Sustainable Fillers/Plasticizers for Polymer Composites: Promising Resources presents a comprehensive review of the application and use of biofillers and bioplasticizers for the fabrication of biopolymer-based composites.
This book looks first at the historical aspects and then goes on to discuss current trends and recent developments. Emphasis is placed on the future potential of these resources to expand their usage in a broad range of different applications. This book will be a valuable reference resource for both academic and industrial researchers working in materials science, polymer chemistry and engineering, and the manufacturing of polymer composite materials.
1. Introduction to Polymer composites- Historical aspects and building blocks
2. Hybrid composites: A promising approach for potential polymeric composite design
3. Bio-based polymers, their sources, and applications
4. Recent composite formulations with bio-polymers and their characterization techniques
5. Application of diverse reinforcements in bio-composites and their characterization outcomes
6. Significances of fillers for sustainable composite reinforcement
7. Bio-fillers: Physico-chemical nature, properties and resources
8. Tribological property enhancement of polymeric composites using bio-fillers
9. Bio-plasticizers: Physico-chemical nature, properties, and resources
10. Present trends and prospects of Synthetic and Bio-plasticizers
11. Processing and application of bio-fillers/ bio-plasticizers and their effects in polymeric composites
12. Characterization techniques for bio-fillers/ bio-plasticizers
13. Selection criteria and design of sustainable green materials for specific composite applications
14. Effective utilization of bio-fillers/Plasticizers for biofilm preparation
15. Property enhancement of Bio-based polymers
16. Nanobiomaterials: A promising approach to produce polymeric composites
17. Nanofillers: nature, properties, preparation techniques, and applications
18. Economic aspects of agro-industrial wastes for bio-filler production
19. Life-cycle assessment and recovery/recycling of filler-based composites
20. Futuristic prospects of bio-based fillers for industrial application
Dr. Indran Suyambulingam is currently working as a Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alliance College of Engineering and Design, Alliance University, Bengaluru 562106, India. He is a former Research Scientist at Natural Composites Research Group Lab, King Mongkuts University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. Recognized as the Worlds Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University and as Highly Cited Scientists 2022 (top 234th rank in Thailand and top 20th rank under Materials Category in Thailand). Dr. Indran received B.E. in Mechanical Engineering in 2009 from St. Xaviers Catholic College of Engineering, Chunkankadai, Nagercoil, which is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai, India. He completed M.E.Engineering Design from Park College of Engineering and Technology, Kaniyur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, and was honored with a Gold Medal by Anna University in 2011. He finished his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Anna University, Chennai, in 2015 and was awarded an INSPIRE fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (DST), for pursuing his research work. After completing Ph.D., he joined as Associate Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rohini College of Engineering & Technology, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, and served there until December 2021. He is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and an Associate Member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). He serves as a Member of the Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), India. He is the recipient of the Innovative Technological Research & Dedicated Teaching Professional Award from JETR Convention on Innovative Technological Scientific Research Strategies in Science, Engineering and Medical Technology organized by Innovative Scientific Research Professional Malaysia (ISRPM), held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2017. He got selected as a Young Scientist and participated in the training program sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt. of India, and Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. He has filed one Indian patent in polymer composites research field. Also, he has one Patent Grant on his credit in the area of Automation. His research interests include Prosthetics Development, Biomaterials, Nanocomposites, Material Characterization, Tribology, Agro-Waste Utilization, and Characterization of Natural Fibers and their Composites.
Divya Divakaran is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the King Mongkuts University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. Her research interests include material sciencenatural fibers/fillers and their composites, biofilms for packaging applications, environmental science (sustainable biomass utilization), biofuels (energy efficient materials), enzymology (pretreatments), bacteriology and phycology.
Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa serves as a Principal Research Scientist and Advisor for International Development at King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. He holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering (2010), an MTech in Computational Analysis (2013), and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering Science (2018) from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, followed by a Post-Doctorate from KMUTNB (2019). A prolific researcher in materials science and composites, his research focuses on natural fiber composites, polymer composites, and advanced material technology. He has received multiple accolades, including Outstanding Researcher Award 2021 from KMUTNB and recognition in Stanford University's Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists list. He also serves as an Associate Editor for Elseviers Heliyon and Frontier Materials, while holding seven patents across UK, Thailand, and India. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin serves as the President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB). His academic journey spans German institutions, earning degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Technology, and Material Science, culminating in a PhD from the University of Kaiserslautern and habilitation from Chemnitz University. A distinguished researcher in polymer processing and composite materials, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief of KMUTNBs International Journal of Applied Science and Technology. His excellence in research has been recognized with multiple KMUTNB Outstanding Researcher Awards (2010, 2012, 2013) and the National Excellence Researcher Award (2021) from the National Research Council of Thailand. He is ranked among Stanford University's top 2% scientists globally, reflecting his substantial impact in materials science and engineering.
