This book examines the use of agricultural byproducts for green production of new materials. It covers nanoparticles synthesis from agricultural wastes and nanocomposite development and considers possible biomedical and engineering applications.
Hybrid Polymeric Nanocomposites from Agricultural Waste examines the use of agricultural by-products for green production of new materials. It covers nanoparticle synthesis from agricultural wastes and nanocomposite development with a focus on polyethylene, polylactic acid, polymethylmethacrylate, and epoxy resins, and considers possible biomedical and engineering applications.
- Showcases agricultural waste as polymer reinforcements to replace expensive synthetic fibres that discourage wide polymeric nanocomposite applications
- Discusses green synthesis and characterisation of hybrid nanocomposites from polylactic acid, polymethylmethacrylate, recycled/new polyethylene, and epoxy resins
- Contrasts hybrid nanocomposites properties with standard nanocomposites, using automotive case studies
The book is aimed at researchers, advanced students, and industrial professionals in materials, polymer, and mechanical engineering and related areas interested in the development and application of sustainable materials.
1. Emerging Materials in Polymer Reinforcement.
2. An Overview of the
Sources, Structure, Applications and Biodegradability of Agricultural
Wastes.
3. Nanocomposites Based on Nanoparticles from Agricultural Wastes.
4. Organic and Inorganic Nanoparticles from Agricultural Waste.
5.
Computational Approaches to Polymeric Nanocomposites.
6. Agricultural Waste
Reinforced Polyethylene-Based Hybrid Nanocomposites: Design Formulations and
Mechanical Properties.
7. Delonix Regia Pod Particles Reinforced
Nanocomposites: Properties Comparison between Recycled and Virgin Low-Density
Polyethylene.
8. Particulate Reinforced Polylactic Composites: Synthesis,
Properties and Applications.
9. Parquetina nigrescens-date Seed Pod Particle
Polymethylmethacrylate Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications.
10.
Particulate Hybrid Epoxy Nanocomposite: Structures, Tensile Properties
Regression Analysis and Applications.
11. Parquetina nigrescens Reinforced
Polylactic Acid (PLA) Composites for Engineering Applications.
12. Polymeric
Nanocomposite for Artificial Implants.
Dr. Sefiu Adekunle Bello is a lecturer/researcher from Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kwara State University. He is an associate editor for Technoscience Journal for Community Development in Africa published by Kwara State University Press and Assistant Director for Centre of Professional/Continuous Education, Kwara State University, Malete. He has authored more than fifty reputable publications, two book chapters and a patent.
