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Elastomeric Nanocellulose Composites

  • 1st Edition - January 16, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Sabu Thomas, P. K. Mohamed, Jaehwan Kim, Milanta Tom
  • Language: English

Elastomeric Nanocellulose Composites provides an in-depth study of recent developments in this fast-evolving research field. This book covers diverse aspects of materials engine… Read more

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Description

Elastomeric Nanocellulose Composites provides an in-depth study of recent developments in this fast-evolving research field. This book covers diverse aspects of materials engineering, surface treatments, and fabrication of green nanocomposites. It consolidates recent studies and qualitative findings on the incorporation of a myriad of nanocellulose variants into various types of elastomer matrices with the main goal of enhancing its mechanical integrity and potentially phasing out conventional elastomer fillers. The current market is likewise discussed in detail. This book will provide an in-depth study of current developments of nanocellulose incorporated elastomer composites and their applications.

The book will be an essential reference resource for material scientists, academic and industrial researchers, and technologists covering all aspects in the field. Carbon black and silica are currently used as fillers in elastomer-based composites, but the use of these reinforcing agents is not sustainable or eco-friendly. Therefore there is a need to look for more sustainable filler materials for elastomers.

Key features

  • Assists readers in solving fundamental and application-related problems in the development of nanocellulose filled elastomers
  • Discusses characterization techniques used for analyzing elastomer nanocomposites
  • Provides various attributes of nanocellulose, its composites with different types of elastomeric materials (both natural and synthetic) and its potential for advanced applications
  • Includes comprehensive, well structured content to maintain consistency and flow to help readers easily navigate chapters

Readership

Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists, polymer chemists and engineers working in the field of polymer composites, especially nanocellulose-filled elastomers, manufacturers of technical rubber products, PhD students in materials sciences and engineering

Table of contents

1 Nanocellulose elastomer composites—an introduction,
history and state of art

2 Extraction of nanocellulose—mechanical and chemical approaches

3 Modifications and characterization of nanocellulose

4 Electrospinning of nanocellulose

5 Nanocellulose-based filaments: production, characterization, and
Applications

6 Manufacturing techniques of elastomeric nanocellulose
Composites

7 Curing characteristics and scorch behavior of nanocellulose
elastomer composites

8 Interfacial interaction, mechanisms of reinforcement and
Characterization

9 Nanocellulose as a reinforcing filler in natural rubber composites

10 Nanocellulose reinforced general and special purpose elastomers

11 Nanocellulose filler in synthetic and bio-based thermoplastic
Elastomers

12 Nonlinear viscoelasticity and Payne effect of nanocellulose
reinforced elastomer composites

13 Influence of nanocellulose filler on mechanical properties and
fracture mechanism of elastomer composites

14 Spectroscopic analysis of nanocellulose composites

15 Rheological behavior of nanocellulose suspensions and
nanocellulose reinforced composites

16 Microscopic analysis of nanocellulose elastomer composites

17 Characterization of nanocellulose elastomer composites using
dynamic mechanical analysis

18 Diffusion, transport mechanism and barrier properties of
nanocellulose-reinforced elastomer composites

19 Tribological behavior of nanocellulose/carbon-based filled
elastomer composites

20 Creep and stress relaxation behavior of rubber nanocellulose
Composites

21 The role of elastomeric nanocellulose composites in the tire
Industry

22 Applications of elastomeric nanocellulose composites in
flexible electronic devices

23 Biomedical applications of elastomeric nanocellulose composites

24 Life cycle assessment from laboratory to industrial scale—case
of elastomeric composite development

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 17, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

ST

Sabu Thomas

Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

PM

P. K. Mohamed

P.K. Mohamed is Chief Advisor of Research and Technology of Apollo Tyres Ltd. He is directly responsible for all R&D activities of CV tyres, which includes Raw Materials, TBR, TBB, and OHT (Radial & bias) of the company. Mohamed is a Fellow member of the Rubber and Plastic Institute London, a member of the Management Board of Apollo Tyres Ltd, Industrial Advisory board of CenTire, IRCO, and Area Director of American Chemical Society, Rubber Division. Mohamed is the former Chairman of the Indian Tyre Technical Advisory Committee (ITTAC) and Indian Rubber Institute.
Affiliations and expertise
Chief Advisor R&D, Apollo Tyres Ltd., India

JK

Jaehwan Kim

Jaehwan Kim serves as an Inha Fellow Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Inha University, Korea. He is also designated as Director of CRC for NanoCellulose Future Composites. Dr. Kim is a Fellow of The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, the National Academy of Engineering of Korea, and the Institute of Physics. He is an Associate Editor of Smart Materials and Structure as well as Smart Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine and Editor of International Journal of Precision Manufacturing and Engineering, Helyon and Actuators. He has been the Director of Creative Research Center for EAPap Actuator funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). Recently, he started the Creative Research Center for Nanocellulose Future Composites, sponsored by NRF. His research interests are smart materials, structures and devices, biomaterial-based smart materials, cellulose, electroactive polymers, power harvesting, biomimetic actuators, biosensors, tactile sensors, and flexible electronics. He has published more than 320 journal papers, presented 360 international conference papers, and filed more than 40 patents.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Inha University, South Korea

MT

Milanta Tom

Milanta Tom is a Polymer Engineer with an interest in research and development in material science specifically polymer science, with comprehensive knowledge of polymer synthesis, processing techniques, characterization, fabrication processes, and product validation processes.
Affiliations and expertise
Junior Research Fellow, School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India

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