Sustainable Polylactide-Based Composites
- 1st Edition - January 9, 2023
- Latest edition
- Authors: Suprakas Sinha Ray, Ritima Banerjee
- Language: English
Sustainable Polylactide-Based Composites integrates fundamental knowledge pertaining to manufacturing and characterization of polymer composites with a thorough and critical… Read more
Description
Description
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.
Key features
Key features
- Presents fundamentals, processing techniques, characterization methods, and modeling
- Offers comprehensive coverage of a broad range of polylactide composites
- Addresses key issues that could shape future research and industrial application for sustainable future development
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
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
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 23, 2023
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Suprakas Sinha Ray
Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray is a Chief Research Scientist and Manager of the Centre for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials, and Director of the DSTI-CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa. He received his PhD degree in Physical Chemistry at the University of Calcutta, India, in 2001, and was a recipient of the ‘‘Sir P. C Ray Research Award’’ for the best PhD work. Prof. Ray’s current research focuses on the applications of advanced nanostructured & polymeric materials. He is one of the most active and highly cited authors (h-index of 99) in the field of polymer nanocomposite materials, and he has recently been ranked by Thomson Reuters among the Top 1% most impactful and influential scientists and among the top 50 high-impact chemists.
He has delivered more than 77 plenary/keynote/invited presentations at international conferences and has organised or co-organised several events. He authored 16 books, co-authored 13 edited books, wrote 65 book chapters on various aspects of polymer-based nano-structured materials and their applications, and published 687 articles in high-impact international journals. His work also includes 14 articles in peer-reviewed international conference proceedings and 30 articles in national and international conference proceedings. Additionally, he holds nine patents (registered or pending) and has developed 13 new technologies, which he has shared with colleagues, collaborators, and industry partners. His team has commercialised several products and supported SMMEs. Over the past 19 years, he has mentored 27 postdoctoral fellows and supervised 48 PhD and 17 Master’s students. In 2016, he was honored with South Africa’s most prestigious NSTF Award.
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