Thakur Green Composites from Natural Resources

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4665-7070-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 419 Seiten

Global awareness of environmental issues has resulted in the emergence of economically and environmentally friendly bio-based materials free from the traditional side effects of synthetics. This book delivers an overview of the advancements made in the development of natural biorenewable resources-based materials, including processing methods and potential applications in green composites. Biorenewable polymers are a special class of natural material found in nature, such as natural fibers, wheat straw, rice husk, and saw dust. In addition to offering renewable feedstocks, natural biorenewable materials are compostable, recyclable, edible, and more energy efficient to process than plastic.

Green Composites from Natural Resources covers various kinds of cellulosic biofibers, such as:

- hemp fibers

- jute

- saccaharum cilliare fibers

- pine needles

- grewia optiva fibers

- sisal fibers

- eulaliopsis binata

- flax fibers

- coconut fibers

- eulaliopsis binata

- baggase fibers

- rice husk

- saw dust

- wood flour

- straw

With scopes for the utilization of natural resources-based materials as potential replacements for traditional petroleum feedstocks on the rise, more scientists and researchers are exploring new composite materials based on biorenewable resources. This book provides information on more eco-friendly and sustainable alternatives to synthetic polymers and discusses the present state and growing utility of green materials from natural resources.

Zielgruppe

Students, researchers, and scientists focusing on the composition, properties, characterization, and chemistry of eco-friendly materials from green resources.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thakur, Vijay Kumar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Green Composites: An Introduction
Vijay K. Thakur, Manju K. Thakur, Raju K. Gupta, Raghavan Prasanth, and Michael R. Kessler

Valorization of Agricultural By-Products in Poly(Lactic Acid) to Develop Biocomposites
A. Bergeret, J.C. Benezet, T.P.T. Tran, G.C. Papanicolaou, and A. Koutsomitopoulou

Processing Cellulose for Cellulose Fiber and Matrix Composites
Robert A. Shanks

Hemp and Hemp-Based Composites
Hao Wang and Alan K.T. Lau

Plant Fiber–Based Composites
Bessy M. Philip, Eldho Abraham, Deepa B., Laly A. Pothan, and Sabu Thomas

Eulaliopsis Binata: Utilization of Waste Biomass in Green Composites
Vijay K. Thakur, Manju K. Thakur, and Raju K. Gupta

Bast Fibers Composites for Engineering Structural Applications: Myth or the Future Trend
Bartosz T. Weclawski and Mizi Fan

Life Cycle Assessment for Natural Fiber Composites
Nilmini P.J. Dissanayake and John Summerscales

Effect of Halloysite Nanotubes on Water Absorption, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Fiber–Reinforced Vinyl Ester Composites
A. Alhuthali and I.M. Low

Eco-Friendly Fiber-Reinforced Natural Rubber Green Composites: A Perspective to the Future
Raghavan Prasanth, Ravi Shankar, Anna Dilfi, Vijay K. Thakur, and Jou-Hyeon Ahn

Weathering Study of Biofiber-Based Green Composites
Vijay K. Thakur, Manju K. Thakur, and Raju K. Gupta

Machining Behavior of Green Composites: A Comparison with Conventional Composites
Inderdeep Singh and Pramendra K. Bajpai

Potential Biomedical Applications of Renewable Nanocellulose
Sivoney F. de Souza, Bibin M. Cherian, Alcides L. Leão, Marcelo Telascrea, Marcia R.M. Chaves, and Mohini Sain

Green Composites from Functionalized Renewable Cellulosic Fibers
Vijay K. Thakur, Manju K. Thakur, and Raju K. Gupta

Properties and Characterization of Natural Fiber–Reinforced Polymeric Composites
H.N. Dhakal, and Z.Y. Zhang

Vegetable Oils for Green Composites
Vijay K. Thakur, Mahendra Thunga, and Michael R. Kessler

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Vijay Kumar Thakur received his B.Sc, B.Ed, and M.Sc from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India and his Ph.D from National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India. He worked for Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taiwan and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore before joining Washington State University, Pullman, USA as staff scientist. Member of the World Academic Publishing Conference Series: Engineering and Technology Frontier steering committee and the editorial board of several international journals on natural/synthetic polymers, composites, energy storage materials, and nanomaterials, he has coauthored five books, 20 book chapters, and one US patent, and published more than 100 research papers.