Polyurethane Polymers: Composites and Nanocomposites - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0128040653 ISBN 13: 9780128040652

Publisher: Elsevier, 2017

Synopsis

Polyurethane Polymers: Composites and Nanocomposites concentrates on the composites and nanocomposites of polyurethane based materials. Polyurethane composites are a very important class of materials widely used in the biomedical and industrial field that offer numerous potential applications in many areas. This book discusses current research and identifies future research needs in the area.

• Provides an elaborate coverage of the chemistry of polyurethane, its synthesis, and properties
• Includes available characterization techniques
• Relates types of polyurethanes to their potential properties
• Discusses composites, nanocomposites options, and PU recycling

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About the Authors

Professor Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 163 and he has more than 133,000 citations

Prof. Datta is a well famous scientist in the field of polymer science and technology. He is an expert in the field of polyurethane recycling, polymer blending and composites. He has a good number of research publications in reputed journals. He is the editor of a book and written two book chapters.He is having ten patents to his credit. He is undertaking more than twenty projects. He secured his graduation and post graduation from Gdansk University, Poland and is currently working as an Asst. Professor in the same university. He supervised two PhD students and more than thirty post graduate students.

Prof. Jozef T. Haponiuk is Professor and Head of Department, at the Department of Polymer Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Prof. Haponiuk is an experienced researcher in the fields of polymer composites, polymer blends, and associated materials. He has received a number of prizes and awards for his work.

Arunima is currently doing her doctoral research in polymer science in the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University. She has concentrated on polymer blends with recycled polyurethanes. She has Co authored a book chapter and is actively engaged in research in the group of Prof. Sabu Thomas.

From the Back Cover

Polyurethane Polymers : Composites and Nanocomposites concentrates on the composites and nanocomposites of popyurethane based materials. Polyurethane composites are very important class of materials widely used in biomedical and industrial field and offer numerous potential applications in many other areas. The book discusses current research and identifies future research needs in this area.

• Provides an elaborate coverage of the chemistry of polyurethane, its synthesis and properties
• Includes available characterization techniques
• Relates types of polyurethanes to their potential properties
• Discusses composites and nanocomposites options and PU recycling

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128040653
• ISBN 13: 9780128040652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 634
• Editor: Thomas PhD Sabu, Datta Janusz, Haponiuk PhD Jozef T., Reghunadhan Arunima