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Wool Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

  • 1st Edition - August 1, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Sabu Thomas, Seiko Jose
  • Language: English

Wool Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites is an in-depth and practical exploration of wool-based composites, covering everything from the morphology of wool fiber to the industria… Read more

Description

Wool Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites is an in-depth and practical exploration of wool-based composites, covering everything from the morphology of wool fiber to the industrial applications of wool composites. Wool has emerged in the top position for this role because of its unique characteristics. While fine wool is too costly for many such applications, coarse wool of greater than 35 microns fiber length is globally under-utilized. This pioneering book describes every form of wool composite, woven, nonwoven, felt and fiber, including different fabrication methods.

In unique detail, the international team of expert contributors describe the morphology, structure and properties of wool, methods for the chemical modification of wool, different forms of wool-polymer composites, and many exciting emerging applications.

Key features

  • Provides technical details on a wide range of applications of wool-fiber polymer composites, including in construction and medicine
  • Draws on an interdisciplinary panel of experts from fields such as textiles, polymer science and chemistry to create a guide for readers of all backgrounds
  • Describes wool characterization techniques in detail

Readership

Students, engineers, and researchers with an interest in sustainable textiles, biopolymer composites, biomaterials, and biofibers

Table of contents

1 Introduction to natural fiber composites

2 Wool structure and morphology

3 Microscopy and spectroscopy of wool fiber

4 Physical and chemical properties of wool fibers

5 Surface modification treatment methods of wool

6 Composite preparation techniques

7 Bio fillers for biocomposites

8 Nanotechnological intervention in the wool composites

9 Thermoplastic polymer/wool composites

10 General testing of wool composites

11 Advanced techniques for testing and characterization of wool composites

12 Development of wool fiber incorporated polymer composites

13 Scope of blending of wool with other synthetic/natural fibers for composites

14 Silk and wool hybrid fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites

15 Mechanical and viscoelastic properties of wool composites

16 Moisture interactions of wool and wool-based composites

17 Abrasive water jet cutting and its optimization model for machining the sheep wool/polyester composites

18 Wool fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymers for injection molding and 3D-printing

19 Wool composites for hygienic/medical applications

20 Applications of wool composites for construction

21 Conductive polymer-coated wool composites for novel applications

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 1, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Sabu Thomas

Prof. Sabu Thomas is a globally renowned scientist and one of the leading researchers. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on polymer blends, nanocomposites, green materials, and sustainable polymers.

Prof. Sabu Thomas is an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the 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. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 160 and he has more than 125,000 citations

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India

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Seiko Jose

Seiko Jose PhD is a scientist, working at ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India. He has over 17 years’ experience in textiles including time spent in industry and academia. His industrial experience is focused on wet processing of cotton, silk, and linen processing units. For the last 8 eight years of his research career, he has worked with a range of natural fibres such as, wool, jute, pineapple leaf fibre, coir, flax, and ramie. He has contributed to 30 research papers and 9 book chapters. His major research areas are extraction and characterization of natural fibre, textile dyeing and finishing, eco-friendly textile processing, natural fibre composites, and natural dyes.
Affiliations and expertise
Scientist, Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India

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