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Contents

Cover

Related Titles

Title Page

Copyright

The Editors

List of Contributors

Chapter 1: State of the Art – Nanomechanics

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Nanoplatelet-Reinforced Composites

1.3 Exfoliation–Adsorption

1.4 In Situ Intercalative Polymerization Method

1.5 Melt Intercalation

1.6 Nanofiber-Reinforced Composites

1.7 Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposites

1.8 Recent Advances in Polymer Nanocomposites

1.9 Future Outlook

References

Chapter 2: Synthesis, Surface Modification, and Characterization of Nanoparticles

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Synthesis and Modification of Nanoparticles

2.3 Modification of Nanoparticles

2.4 Preparation and Characterization of Polymer–Inorganic Nanocomposites

2.5 Preparation of Polymer–Inorganic Nanocomposites

2.6 Characterization of Polymer–Inorganic Nanocomposites

2.7 Applications of Polymer–Inorganic Nanocomposites

2.8 Application of Magnetic Fe3O4-Based Nanocomposites

2.9 Applications of ZnO-Based Nanocomposites

2.10 Applications of Magnetic Fluid

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 3: Theory and Simulation in Nanocomposites

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Analytical and Numerical Techniques

3.3 Formation of Nanocomposites

3.4 Mechanical Properties

3.5 Mechanical Failure

3.6 Thermal Properties

3.7 Barrier Properties

3.8 Rheological Properties

3.9 Conclusions

Acknowledgment

References

Chapter 4: Characterization of Nanocomposites by Scattering Methods

4.1 Introduction

4.2 X-Ray Diffraction and Scattering

4.3 Neutron Scattering

4.4 Light Scattering

References

Chapter 5: Mechanical–Viscoelastic Characterization in Nanocomposites

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Factors Affecting the Mechanical Behavior of Nanocomposites

5.3 Micromechanical Models for Nanocomposites

5.4 Mechanical Characterization of Nanocomposites under Static Loading

5.5 Characterization by Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis

5.6 Mechanical Characterization by Means of Indentation Techniques

5.7 Fracture Toughness Characterization of Nanocomposites

5.8 Conclusions

References

Chapter 6: Characterization of Nanocomposites by Optical Analysis

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Influence of Nanoparticles on the Visual Aspect of Nanocomposites

6.3 Characterization of Appearance

6.4 Characterization by UV–Visible Spectrophotometry

6.5 Characterization by Optical Microscopy

References

Chapter 7: Characterization of Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Nanocomposites

7.1 Introduction

7.2 The Influence of the Molding Temperature on the Density of the Nanocomposite Samples Based on the Low-Density Polyethylene

7.3 Experimental Study of the Temperature Dependence of the Permittivity of the Nanocomposite Materials

7.4 Elastic and Viscous Properties of the Nanocomposite Films Based on the Low-Density Polyethylene Matrix

7.5 Effect of the Nanoparticle Material Density on the Acoustic Parameters of Nanocomposites Based on the Low-Density Polyethylene

7.6 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 8: Barrier Properties of Nanocomposites

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Nanocomposites from Ceramic Oxides

8.3 Nanocomposites from Nanotubes

8.4 Layered Silicate Nanocomposites

8.5 Composite Models of Permeation

8.6 Techniques Used to Study the Permeability of Polymers and Nanocomposites

8.7 Calculation of Breakthrough Time

8.8 Applications

8.9 Conclusions

References

Chapter 9: Polymer Nanocomposites Characterized by Thermal Analysis Techniques

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Thermal Analysis Methods

9.3 Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis

9.4 Thermal Mechanical Analysis

9.5 Conclusions

References

Chapter 10: Carbon Nanotube-Filled Polymer Composites

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Processing Methods

10.3 Novel Approaches

10.4 Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials

10.5 Basic Theory of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials

10.6 Stress Transfer Efficiency in Composites

10.7 Mechanical Properties: Selected Literature Data

10.8 Electrical Properties of Composite Materials

10.9 Electrical Properties: Selected Literature Data

10.10 CNT–Polymer Composite Applications

References

Chapter 11: Applications of Polymer-Based Nanocomposites

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Preparation of Polymer-Based Nanocomposites

11.3 Applications of Nanocomposites

11.4 Energy Conversion and Storage Capacity and Applications

11.5 Biodegradability and Applications

11.6 Conclusion and Outlook

References

Chapter 12: Health Hazards and Recycling and Life Cycle Assessment of Nanomaterials and Their Composites

