Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites

This book reviews cutting-edge, state-of-the-art research on the effective use of nanoscaled fillers and reinforcements to enhance the performance of advanced nanocomposites, both in industrial and manufacturing applications. It covers a broad range of topics such as nanocelluloses, nanotubes, nanop...

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Main Authors Dong, Yu, Umer, Rehan, Lau, Alan Kin-Tak
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Elsevier 2015
Amsterdam Woodhead
Elsevier Science & Technology
Woodhead Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier
Edition1
SeriesWoodhead Publishing series in composites science and engineering
Subjects
Fillers (Materials)
Fillers (Materials) > Surfaces
Nanocomposites (Materials)
Nanodevices
Nanostructured materials
Nanostructures & Micro
Nanotechnology
Reinforced plastics
Structural materials
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  • Title Page Preface Table of Contents 1. Properties and Characterization of Electrically Conductive Nanocellulose-Based Composite Films 2. Comparing the Effects of Microcrystalline Cellulose and Cellulose Nanowhiskers Extracted from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid Composites 3. Advanced Nanocomposites Based on Natural Reinforcements 4. Electrospun Poly(lactic Acid) (PLA): Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/Halloysite Nanotube (HNT) Composite Fibers: Synthesis and Characterization 5. Production of Hybrid Inorganic/Carbon Nanotube Fillers via Chemical Vapor Deposition for Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites 6. Development of Biobased Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites: A Critical Review 7. Synthesis of Graphene-Based Polymeric Nanocomposites 8. Manufacturing and Characterization of Multifunctional Polymer-Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites 9. The Processing of Hierarchical Nanocomposites 10. Flame Retardance and Thermal Stability of Polymer/Graphene Nanosheet Oxide Composites 11. Compressive Strength and Durability of High-Volume Fly Ash Concrete Reinforced with Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles 12. Amorphous Carbon Nanocomposites 13. Silica/Polyimide Nanocomposite Films 14. Challenges and Recent Developments on Nanoparticle-Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites 15. Multifunctional Nanocomposites Reinforced with Carbon Nanopapers 16. Fillers in Advanced Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting 17. Nanosilica-Reinforced Epoxy Composites for Marine Applications 18. Monitoring the Effect of Micro-/Nanofillers on Curing-Induced Shrinkage in Epoxy Resins 19. Influence of Nano-/Microfillers on Impact Response of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite 20. Tribological Properties of Polymer-Based Composites with Nanoscaled Fillers 21. Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposite Hydrogels Index
  • 5.6 Synthesis and characterization of inorganic/CNT hybrid compounds -- 5.7 Effect of hybrid and physically mixed MWCNT and alumina in phenolic/MWCNT-alumina composites -- 5.8 Conclusions -- 5.9 Future trends -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part Three - Nanoplatelets -- 6 - Development of biobased polymer/clay nanocomposites: a critical review -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Nanoclay fillers -- 6.3 Polymer/clay nanocomposites from biodegradable mixed sources -- 6.4 Conclusions and future trends -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7 - Synthesis of graphene-based polymeric nanocomposites -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Functionalization of graphene -- 7.3 Methods of fabrication of graphene-based polymer composites -- 7.4 Properties of polymer/graphite/graphene nanocomposites -- 7.5 Conclusions and future trends -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 8 - Manufacturing and characterization of multifunctional polymer-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Materials and manufacturing -- 8.3 Characterization -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 9 - The processing of hierarchical nanocomposites -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Experimental details -- 9.3 Results and discussions -- 9.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 10 - Flame retardance and thermal stability of polymer/graphene nanosheet oxide composites -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Experimental details -- 10.3 Results and discussion -- 10.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Part Four - Nanoparticles -- 11 - Compressive strength and durability of high-volume fly ash concrete reinforced with calcium carbonate nanoparticles -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Experimental details -- 11.3 Results and discussion -- 11.4 Conclusions -- References -- 12 - Amorphous carbon nanocomposites -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 a-C nanoparticles -- 12.3 a-C foam nanocomposites
