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Cellulose Fibers: Bio- and Nano-Polymer Composites

Green Chemistry and Technology

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Susheel Kalia

    1. Department of Chemistry, Bahra University, Waknaghat (Shimla Hills), India

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  2. B. S. Kaith

    1. Technology Jalandhar (NITJ), Department of Chemistry, Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of, Jalandhar, India

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  3. Inderjeet Kaur

    1. Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India

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  • Summarizes state-of-the-art of cellulose fibers
  • Gives applications in green technology
  • Renowned international authorship
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Cellulose Fibers and Nanofibers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Natural Fibres: Structure, Properties and Applications

      • S. Thomas, S. A. Paul, L. A. Pothan, B. Deepa
      Pages 3-42

    3. Chemical Functionalization of Cellulose Derived from Nonconventional Sources

      • V. K. Varshney, Sanjay Naithani
      Pages 43-60

    4. Production of Flax Fibers for Biocomposites

      • Jonn Foulk, Danny Akin, Roy Dodd, Chad Ulven
      Pages 61-95

    5. Cellulosic Bast Fibers, Their Structure and Properties Suitable for Composite Applications

      • Malgorzata Zimniewska, Maria Wladyka-Przybylak, Jerzy Mankowski
      Pages 97-119

    6. Potential Use of Micro- and Nanofibrillated Cellulose Composites Exemplified by Paper

      • Ramjee Subramanian, Eero Hiltunen, Patrick A. C. Gane
      Pages 121-152

  3. Cellulosic Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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  4. Cellulosic Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites

    1. Greener Surface Treatments of Natural Fibres for the Production of Renewable Composite Materials

      • Koon-Yang Lee, Anne Delille, Alexander Bismarck
      Pages 155-178

    2. Nanocellulose-Based Composites

      • Kelley Spence, Youssef Habibi, Alain Dufresne
      Pages 179-213

    3. Dimensional Analysis and Surface Morphology as Selective Criteria of Lignocellulosic Fibers as Reinforcement in Polymeric Matrices

      • Kestur Gundappa Satyanarayana, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Felipe Perisse Duarte Lopes, Frederico Muylaert Margem, Helvio Pessanha Guimaraes Santafe Jr., Lucas L. da Costa
      Pages 215-240

    4. Interfacial Shear Strength in Lignocellulosic Fibers Incorporated Polymeric Composites

      • Sergio Neves Monteiro, Kestur Gundappa Satyanarayana, Frederico Muylaert Margem, Ailton da Silva Ferreira, Denise Cristina Oliveira Nascimento, Helvio Pessanha Guimarães Santafé Jr et al.
      Pages 241-262

    5. The Structure, Morphology, and Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Composites with Ligncellulosic Fiber

      • Slawomir Borysiak, Dominik Paukszta, Paulina Batkowska, Jerzy MaÅ„kowski
      Pages 263-290

    6. Isora Fibre: A Natural Reinforcement for the Development of High Performance Engineering Materials

      • Lovely Mathew, M. K. Joshy, Rani Joseph
      Pages 291-324

    7. Pineapple Leaf Fibers and PALF-Reinforced Polymer Composites

      • S. M. Sapuan, A. R. Mohamed, J. P. Siregar, M. R. Ishak
      Pages 325-343

    8. Utilization of Rice Husks and the Products of Its Thermal Degradation as Fillers in Polymer Composites

      • S. D. Genieva, S. Ch. Turmanova, L. T. Vlaev
      Pages 345-375

    9. Polyolefin-Based Natural Fiber Composites

      • Santosh D. Wanjale, Jyoti P. Jog
      Pages 377-398

    10. All-Cellulosic Based Composites

      • J. P. Borges, M. H. Godinho, J. L. Figueirinhas, M. N. de Pinho, M. N. Belgacem
      Pages 399-421

  5. Biodegradable Plastics and Composites from Renewable Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 423-423
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  6. Biodegradable Plastics & Composites from Renewable Resources

    1. Environment Benevolent Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Biodegradability, and Applications

      • B. S. Kaith, Hemant Mittal, Rajeev Jindal, Mithu Maiti, Susheel Kalia
      Pages 425-451
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About this book

Because we are living in an era of Green Science and Technology, developments in the field of bio- and nano- polymer composite materials for advanced structural and medical applications is a rapidly emerging area and the subject of scientific attention. In light of the continuously deteriorating environmental conditions, researchers all over the world have focused an enormous amount of scientific research towards bio-based materials because of their cost effectiveness, eco-friendliness and renewability. This handbook deals with cellulose fibers and nano-fibers and covers the latest advances in bio- and nano- polymer composite materials. This rapidly expanding field is generating many exciting new materials with novel properties and promises to yield advanced applications in diverse fields.

This book reviews vital issues and topics and will be of interest to academicians, research scholars, polymer engineers and researchers in industries working in the subject area. It will also be a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students at institutes of plastic engineering and other technical institutes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemistry, Bahra University, Waknaghat (Shimla Hills), India

    Susheel Kalia

  • Technology Jalandhar (NITJ), Department of Chemistry, Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of, Jalandhar, India

    B. S. Kaith

  • Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India

    Inderjeet Kaur

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