| ISBN13: | 9780443156304 |
| ISBN10: | 0443156301 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 600 pages |
| Size: | 229x152 mm |
| Weight: | 1000 g |
| Language: | English |
| 682 |
Sustainable Fillers/Plasticizers for Polymer Composites
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Sustainable Fillers/Plasticizers for Polymer Composites: Promising Resources presents a comprehensive review of the application and use of biofillers and bioplasticizers for the fabrication of biopolymer-based composites.
This book looks first at the historical aspects and then goes on to discuss current trends and recent developments. Emphasis is placed on the future potential of these resources to expand their usage in a broad range of different applications. This book will be a valuable reference resource for both academic and industrial researchers working in materials science, polymer chemistry and engineering, and the manufacturing of polymer composite materials.
- Covers recent developments in eco-friendly biofillers/ bioplasticizers and biopolymer-based composites
- Explains the life cycle assessment of filler-based composites, the recycling process and utilization of industrial waste-based fillers, and other socioeconomic aspects
- Provides a review of the processing techniques for filler-based composites and their effect on the properties of polymer composites
- Discusses the market scenario and future challenges and opportunities for these materials
1. Introduction to Polymer composites- Historical aspects and building blocks
2. Significances of fillers for sustainable composite reinforcement
3. Bio-fillers: Physico-chemical nature, properties, and resources
4. Nanofillers: nature, properties, preparation techniques, and applications
5. Bio-nanomaterials: A promising approach to producing polymeric composites
6. Selection criteria and design of sustainable green materials for specific composite applications
7. Bio-plasticizers: Physico-Chemical Nature, Properties and Resources
8. Characterization techniques for bio-fillers/ bio-plasticizers
9. Present trends and prospects of Synthetic and Bio-plasticizers
10. Processing and application of bio-fillers/ bio-plasticizers and their effects in polymeric composites
11. Bio-based polymers, their sources and applications
12. Properties of bio-polymers and their recent developments
13. Use of diverse reinforcements in biopolymers and their characterization outcomes
14. Property enhancement of synthetic and Bio-based polymers
15. Effective utilization of bio-fillers/Plasticizers for biofilm preparation
16. Hybrid composites: A promising approach for potential polymeric composite design
17. Tribological property enhancement of polymeric composites using bio-fillers
18. Economic aspects of agro-industrial wastes for bio-filler production
19. Life-Cycle Assessment and Recovery/Recycling of Filler-Based composites
20. Futuristic prospects of bio-based fillers for industrial application