  • Front Cover -- Related titles -- Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering -- Preface -- Part One - Nanocelluloses -- 1 - Properties and characterization of electrically conductive nanocellulose-based composite films -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Experimental details of preparation and characterization -- 1.3 Structures and properties of nanocellulose/PANI composites -- 1.4 Conclusions and future trends -- References -- 2 - Comparing the effects of microcrystalline cellulose and cellulose nanowhiskers extracted from oil palm empty fruit bunc ... -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Experimental details of preparation and characterization -- 2.3 Results and discussion -- 2.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 - Advanced nanocomposites based on natural reinforcements -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Cellulose nanofiber extraction -- 3.3 The percolation phenomenon of cellulose -- 3.4 Chitin nanofibers -- 3.5 Conclusions and future trends -- References -- Part Two - Nanotubes -- 4 - Electrospun poly(lactic acid) (PLA): poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/halloysite nanotube (HNT) composite fibers: synthesis a ... -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Material fabrication and characterization -- 4.3 Morphological observations -- 4.4 Reaction mechanism of nanocomposite fibers -- 4.5 Crystalline structures -- 4.6 Thermal properties -- 4.7 Intermolecular interactions -- 4.8 Conclusions -- References -- 5 - Production of hybrid inorganic/carbon nanotube fillers via chemical vapor deposition for advanced polymer nanocomposites -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Carbon nanotubes origins -- 5.3 The development of CNT hybrids -- 5.4 CNT/inorganic hybrid filler by CVD -- 5.5 Advantages of using CNT/inorganic hybrid in polymer nanocomposites
  • 12.4 a-C nano-thin film -- 12.5 a-C nanofibers -- 12.6 Conclusions -- References -- 13 - Silica/polyimide nanocomposite films -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Silica/PI composite film preparation -- 13.3 Structure characterization of silica/PI composite films -- 13.4 Optical properties of silica/PI composite films -- 13.5 Mechanical properties of silica/PI composite films -- 13.6 Thermal properties of silica/PI composite films -- 13.7 Conclusions -- References -- 14 - Challenges and recent developments on nanoparticle-reinforced metal matrix composites -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Vital issues in nanoparticle-reinforced MMCs -- 14.3 Fabrication of nanoparticle-reinforced MMCs -- 14.4 Strengthening mechanisms -- 14.5 Effect of nanoparticles on physical and mechanical properties of MMCs -- 14.6 Failure mechanisms -- 14.7 Concluding remarks and future aspects -- References -- Part Five - Filler applications -- 15 - Multifunctional nanocomposites reinforced with carbon nanopapers -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Fabrication methods -- 15.3 Properties and applications of CNPs -- 15.4 Summary and outlook -- References -- 16 - Fillers in advanced nanocomposites for energy harvesting -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Energy harvesting -- 16.3 Fillers -- 16.4 Polymer matrices -- 16.5 Nanocomposite preparation -- 16.6 Physical properties -- 16.7 Factors influencing energy harvesting -- 16.8 Applications -- 16.9 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 17 - Nanosilica-reinforced epoxy composites for marine applications -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Concentration effects -- 17.3 Particle size effects -- 17.4 Nanosilica-enhanced rubber/epoxy composites -- 17.5 Mechanisms for fracture toughness enhancement -- 17.6 Marine environment applications -- 17.7 Conclusions -- References
  • 18 - Monitoring the effect of micro-/nanofillers on curing-induced shrinkage in epoxy resins -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Experimental characterization -- 18.3 Conclusions and future trends -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 19 - Influence of nano-/microfillers on impact response of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Experimental procedure -- 19.3 Results and discussion -- 19.4 Conclusions -- References -- 20 - Tribological properties of polymer-based composites with nanoscaled fillers -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 PTFE-based composites with nanoscaled fillers -- 20.3 Applications -- 20.4 Summary -- References -- 21 - Organic/inorganic nanocomposite hydrogels -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 Polymer/zero-dimensional inorganic gels -- 21.3 Polymer/one-dimensional inorganic (carbon nanotube) gels -- 21.4 Polymer/two-dimensional inorganic (laponite and graphene) gels -- 21.5 Conclusions and outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index