Multifunctional Carbon Nano-Onions Based Nanocomposites
Fundamentals, Design and Applications
- 1st Edition - January 20, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Ayesha Kausar
- Language: English
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Description
Description
Multifunctional Carbon Nano-Onion Based Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties and Applications is a comprehensive guide that delves into the structure, design, fabrication, and functional characteristics of carbon nano-onions (CNOs) and their applications in nanocomposites. The book covers timely and significant advances in the field of CNOs, highlighting their unique microstructural, electrical, thermal, mechanical, tribological, and biological properties. It provides a detailed examination of CNOs' roles in various matrices, including thermoplastics, thermosetting polymers, conjugated polymers, rubbers, metals, and metal oxides. Key topics include environmental sustainability, energy storage and conversion (such as solar cells and lithium-ion batteries), electronic applications (sensors), and biomedical applications.
In addition, it discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by researchers in the field and the industrial-scale production and economic aspects of these materials. The structure is organized to first introduce the fundamental aspects of CNOs and then progressively dive into specific applications and future prospects. It is intended for researchers, engineers, and academics interested in nanotechnology and nanocomposites, serving as a vital resource for understanding the evolving landscape of CNO nanocomposites and their wide-ranging applications in modern science and technology.
In addition, it discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by researchers in the field and the industrial-scale production and economic aspects of these materials. The structure is organized to first introduce the fundamental aspects of CNOs and then progressively dive into specific applications and future prospects. It is intended for researchers, engineers, and academics interested in nanotechnology and nanocomposites, serving as a vital resource for understanding the evolving landscape of CNO nanocomposites and their wide-ranging applications in modern science and technology.
Key features
Key features
• Provides a comprehensive exploration of carbon nano-onion and their nanocomposites with extensive coverage of synthesis, properties, and applications
• Offers a detailed analysis of nanohybrid categories with various matrices
• Highlights the technological applications of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites spanning multiple industries related to environment/sustainability, energy/electronics, corrosion/radiation protection, health, and biodegradation
• Examines the future status and challenging industrial perspectives of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
• Offers a detailed analysis of nanohybrid categories with various matrices
• Highlights the technological applications of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites spanning multiple industries related to environment/sustainability, energy/electronics, corrosion/radiation protection, health, and biodegradation
• Examines the future status and challenging industrial perspectives of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
Readership
Readership
Scientists, researchers, academics (physicists, chemists, engineers, environmentalists, biologists), and materials science professionals who focus on the fundamentals, synthesis, analysis, and applied sectors of next-generation nano-onion-based nanocomposites, hybrids, and nanomaterials
Table of contents
Table of contents
1: Carbon nano-onions
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Structure of carbon nano-onions
1.3. Synthesis of carbon nano-onions
1.4. Physical properties of carbon nano-onions
1.5. Spectroscopic/morphological properties of carbon nano-onions
1.6. Technical significance of carbon nano-onions
1.7. Outlook and conclusions
2: Carbon nano-onions derived nanocomposites
2.1. Preamble
2.2. Carbon nano-onions as nanofillers or nano-additives
2.3. Synthesis strategies for carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
2.4. Microstructure and physical characteristics of carbon nano-onions reinforced nanomaterials
2.5. Methodological specs of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
2.6. Summary
3: Advancements in carbon nano-onions reinforced conjugated matrix nanocomposites
3.1. Prologue
3.2. Polyaniline/carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
3.3. Carbon nano-onions nano-additives in polypyrrole
3.4. Polythiophene derivatives with carbon nano-onions
3.5. Probable solicitations, opportunities and inference
4: Cutting-edge thermoplastic nanocomposites with carbon nano-onions nano-additives
4.1. Preliminary
4.2. Thermoplastic matrices
4.3. Carbon nano-onions in thermoplastics: Polyamide, polystyrene, polyethylene, poly(methyl methacrylate), polyacrylonitrile
4.4. Biodegradable polymers and carbon nano-onions: Chitosan, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(lactic acid)
4.5. Factual influence of carbon nano-onions on thermoplastic nanomaterials
4.6. Precis
5: Scientific state of carbon-nano-onions filled thermosetting and rubbery matrices
5.1. Overview
5.2. Thermosetting matrices: Epoxy resins
5.3. Epoxy/carbon-nano-onions designs: Microstructure, electrical, thermal, and mechanical profiles
5.4. Implication of thermosets/carbon-nano-onions in anticorrosion, devices and biological fields
5.5. Summation
6: Advanced inorganic nanocomposites containing carbon nano-onions
6.1. Intro
6.2. Scope of heteroatom containing carbon nano-onions
6.3. Carbon nano-onions/metal nanoparticle nanocomposites
6.4. Carbon nano-onions architectures with metal oxides
6.5. Carbon nano-onions/MOF nanomaterials
6.6. Technicalities and conclusions
7: Next-generation carbon nano-onion nanomaterials towards environment and sustainability
7.1. Primer
7.2. Sustainable carbon nanomaterials
7.3. Ecologically sustainable carbon nano-onion nanomaterials for water remediation: Desalination, toxic ions, dyes, and organic matter removal
7.4. Sustainable packaging with carbon nano-onions nano-derivatives
7.5. Carbon nano-onions impression in sustainable agriculture
7.6. Future outlooks and presumptions
8: State-of-the-art carbon nano-onion nanoarchitectures for energy and electronics
8.1. Preface
8.2. Application of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites in photovoltaics
8.3. Supercapacitor devices containing carbon nano-onions
8.4. Advances of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites towards lithium-ion batteries
8.5. Carbon nano-onion designs for sensing applications
8.6. Challenges towards energy and electronic devices
8.7. Summary
9: High-tech carbon nano-onion nanohybrids revealing tribological, anticorrosion and radiation shielding profiles
9.1. Forward
9.2. Tribological behavior of carbon nano-onion nanomaterials
9.3. Carbon nano-onion nanohybrids for anticorrosion purposes
9.4. Radiation shielding aptitude of nano-onions reinforced nanocomposites
9.5. Future forecasts and concluding remarks
10: Biomedical applications of carbon nano-onions based nanocomposites
10.1. Prelude
10.2. Carbon nano-onions: Biocompatibility and toxicity effects
10.3. Probabilities in drug delivery and tissue engineering
10.4. Towards biosensing and bioimaging
10.5. Antibacterial relevance
10.6. Impact of carbon nano-onions and derived nanomaterials on living beings
10.7. Encounters, trends, and sum-up
11: Revolutionary carbon nano-onion nanomaterials—Industry and future
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Carbon nano-onions derived nanocomposites: Evolution from lab—to—industrial scale
11.3. Economic needs and impacts
11.4. Environmental influence of carbon nano-onions deployment at industrial scale
11.5. Crucial challenging factors and forthcomings
11.6. Conclusions Glossary Index
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Structure of carbon nano-onions
1.3. Synthesis of carbon nano-onions
1.4. Physical properties of carbon nano-onions
1.5. Spectroscopic/morphological properties of carbon nano-onions
1.6. Technical significance of carbon nano-onions
1.7. Outlook and conclusions
2: Carbon nano-onions derived nanocomposites
2.1. Preamble
2.2. Carbon nano-onions as nanofillers or nano-additives
2.3. Synthesis strategies for carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
2.4. Microstructure and physical characteristics of carbon nano-onions reinforced nanomaterials
2.5. Methodological specs of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
2.6. Summary
3: Advancements in carbon nano-onions reinforced conjugated matrix nanocomposites
3.1. Prologue
3.2. Polyaniline/carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
3.3. Carbon nano-onions nano-additives in polypyrrole
3.4. Polythiophene derivatives with carbon nano-onions
3.5. Probable solicitations, opportunities and inference
4: Cutting-edge thermoplastic nanocomposites with carbon nano-onions nano-additives
4.1. Preliminary
4.2. Thermoplastic matrices
4.3. Carbon nano-onions in thermoplastics: Polyamide, polystyrene, polyethylene, poly(methyl methacrylate), polyacrylonitrile
4.4. Biodegradable polymers and carbon nano-onions: Chitosan, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(lactic acid)
4.5. Factual influence of carbon nano-onions on thermoplastic nanomaterials
4.6. Precis
5: Scientific state of carbon-nano-onions filled thermosetting and rubbery matrices
5.1. Overview
5.2. Thermosetting matrices: Epoxy resins
5.3. Epoxy/carbon-nano-onions designs: Microstructure, electrical, thermal, and mechanical profiles
5.4. Implication of thermosets/carbon-nano-onions in anticorrosion, devices and biological fields
5.5. Summation
6: Advanced inorganic nanocomposites containing carbon nano-onions
6.1. Intro
6.2. Scope of heteroatom containing carbon nano-onions
6.3. Carbon nano-onions/metal nanoparticle nanocomposites
6.4. Carbon nano-onions architectures with metal oxides
6.5. Carbon nano-onions/MOF nanomaterials
6.6. Technicalities and conclusions
7: Next-generation carbon nano-onion nanomaterials towards environment and sustainability
7.1. Primer
7.2. Sustainable carbon nanomaterials
7.3. Ecologically sustainable carbon nano-onion nanomaterials for water remediation: Desalination, toxic ions, dyes, and organic matter removal
7.4. Sustainable packaging with carbon nano-onions nano-derivatives
7.5. Carbon nano-onions impression in sustainable agriculture
7.6. Future outlooks and presumptions
8: State-of-the-art carbon nano-onion nanoarchitectures for energy and electronics
8.1. Preface
8.2. Application of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites in photovoltaics
8.3. Supercapacitor devices containing carbon nano-onions
8.4. Advances of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites towards lithium-ion batteries
8.5. Carbon nano-onion designs for sensing applications
8.6. Challenges towards energy and electronic devices
8.7. Summary
9: High-tech carbon nano-onion nanohybrids revealing tribological, anticorrosion and radiation shielding profiles
9.1. Forward
9.2. Tribological behavior of carbon nano-onion nanomaterials
9.3. Carbon nano-onion nanohybrids for anticorrosion purposes
9.4. Radiation shielding aptitude of nano-onions reinforced nanocomposites
9.5. Future forecasts and concluding remarks
10: Biomedical applications of carbon nano-onions based nanocomposites
10.1. Prelude
10.2. Carbon nano-onions: Biocompatibility and toxicity effects
10.3. Probabilities in drug delivery and tissue engineering
10.4. Towards biosensing and bioimaging
10.5. Antibacterial relevance
10.6. Impact of carbon nano-onions and derived nanomaterials on living beings
10.7. Encounters, trends, and sum-up
11: Revolutionary carbon nano-onion nanomaterials—Industry and future
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Carbon nano-onions derived nanocomposites: Evolution from lab—to—industrial scale
11.3. Economic needs and impacts
11.4. Environmental influence of carbon nano-onions deployment at industrial scale
11.5. Crucial challenging factors and forthcomings
11.6. Conclusions Glossary Index
Product details
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- Published: January 21, 2026
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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Ayesha Kausar
Prof. Dr. Ayesha Kausar is affiliated with the National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan. Her current research interests include the design, fabrication, characterization, and exploration of structure-property relationships and potential applications of nanocomposites, polymeric composites/nanocomposites, nanoparticles/polymeric nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanocarbons (such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanodiamonds, fullerenes), inorganic/hybrid materials, nanofibers, and nano-foam architectures. Dr. Kausar has made extensive contributions to the fields of nanomaterials and materials science, with numerous scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals. She has authored multiple monographs on topics ranging from carbon nano-onions and graphene quantum dots to polymer-based nanocomposites and conducting polymer nanocomposites. Additionally, she has contributed chapters to a large number of international books and encyclopedias. Her work has been recognized in recent years by inclusion in the world’s top 2% of scientists in materials science and nanotechnology, according to surveys conducted by Stanford University.
Affiliations and expertise
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