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Health Hazards of Inorganic Nanoparticles

12.3 Nanocomposite Life Cycles and Life Cycle Assessment

12.4 Life Cycle Assessment of Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites in Practice

12.5 Nanocomposite Life Cycle Management, Including Recycling

12.6 Reducing Nanoparticle-Based Health Hazards and Risks Associated with Nanocomposite Life Cycles

12.7 Conclusion

References

Index

Related Titles

Thomas, S., Joseph, K., Malhotra, S. K.,
Goda, K., Sreekala, M. S. (eds.)
Polymer Composites
Series: Polymer Composites
Volume 1
2012
ISBN: 978-3-527-32624-2

Volume 3
2014
ISBN: 978-3-527-32980-9

3 Volume Set
2014
ISBN: 978-3-527-32985-4

Thomas, S., Durand, D., Chassenieux, C.,
Jyotishkumar, P. (eds.)
Handbook of Biopolymer-
Based Materials

From Blends and Composites to Gels
and Complex Networks

2 Volumes
2013
ISBN: 978-3-527-32884-0

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Multilayer Thin Films
Sequential Assembly of Nanocomposite
Materials
Second, completely revised and enlarged
edition

2012
ISBN: 978-3-527-31648-9

Kumar, C. S. S. R. (ed.)
Nanocomposites
Series: Nanomaterials for the Life
Sciences (Volume 8)

2010
ISBN: 978-3-527-32168-1

Thomas, S., Stephen, R.
Rubber Nanocomposites
Preparation, Properties and Applications
2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-82345-3

Mittal, V. (ed.)
Optimization of Polymer
Nanocomposite Properties

2010
ISBN: 978-3-527-32521-4

Mittal, V. (ed.)
In-situ Synthesis of Polymer
Nanocomposites

Series: Polymer Nano-, Micro- and
Macrocomposites (Volume 2)

2011
ISBN: 978-3-527-32879-6

Mittal, V. (ed.)
Characterization Techniques
for Polymer Nanocomposites

Series: Polymer Nano-, Micro- and
Macrocomposites (Volume 3)

2012
ISBN: 978-3-527-33148-2

Mittal, V. (ed.)
Modeling and Prediction of
Polymer Nanocomposite
Properties

Series: Polymer Nano-, Micro- and
Macrocomposites (Volume 4)

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ISBN: 978-3-527-33150-5

Title Page

The Editors

Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at Mahatma Gandhi University (India). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. Thomas has published over 430 papers in peer reviewed journals on polymer composites, membrane separation, polymer blend and alloy, and polymer recycling research and has edited 17 books. He has supervised 60 doctoral students.

Kuruvilla Joseph is a Professor of Chemistry at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (India). He has held a number of visiting research fellowships and has published over 50 papers on polymer composites and blends.

S. K. Malhotra is Chief Design Engineer and Head of the Composites Technology Centre at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He has published over 100 journal and proceedings papers on polymer and alumina-zirconia composites.

Koichi Goda is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Yamaguchi University. His major scientific fields of interest are reliability and engineering analysis of composite materials and development and evaluation of environmentally friendly and other advanced composite materials.

M. S. Sreekala is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, SreeSankara College, Kalady (India). She has published over 40 paperson polymer composites (including biodegradable and green composites) in peer reviewed journals and has held a number of Scientific Positions and Research Fellowships including those from the Humboldt Foundation, Germany and Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Japan.

List of Contributors

Marcelo Antunes

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

Departament de Ciència dels Materials i Enginyeria Metallúrgica

Centre Català del Plàstic

C. Jordi Girona, 31

08034 Barcelona

Spain

David Arencón

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

Departament de Ciència dels Materials i Enginyeria Metallúrgica

Centre Català del Plàstic

C. Jordi Girona, 31

08034 Barcelona

Spain

Lucilene Betega de Paiva

Institute for Technological Research (IPT)

Laboratory of Chemical Process and Particle Technology

Group for Bionanomanufacturing

Avenida Professor Almeida Prado, 532, Butantã

05508-901, São Paulo, SP

Brazil

Valerio Causin

Università degli Studi di Padova

Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche

Via Marzolo, 1

35131 Padova

Italy

Carola Esposito Corcione

Università del Salento

Dipartimento di Ingegneria
dell'Innovazione

Complesso Ecotekne – edificio
“Corpo O”

