Volume C forms one volume of a Handbook about Polymer Nanocomposites. Volume C deals with Polymer nano-composites of cellulose nano-particles. The preparation, architecture, characterisation, properties and application of polymer nanocomposites are discussed within some 27 chapters. Each chapter has been authored by experts in the respective field.
Author(s): Jitendra K. Pandey, Hitoshi Takagi, Antonio Norio Nakagaito, Hyun-Joong Kim (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 511
Tags: Physics, general; Polymer Sciences
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Enzymatically Produced Nano-ordered Elements Containing Cellulose I β Crystalline Domains of Cladophora Cellulose....Pages 1-14
Nanocrystalline Cellulose from Coir Fiber: Preparation, Properties, and Applications....Pages 15-26
Biological Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Cellulose by Controlled Hydrolysis of Cotton Fibers and Linters....Pages 27-36
Isolation and Characterization of Cellulose Nanofibers from the Aquatic Weed Water Hyacinth: Eichhornia crassipes ....Pages 37-46
Bagasse and Rice Straw Nanocellulosic Materials and Their Applications....Pages 47-64
Extraction and Characterization of Cellulose Nanofibers from Banana Plant....Pages 65-80
Extraction and Production of Cellulose Nanofibers....Pages 81-118
Preparation of Nanocellulose from Kenaf ( Hibiscus cannabinus L .) via Chemical and Chemo-mechanical Processes....Pages 119-144
Extraction of Cellulose Nanofibers from Cotton Linter and Their Composites....Pages 145-164
Chitin Nanofibers: Preparations, Modifications, and Applications....Pages 165-178
Dispersion of Nanocellulose (NC) in Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene (PE) Matrix....Pages 179-189
Electrospun Cellulose Composite Nanofibers....Pages 191-227
Nanomanifestations of Cellulose: Applications for Biodegradable Composites....Pages 229-248
Mechanical and Morphology Properties of Cellulose Nanocomposites....Pages 249-263
Characterization and Processing of Nanocellulose Thermosetting Composites....Pages 265-295
Poly(vinyl Alcohol)-Cellulose and Nanocellulose Composites....Pages 297-322
Polymer Nanofibers Reinforced with Cellulose Nanocrystals....Pages 323-341
Optically Transparent Nanocomposites....Pages 343-353
Applications of Cellulose Acetate Nanofiber Mats....Pages 355-368
Application of Membranes from Cellulose Acetate Nanofibers....Pages 369-394
Electrical and Optical Properties of Nanocellulose Films and Its Nanocomposites....Pages 395-432
Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Cellulose Nanocomposites....Pages 433-447
Cellulose Nanofiber-Protein Composite....Pages 449-464
Changes in Wood Properties and Those in Structures of Cellulose Microfibrils in Wood Cell Walls After the Chemical Treatments....Pages 465-474
Cellulosic Nanocomposites from Natural Fibers for Medical Applications: A Review....Pages 475-511
