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Sustainable Polylactide-Based Composites integrates fundamental knowledge pertaining to manufacturing and characterization of polymer composites with a thorough and critical… Read more
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Sustainable Polylactide-Based Composites integrates fundamental knowledge pertaining to manufacturing and characterization of polymer composites with a thorough and critical overview of the state-of-the-art in PLA-based composites, including significant past and recent advances. The book begins with insights into the basics of polymer composites, with special reference to sustainable composites, as well as fundamental knowledge related to PLA. This is followed by chapters on manufacturing methods, morphological characterization techniques, and the mechanical models used for polymer composites. A comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in PLA-based sustainable composites of all extensively used fillers is then presented.
After providing fundamental knowledge related to PLA and polymer composites, including structure-property-processing relationship, the book focuses on recent research efforts and key research challenges in the development of PLA-based composites, as well as lifecycle assessment and recycling.
1. Introduction: sustainability, polylactide and polylactide-based Composites
2. Processing technologies of polymer composites and fundamental issues related to polylactide composites processing
3. Techniques for structural and morphological characterization of polymer composites
4. Modeling of polymer composite properties
5. Natural fiber-reinforced polylactide composites
6. Glass fiber-reinforced polylactide composites
7. Layered double hydroxide containing polylactide composites
8. Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-containing polylactide composites
9. Nanoclay-containing polylactide composites
10. Carbon-nanostructures-containing polylactide composites
11. Cellulose-nanofillers-containing polylactide composites
12. Multifunctional polylactide composites
13. Evaluation of sustainability of polylactide and polylactide-based composites
14. Current challenges, limitations, and future outlook of polylactide composites
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