Cellulose-Reinforced Nanofibre Composites

Preface

1. Nanofibrillar Cellulose in Thermoset Polymer Composite

2. Hybrid Montmorillonite/Cellulose Nanowhiskers Reinforced Polylactic Acid Nanocomposites: A Comparative Study Based on Formulation Design

3. Bionanomaterials from agricultural wastes and its applications

4. Recent advances in cellulosic nanocomposites

5. Challenges in Design of Nanocellulose and its composites for different applications

6. Nanofibrillar Cellulose from agricultural biomass residues

7. Nanofibrillated cellulose as strength additive for paper

8. Nanocellulose in Functional Packaging

9. Application of Nanocrystalline cellulose: processing and applications in biomedical

10. Nanowhiskers from oil palm biomass

11. Cellulose nanocrystals: preparation Methods and applications

12. Nanocellulose as new adsorbent for environmental remediation

13. Nanofibrillar Cellulose in Nanocomposites

14. Bacterial cellulose: Preparation and Characterization

15. Preparation of Bionanocomposites and bionanomaterials from agricultural wastes

16. Cellulose nanocrystals-based nanocomposites

17. Green nanocomposites from cellulose nanowhiskers and Jathropa oil-based polyurethane

18. Key issues in reinforcement involving nanocellulose

19. Nanocellulose as a template for the production of - advanced nanostructured material

20. Cellulose Nanomaterials as Additives for Cementitious Materials

21. Cellulose Nanocomposites: Opportunities and Challenges

Cellulose-Reinforced Nanofibre Composites: Production, Properties and Applications presents recent developments in, and applications of, nanocellulose as reinforcement in composite and nanocomposite materials.

Written by leading experts, the book covers properties and applications of nanocellulose, including the production of nanocellulose from different biomass resources, the usefulness of nanocellulose as a reinforcement for polymer and paper, and major challenges for successful scale-up production in the future. The chapters draw on cutting-edge research on the use of nanosized cellulose reinforcements in polymer composites that result in advanced material characteristics and significant enhancements in physical, mechanical and thermal properties.

The book presents an up-to-date review of the major innovations in the field of nanocellulose and provides a reference material for future research in biomass based composite materials, which is timely due to the sustainable, recyclable and eco-friendly demand for highly innovative materials made from biomass.

This book is an ideal source of information for scientific and industrial researchers working in materials science.

• Gathers together a broad spectrum of research on nanocellulose, with emphasis on the outstanding reinforcing potential when nanocellulose is included into a polymer matrix or as an additive to paper
• Demonstrates systematic approaches and investigations from processing, design, characterization and applications of nanocellulose
• Presents a useful reference and technical guide for nanocomposite materials R&D sectors, university academics and postgraduate students (Masters and PhD) and industrialists working in material commercialization

Scientific and industrial researchers working in materials science (mainly polymers, nano- and fibre-technology) in a broad range of application fields