Via per Monteroni

73100 Lecce

Italy

Mariaenrica Frigione

Università del Salento

Dipartimento di Ingegneria
dell'Innovazione

Complesso Ecotekne – edificio
“Corpo O”

Via per Monteroni

73100 Lecce

Italy

Koichi Goda

Yamaguchi University

Faculty of Engineering

Tokiwadai 2–16-1

Ube, Yamaguchi 755–8611

Japan

Antonio Greco

Università del Salento

Dipartimento di Ingegneria
dell'Innovazione

Complesso Ecotekne – edificio
“Corpo O”

Via per Monteroni

73100 Lecce

Italy

Ruoyu Hong

Soochow University

College of Chemistry, Chemical
Engineering and Materials Science

Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis
of Jiangsu Province

Suzhou Industrial Park

Suzhou 215123

Jiangsu

China

and

Kailuan Energy Chemical Co., Ltd.

Coal Chemical R&D Center

Seaport Economic Development Zone

Tangshan 063611

Hebei

China

Kuruvilla Joseph

Peringattu House

Thellakom

Kottayam 686016

Kerala

India

and

Indian Institute of Space Science and
Technology

Department of Space

Government of India Valiyamala P. O.

Nedumangadu

Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

India

Iren E. Kuznetsova

Institute of Radio Engineering and
Electronics of RAS

Saratov Branch

Zelyonaya str., 38

Saratov 410019

Russia

Jianhua Li

Kailuan Energy Chemical Co., Ltd.

Coal Chemical R&D Center

Seaport Economic Development
Zone

Tangshan 063611

Hebei

China

Hongzhong Li

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Institute of Process Engineering

State Key Laboratory of Multiphase
Complex Systems

Beijing 100080

China

Alfonso Maffezzoli

Università del Salento

Dipartimento di Ingegneria
dell'Innovazione

Complesso Ecotekne – edificio
“Corpo O”

Via per Monteroni

73100 Lecce

Italy

Sant Kumar Malhotra

Flat-YA, Kings Mead

Srinagar Colony

14/3, South Mada Street

Saidafet, Chennai 60015

Tamil Nadu

India

Ana Rita Morales

School of Chemical Engineering

Department of Materials Engineering
and Bioprocess

State University of
Campinas - UNICAMP

P.O. Box 6066

Avenida Albert Einstein, 500

13083-852, Campinas, SP

Brazil

Thien Phap Nguyen

Université de Nantes

CNRS

Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel

2 rue de la Houssinière

44322 Nantes Cedex 3

France

Kostas Papagelis

University of Patras

Department of Materials Science

26504 Rio Patras

Greece

Vera Realinho

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

Departament de Ciència dels
Materials i Enginyeria Metallúrgica

Centre Català del Plàstic

C. Jordi Girona, 31

08034 Barcelona

Spain

Lucas Reijnders

University of Amsterdam

IBED

Science Park 904

1090 GE Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Amrita Saritha

Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham University

Amritapuri

Kollam 690525

Kerala

India

Alexander M. Shikhabudinov

Institute of Radio Engineering and
Electronics of RAS

Saratov Branch

Zelyonaya str., 38

Saratov 410019

Russia

Meyyarappallil Sadasivan Sreekala

Sree Sankara College

Graduate Department of Chemistry

Sankar Nagar

Mattoor, Ernakulam 683574

KeralaIndia

Dimitrios Tasis

University of Patras

Department of Materials Science

26504 Rio Patras

Greece

Sabu Thomas

Mahatma Gandhi University

Centre for Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology

Priyadarshini Hills

Kottayam 686560

Kerala

India

José I. Velasco

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
(UPC)

Departament de Ciència dels
Materials i Enginyeria Metallúrgica

Centre Català del Plàstic

C. Jordi Girona, 31

08034 Barcelona

Spain

Liaosha Wang

Soochow University

College of Chemistry, Chemical
Engineering and Materials Science

Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis
of Jiangsu Province

Suzhou Industrial Park

Suzhou 215123

Jiangsu

China

Aibing Yu

The University of New South Wales

School of Materials Science and
Engineering

Sydney

NSW 2052

Australia

Boris D. Zaitsev

Institute of Radio Engineering and
Electronics of RAS

Saratov Branch

Zelyonaya str., 38

Saratov 410019

Russia

Qinghua Zeng

University of Western Sydney

School of Engineering

Penrith South DC

NSW 1797

Australia