Unsaturated Polyester Resins

Fundamentals, Design, Fabrication, and Applications

1st Edition - July 11, 2019
Editors: Sabu Thomas, Mahesh Hosur, Cintil Jose Chirayil
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
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Unsaturated Polyester Resins: Fundamentals, Design, Fabrication, and Applications explains the preparation, techniques and applications relating to the use of unsaturated polyester resin systems for blends, interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs), gels, composites and nanocomposites, enabling readers to understand and utilize the improved material properties that UPRs facilitate. Chapters cover unsaturated polyester resins and their interaction at the macro, micro and nano levels, in-depth studies on the properties and analysis of UPR based materials, and the applications of UPR based composites, blends, IPNs and gels across a range of advanced commercial and industrial fields.

This is a highly detailed source of information on unsaturated polyester resins, supporting academics, researchers and postgraduate students working with UPRs, polyesters, polymeric or composite materials, polymer chemistry, polymer physics, and materials science, as well as scientists, R&D professionals and engineers in industry.

1. Unsaturated Polyester Resins, Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, Composites, and Nanocomposites: State of the Art and New Challenges

2. Unsaturated Polyester Macrocomposites

3. Unsaturated Polyester Microcomposites

4. Unsaturated Polyester Nanocomposites

5. Micromechanics of Short-Fiber and Particulate Composites

6. Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, and Gels of Unsaturated Polyester Resin Polymers With Other Polymers

7. Role of Nanofillers in Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, and Gels of Unsaturated Polyester Resin Polymers

8. Unsaturated Polyester Resins: Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, Composites, and Nanocomposites

9. Aging Behavior and Modeling Studies of Unsaturated Polyester Resin and Unsaturated Polyester Resin-Based Blends

10. Spectroscopic Characterization Protocols for Interpenetrating Polymeric Networks

11. Synthesis and Characterization of High Performance, Transparent Interpenetrating Polymer Networks With Polyurethane and Poly(methyl methacrylate) With Different PUR Network Morphologies. Effect of Molecular Weight of the Diol

12. Nanocellulose-Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites

13. Microscopic Analysis of Unsaturated Polyester Resin-

14. Spectroscopic Analysis of Unsaturated Polyester Resin-Based Composites and Nanocomposites

15. Thermal and Rheological Properties of Unsaturated Polyester Resins-Based Composites

16. Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Unsaturated Polyester Resin-Based Composites

17. Flammability and Thermal Stability of Unsaturated Polyester Resin-Based Blends and Composites

18. Rheological and Curing Properties of Unsaturated Polyester Resin Nanocomposites

19. Vibration Analysis of Hybrid-Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites

20. Bio-based Unsaturated Polyesters

21. Unsaturated Polyesters in Microbial Fuel Cells and Biosensors

22. Synthesis and Applications of Unsaturated Polyester Composites

23. The Degradation and Recycling of Unsaturated Polyester Resin-Based Composites

Sabu Thomas

Professor Sabu Thomas is the Director of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also currently the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park (TrESPARK), Trivandrum, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is a highly committed teacher and a remarkably active researcher well-known nationally and internationally for his outstanding contributions in polymer science and nanotechnology. He has published over 1400 research articles in international refereed journals. and has also edited and written 210 books. His H-index is 140 and total citations are more than 94,000. He has supervised 125 PhD theses. He has received many international and national awards and recognitions. Under the leadership of Prof. Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University has been transformed into a top University in India.

Affiliations and expertise

Full Professor, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Mahesh Hosur

Dr. Mahesh Hosur is Interim Head and Professor at the Materials Science and Engineering Department, Tuskegee University, USA. He served as Honb. Director of NSF-EPSCoR (National Science Foundation – Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), working on projects such as Enhancing Alabama’s Research Capability in Nano/Bio Science and Sensors (2011-2015), the Alabama Center for Nanostructured Materials (2005-2010), and the Center of Excellence in Nanobiomaterials, derived from Biorenewable and Waste Resources (2011-2016). Prof. Hosur’s research group covers specialized areas of polymers, including processing, process sensing, low-cost manufacturing using RTM, VARIM processes, static and dynamic characterization, fatigue and fracture, structural analysis, evaluation, and the processing and characterization of biopolymer and polymer nanocomposites.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department, Tuskegee University, USA

Cintil Jose Chirayil

Dr. Cintil Jose Chirayil is an Assistant Professor based in the Department of Chemistry at Newman College, India. She received her PhD in Polymer Science from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, in Doha, Qatar. Dr. Chirayil has 9 years of research experience in the field of nanoscience and nanocellulose, with numerous publications in international peer-reviewed journals, 10 book chapters, and one edited book. As well as receiving the Young Scientist Award from Leeds University and NIT Calicut in 2011, she has been the recipient of foreign scholarships from the University of Potsdam, Germany, the University of Mara, Malaysia, the Centre for Advanced Materials, Doha, and the Institute of Chemistry, Graz, Austria, for in-depth research in the field of nanoscience.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Newman College, Kerala, India