Description
Editor and Lead Author: Dr. Vikas Mittal
© 2018 | Publication: Jun 2018
ISBN: 978-0-6482205-5-8 | 308 Pages
About the Book and Audience
Biopolymers have gained increasing importance in the development of numerous environmentally friendly materials for a wide variety of applications. The development of strategies such as blending, bio-nanocomposites as well as structural modifications such as chain extension and hyperbranching has further enhanced their potential. The resulting advanced materials have the potential to compete with traditionally used non-biodegradable polymers, thus, eventually replacing them. The book targets many such advanced biopolymers based systems and presents deep insights into their generation, properties and performance in different applications. The book is a valuable reference for chemical, biochemical and materials engineers, as well as plastics and coatings technologists. It presents a wealth of information for the practicing scientists and researchers in both industry and academia. The book also serves as a reference text for the postgraduate university students in materials, polymer, chemical and bio-engineering disciplines.
About the Editor
Dr. Vikas Mittal worked as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Petroleum Institute (part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology), Abu Dhabi, UAE. Before, he was employed at BASF, Germany as polymer engineer and at SunChemical, UK as materials scientist. Dr. Mittal received his PhD degree in 2006 from Department of Materials and Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland. He has been an active researcher in the field of polymer nanotechnology and its applications in various streams. He has published more than 125 peer reviewed papers on these subjects, along with 35 edited and authored books. His research accomplishments have also resulted in many patents. In addition, he has published many book chapters and has also delivered numerous keynote and invited lectures.
Chapters
- Melt Processed PBS/Chitosan Bio-nanocomposites with Silica, Alumino-silicate and Thermally Reduced Graphene (pp. 1-24)
- Biopolyester Composites with Psyllium Husk (pp. 25-56)
- Eco-friendly Bio-nanocomposites of PHBV/PBAT Blend with Graphene and Vermiculite (pp. 57-86)
- Ternary Blends of PCL, PBAT and PBS: Morphology and Properties (pp. 87-114)
- Morphology and Properties of PCL, PLA and PBS Ternary Blends (pp. 115-144)
- Structural Modification of PLA (pp. 145-174)
- PLA/PBAT Blend Nanocomposites with Graphene: Structure and Properties (pp. 175-206)
- Stable Corrosion-Resistant Chitosan Coatings: Effect of Crosslinking with Silica, Poly(vinyl butyral) Over-coating and Graphene on the Coating Performance (pp. 207-238)
- PLA – Graphene Nanocomposites: A Brief Review (pp. 239-268)
- Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Poly(butylene succinate)/Graphene Nanocomposites (pp. 269-292)
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