Biocomposites - Design and Mechanical Performance

Biocomposites: Design and Mechanical Performance describes recent research on cost-effective ways to improve the mechanical toughness and durability of biocomposites, while also reducing their weight.
Beginning with an introduction to commercially competitive natural fiber-based composites, chapters then move on to explore the mechanical properties of a wide range of biocomposite materials, including polylactic, polyethylene, polycarbonate, oil palm, natural fiber epoxy, polyhydroxyalkanoate, polyvinyl acetate, polyurethane, starch, flax, poly (propylene carbonate)-based biocomposites, and biocomposites from biodegradable polymer blends, natural fibers, and green plastics, giving the reader a deep understanding of the potential of these materials.

List of contents

1 Commercially competitive natural fiber based composites
2 Mechanical performance of polylactic based formulations
3 Mechanical performance of polyethylene (PE) based biocomposites
4 Mechanical performance of polycarbonate (PC) based biocomposites
5 Mechanical properties of oil palm biocomposites enhanced with micro to nano biofillers
6 Nylon uses in biotechnology
7 Design, processing and characterization of triaxially braided natural fiber epoxy based composites
8 Mechanical performance of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) based biocomposites
9 Mechanical performance of polyvinyl acetate (PVA) based biocomposites
10 Mechanical performance of polyurethane (PU) based biocomposites
11 Mechanical performance of starch based biocomposites
12 Polyolefin/biomass composites
13 Mechanical performance of flax based biocomposites
14 Studies on mechanical, thermal and morphological characteristics of biocomposites from biodegradable polymer blends and natural fibers
15 Mechanical performance of microcellular injection molded biocomposites from green plastics: PLA and PHBV
16 Mechanical performance of poly (propylene carbonate) based blends and composites
17 Processing, performance and applications of plant and animal protein based blends and their biocomposites

Product details

• Authors: Manjusri Misra, Manjusri Pandey Misra
• Assisted by: Jitendra Kumar Pandey (Editor), Manjusri Misra (Editor), Misra Manjusri (Editor), Amar Mohanty (Editor), Amar K. Mohanty (Editor), Jitendra Pandey (Editor), Jitendra K. Pandey (Editor), Jitendra Kumar Pandey (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9781782423737
• ISBN: 978-1-78242-373-7
• No. of pages: 524
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering; Woodhead Publishing Series in; Woodhead Publishing Series in; Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Materials science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General