Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications serves as a reference on the key concepts of the advances of polymer-oxide composites. The book reviews knowledge on polymer-composite theory, properties, structure, synthesis, and their characterization and applications. There is an emphasis on coupling metal oxides with polymers from renewable sources. Also, the latest advances in the relationship between the microstructure of the composites and the resulting improvement of the material’s properties and performance are covered. The applications addressed include desalination, tissue engineering, energy storage, hybrid energy systems, food, and agriculture.
This book is suitable for early-career researchers in academia and R&D in industry who are working in the disciplines of materials science, engineering, chemistry and physics.
1. Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites - p. ii 2. Cover - p. ii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Editor’s Biographies - p. xvii 8. Series Editor Biography - p. xix 9. Preface to the Series - p. xxi 10. 1 Composite materials: Concept, recent advancements, and applications - p. 1 11. 2 Manganese oxides/polyaniline composites as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction - p. 45 12. 3 Traditional and recently advanced synthetic routes of the metal oxide materials - p. 79 13. 4 Design and synthesis of metal oxide–polymer composites - p. 101 14. 5 Medical applications of polymer/functionalized nanoparticle composite systems, renewable polymers, and polymer–metal oxide composites - p. 129 15. 6 Polymer-MoS2-metal oxide composite: An eco-friendly material for wastewater treatment - p. 165 16. 7 Metal oxide-conducting polymer-based composite electrodes for energy storage applications - p. 195 17. 8 Synthesis and properties of percolative metal oxide-polymer composites - p. 253 18. 9 Polymer-metal oxide composite as sensors - p. 283 19. 10 Production of bio-cellulose from renewable resources: Properties and applications - p. 307 20. 11 Polymer-metal oxide composites from renewable resources for agricultural and environmental applications - p. 341 21. 12 Polysaccharides-metal oxide composite: A green functional material - p. 371 22. 13 Recent advances in renewable polymer/metal oxide systems used for tissue engineering - p. 395 23. 14 Lignin-metal oxide composite for photocatalysis and photovoltaics - p. 447 24. Index - p. 477
Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications serves as a reference on the key concepts of the advances of polymer-oxide composites. The book reviews knowledge on polymer-composite theory, properties, structure, synthesis, and their characterization and applications. There is an emphasis on coupling metal oxides with polymers from renewable sources. Also, the latest advances in the relationship between the microstructure of the composites and the resulting improvement of the material’s properties and performance are covered. The applications addressed include desalination, tissue engineering, energy storage, hybrid energy systems, food, and agriculture.
This book is suitable for early-career researchers in academia and R&D in industry who are working in the disciplines of materials science, engineering, chemistry and physics.
1. Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites - p. ii 2. Cover - p. ii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Editor’s Biographies - p. xvii 8. Series Editor Biography - p. xix 9. Preface to the Series - p. xxi 10. 1 Composite materials: Concept, recent advancements, and applications - p. 1 11. 2 Manganese oxides/polyaniline composites as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction - p. 45 12. 3 Traditional and recently advanced synthetic routes of the metal oxide materials - p. 79 13. 4 Design and synthesis of metal oxide–polymer composites - p. 101 14. 5 Medical applications of polymer/functionalized nanoparticle composite systems, renewable polymers, and polymer–metal oxide composites - p. 129 15. 6 Polymer-MoS2-metal oxide composite: An eco-friendly material for wastewater treatment - p. 165 16. 7 Metal oxide-conducting polymer-based composite electrodes for energy storage applications - p. 195 17. 8 Synthesis and properties of percolative metal oxide-polymer composites - p. 253 18. 9 Polymer-metal oxide composite as sensors - p. 283 19. 10 Production of bio-cellulose from renewable resources: Properties and applications - p. 307 20. 11 Polymer-metal oxide composites from renewable resources for agricultural and environmental applications - p. 341 21. 12 Polysaccharides-metal oxide composite: A green functional material - p. 371 22. 13 Recent advances in renewable polymer/metal oxide systems used for tissue engineering - p. 395 23. 14 Lignin-metal oxide composite for photocatalysis and photovoltaics - p. 447 24. Index - p. 477
