Table Of ContentADVANCED POLYMERIC
MATERIALS FOR
SUSTAINABILITY AND
INNOVATIONS
ADVANCED POLYMERIC
MATERIALS FOR
SUSTAINABILITY AND
INNOVATIONS
Edited by
Sajith Thottathil
Sabu Thomas
Nandakumar Kalarikkal
Didier Rouxel
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CONTENTS
About the Editors .............................................................................. vii
List of Contributors ............................................................................ xi
Preface .............................................................................................. xv
1. Still Looking for the Magic Spot: Dispersing
Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles into
Nanostructured Block Copolymers ............................................. 1
I. Barandiaran and G. Kortaberria
2. Applications of Ionic Liquids in Polymeric Composites ...........29
Anjali Bishnoi, Sunil Kumar, Sandeep Rai,
and Ankit Mishra
3. Role of Equine Ordure in Enhancing Physical
and Mechanical Properties of Natural
Bio-Active Composites ..................................................................49
Raj Kumar Satankar, Amrita Kaurwar, Sandeep Gupta,
K. Usha, Salifu T. Azeko, Winston O. Soboyejo,
Alfred B. O. Soboyejo, and Anand Plappally
4. Preparation and Characterization of
Polybenzoxazine/Plasticized PVC-Based
Fumed Silica Composites .............................................................75
Hussein Ali, S. Radhakrishnan, and M. B. Kulkarni
5. Investigation on the Thermal Characteristics of
Dry Bonding System for Tire Applications .................................95
D. Jeyabala, J. Dhanalakshmi, and C. T. Vijayakumar
6. Novel Bioactive Strontium Containing
Composites for Medical Applications ........................................123
Vibha C. and P. P. Lizymol
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7. Hybrid Natural Fibers Reinforced Polymer
Composite: Thermal Analysis ....................................................143
M.K. Gupta and R. K. Srivastava
8. Mechanical and Thermal Analysis of Unidirectional
Jute-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite ..............................157
M.K. Gupta and R. K. Srivastava
9. A Comparative Study of Metachromasy Induced in
Acridine Orange by Anionic Polyelectrolytes ...........................177
Nandini R. and Vishalakshi B.
10. Reclamation of Natural Rubber Waste .....................................191
S. A. Yawalkar, P. S. Joshi, P. V. Patil, J. M. Gadgil,
and H. V. Joshi
11. Preparation and Characterization of Polymer Matrix
Composites with Reinforced Fly Ash and Silicon Carbide .....227
K.Aruna, B. Sudheer Reddy, B. R. P. Nayak,
and B. Haritha Bai
12. Ion-Conducting Polymers ..........................................................243
C.S. Sunandana
13. Effect of Modified Calcium Carbonate Filler on
Properties of Poly(Propylene)/Layered Double
Hydroxide Composites ................................................................263
Mahendra R. Nevare and Vikas V. Gite
14. Different Fabrication Techniques of Aerogels and Its
Applications .................................................................................283
Fathima Parveen and Raghvendra Kumar Mishra
15. Role of Nanodispersoids on Corrosion Inhibition
Behavior of Smart Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings ............303
Sarah B. Ulaeto, Jerin K. Pancrecious, Ramya Rajan,
T. P. D. Rajan, and B. C. Pai
16. Thermal and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Jute
Polypropylene Composites .........................................................349
Harichandra U. Chandekar, Vikas V. Chaudhari,
Sachin D. Waigaonkar, and Narendra N. Ghosh
Index ................................................................................................. 359
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Sajith Thottathil, MTech, is an assistant
professor at the International and Interuniversity
Center for Nanoscience& Nanotechnology,
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala,
India. He was previously a research scholar at
the same university. He completed his BTechde-
greein mechanical engineering from Kerala
University, Kerala, India, and went on to earn his
MTech innanotechnology from the National
Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, India.
His MTech project was “Effect of Graphene Oxides on Mechanical and
Tribological properties of Epoxy nanocomposites.” His research areas
include nanotechnology, mechanical engineering, and polymer nano-
composites. He won an award for his poster presentation at the Interna-
tional Conference on Polymer Processing and Characterization, 2016,
ICPPC 16.
E-mail: [email protected]
Sabu Thomas, PhD, is the Pro-Vice Chancellor
of Mahatma Gandhi University and Founding
Director of the International and Inter University
Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala,
India. He is also a full professor of polymer
science and engineering at the School of Chem-
ical Sciences of the same university. He is a
fellow of many professional bodies. Professor
Thomas has (co-) authored many papers in inter-
national peer-reviewed journals in the area of polymer science and nano-
technology. He has organized several international conferences. Professor
Thomas’s research group has specialized in many areas of polymers,
which includes polymer blends, fiber-filled polymer composites,
viii About the Editors
particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological character-
ization, ageing and degradation, pervaporation phenomena, sorption and
diffusion, interpenetrating polymer systems, recyclability and reuse of
waste plastics and rubbers, elastomeric crosslinking, dual porous nano-
composite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Professor Thomas’s
research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries
and research and academic institutions all over the world and is performing
world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professor Thomas’s
Center is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has estab-
lished state-of-the-art experimental facilities, which cater to the needs of
researchers within the country and abroad.
Professor Thomas has published over 750 peer-reviewed research papers,
reviews, and book chapters and has a citation count of 31,574. The H index
of Prof. Thomas is 81, and he has six patents to his credit. He has delivered
over 300 plenary, inaugural, and invited lectures at national/international
meetings over 30 countries. He is a reviewer for many international jour-
nals. He has received MRSI, CRSI, nanotech medals for his outstanding
work in nanotechnology. Recently Prof. Thomas has been conferred an
Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France, and
University Lorraine, Nancy, France.
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Dr. Nandakumar Kalarikkal is the Joint Director
at the International and Inter University Centre
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and Asso-
ciate Professor at the School of Pure and Applied
Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam,
Kerala, India. His research activities involve
applications of nanostructured materials, laser
plasma, phase transitions, etc. He is the recipient
of research fellowships and associateships from
prestigious government organizations such as the
Department of Science and Technology and the Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research of the Government of India. He has active collabora-
tion with national and international scientific institutions in India, South
Africa, Slovenia, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, and US.
About the Editors ix
He has more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has also
co-edited nine books of scientific interest and co-authored many book
chapters.He has supervised 8 PhD theses, and currently 12 PhD students
are working under him.
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Didier Rouxel was born in Lyon, France, on
March 5, 1965. He received an Engineer degree
(5-year degree) in materials in 1989 from the
Ecole Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques de
l’Ingénieur de Nancy, Vandoeuvre, France. He
received his Ph.D. in material sciences and engi-
neering from the University of Nancy I, France in
1993. He is now fulltime professor in the Univer-
sité de Lorraine and he leads the team “Micro and
Nano Systems” in Institut Jean Lamour in Nancy,
France. His research has been mainly focused on physical chemistry of
surfaces and thin films, piezoelectric materials, elastic properties of mate-
rials studied by Brillouin spectroscopy, and development of micro-devices
based on polymer–nanoparticles nanocomposite materials, in particular
for biomedical applications. He was expert for the French agency ANSES
for the topic “Nanomaterials and Health” and Member of the Year of the
French Society of Nanomedicine in 2014.
