Biocomposites for Industrial Applications: Construction, Biomedical, Transportation and Food Packaging

Biocomposites for Industrial Applications: Construction, Biomedical, Transportation and Food Packaging reviews, the properties and performance of these materials with a focus on their intended application. For example, in construction and building, detailed knowledge is needed on conventional testing analysis and crushing and flexural strength, as well as natural weathering, recycling and reuse properties. The usage of biocomposites is expected to grow considerably over the next decade, but the book's editors note that before using biocomposites in any type of application, evaluation of their properties and performance, including processing conditions, structure, and property relations needs to be mandatory. For biomedical applications, the researcher needs a broad understanding of conceptual design, physico-chemical properties, and cytotoxicity (orthopedic implants) too. The usage of biocomposites has increased significantly over recent years mainly due to the advantages these materials have when compared to synthetic composites such as (i) renewable (ii) eco-friendly, (iii) biodegradable, and (iv) non-toxicity. These advantages will help to attract wider use in more lightweight-based applications such as (i) construction and building (ii) biomedical (iii) transportation (automotive, marine, and aerospace), and (iv) in food packaging. Covers recent applications in construction, transportation, food packaging and biomedical sectors Focuses on materials requirements, factors governing the properties of these materials and durability Discusses factors effecting processing conditions and recent advancements in design and fabrication Provides a detailed outline of experimental research in each chapter INDICE: Part - I Construction and building 1. Role of the fibre reinforced concrete, wood polymer composites and polymer composites reinforced with the agro waste in the construction sector 2. Crushing and flexural properties of the fibre reinforced concrete 3. Effects of natural and accelerated weathering on the polymer-based composites reinforced with the agro-waste 4. Aging effects on the physico-chemical properties of the wood polymer-based composites 5. Life cycle assessment, recycling, and reuse of biocomposites 6. Computational modeling of aging effects in biocomposites, damage mechanisms and failure theories Part - II Biomedical applications 7. Nanocomposites in the healthcare applications: Conceptual design, advanced fabrication techniques and characterization 8. Physico-chemical properties of the biocomposites in the dental applications 9. Cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of the bionanocomposites in the orthopedic implants and wound dressing applications 10. Numerical modeling and simulation of Bionanocomposites for orthopedic implants and prosthetics Part - III Transportation: Automotive, marine, and aerospace 11. Out of Autoclave manufacturing techniques and the factors influencing physical and mechanical properties of the biocomposites 12. Wear performance of the biocomposites in automotive applications. 13. Free vibration and damping behavior of the biocomposites in automotive applications. 14. Crashworthiness of the biocomposites in the automotive applications 15. Seawater aging and their degradation effects on the mechanical properties of the biocomposites 16. Suitability of biocomposites in marine applications. 17. Fatigue properties of the biocomposites for the aircraft structures 18. Impact performance of the biocomposites for the aircraft structures 19. Flame retardant properties of the biocomposites for aircraft applications 20. Finite element modeling and computational studies on the static properties of the Biocomposites Part - IV Food packaging 21. Preparation of the nanocomposites films for the food packaging applications 22. Characterization of nanocomposite films for food packaging applications 23. Thermal and barrier properties of nanocomposite films for food packaging applications 24. Mechanical and morphological properties of the nanocomposite films for food packaging applications 25. Biodegradability and antimicrobial properties of the nanocomposite films for food packaging applications

• ISBN: 978-0-323-91866-4
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 750
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés