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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

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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

  • 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

Researchers and advanced students across polymer science, composite science, chemistry, materials science, and engineering. Engineers, scientists and R&D professionals looking to utilize PLA-based sustainable materials across a range of products, parts, and industries

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

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 23, 2023
  • Language: English

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, DSI-CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa. His current research focuses on the applications of advanced nanostructured & polymeric materials. He is one of the most active and highly cited authors in the field of polymer nanocomposite materials, and he has recently been rated by Thomson Reuters as being one of the top 1% most impactful and influential scientists and top 50 high impact chemists. He is the author of 7 authored books, co-author of 5 edited books, 32 book chapters on various aspects of polymer-based nanostructured materials & their applications, and author and co-author of 430 articles in high-impact international journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Chief Research Scientist and Manager of the Centre for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials, DSI-CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Ritima Banerjee

Dr. Ritima Banerjee completed her Masters in Polymer Science and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD), India. After working in the polymer industry (GE Plastics and SABIC) for 7 years, she returned to academia. She taught in Delhi Technological University for two years and subsequently completed her PhD from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IITD, the area of her work being microcellular processing of thermoplastic elastomer based blends and nanocomposites. She is presently a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering in Calcutta Institute of Technology, India. Her research interests include microcellular processing and the structure-property-processing relationship of polymeric materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Faculty Member, Department of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta Institute of Technology, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

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