unvulcanized silicone rubber/graphene nanoplatelet conductive material
9. The Effect of Coconut Shell Powder on the Mechanical Properties of Polylactic Acid/ Silicone Rubber Blend
10. The Influence of Coated-Carbon Nanofiber (CCNF) in Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) for Automotive Components
Part Four: Modelling and design of Rubber Composites
11. Rubber Composites Design for High-Voltage Insulation in Electric Vehicles
12. Rubber Composites for Automotive Mounting Design
Part Five: Applications of Rubber Composites
13. Application of Lignin in Rubber Composites and Future Trends
14. Nitrile Rubber-based Composites
15. Rubber Composites with Functional Natural Rubber/Carboxyl Group Blends
Part Six: Recycling of Rubber Composites
16. Recycling Medical Rubber Waste: Developing New Fillers for Rubber Composites
17. Conclusion and Future Remarks
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 20, 2024
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
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Hanafi Ismail
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S. M. Sapuan
S.M. Sapuan is a Professor (Grade “A”) of composite materials in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also Head of the Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre (AEMC) at UPM. He attained his BEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Newcastle, in Australia and then went on to receive his MSc in engineering design and PhD in materials engineering, from De Montfort University in the UK. He is a Professional Engineer and a Fellow of many professional societies, including the Society of Automotive Engineers; the Academy of Science Malaysia; the International Society for Development and Sustainability; the World Academy of Sciences; the Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia (PRIM); the Malaysian Scientific Association and the Institute of Materials Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member and past Vice President of the Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of The Society of Sugar Palm Development and Industry, Malaysia. During the course of his career, he has produced over 2500 publications, including 989 journal papers, 68 books and 246 book chapters.
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Nuzaimah Mustafa
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