Elastomeric Nanocellulose Composites

Prof. Sabu Thomas is a globally renowned scientist and one of the leading researchers in polymer science and nanotechnology. He currently serves as Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering and was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on polymer blends, nanocomposites, green materials, and sustainable polymers. P.K. Mohamed is Chief Advisor of Research and Technology of Apollo Tyres Ltd. He is directly responsible for all R&D activities of CV tyres, which includes Raw Materials, TBR, TBB, and OHT (Radial & bias) of the company. Mohamed is a Fellow member of the Rubber and Plastic Institute London, a member of the Management Board of Apollo Tyres Ltd, Industrial Advisory board of CenTire, IRCO, and Area Director of American Chemical Society, Rubber Division. Mohamed is the former Chairman of the Indian Tyre Technical Advisory Committee (ITTAC) and Indian Rubber Institute. Jaehwan Kim serves as an Inha Fellow Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Inha University, Korea. He is also designated as Director of CRC for NanoCellulose Future Composites. Dr. Kim is a Fellow of The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, the National Academy of Engineering of Korea, and the Institute of Physics. He is an Associate Editor of Smart Materials and Structure as well as Smart Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine and Editor of International Journal of Precision Manufacturing and Engineering, Helyon and Actuators. He has been the Director of Creative Research Center for EAPap Actuator funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). Recently, he started the Creative Research Center for Nanocellulose Future Composites, sponsored by NRF. His research interests are smart materials, structures and devices, biomaterial-based smart materials, cellulose, electroactive polymers, power harvesting, biomimetic actuators, biosensors, tactile sensors, and flexible electronics. He has published more than 320 journal papers, presented 360 international conference papers, and filed more than 40 patents. Milanta Tom is a Polymer Engineer with an interest in research and development in material science specifically polymer science, with comprehensive knowledge of polymer synthesis, processing techniques, characterization, fabrication processes, and product validation processes.

• 1 Nanocellulose elastomer composites—an introduction,history and state of art2 Extraction of nanocellulose—mechanical and chemical approaches3 Modifications and characterization of nanocellulose4 Electrospinning of nanocellulose5 Nanocellulose-based filaments: production, characterization, andApplications6 Manufacturing techniques of elastomeric nanocelluloseComposites7 Curing characteristics and scorch behavior of nanocelluloseelastomer composites8 Interfacial interaction, mechanisms of reinforcement andCharacterization9 Nanocellulose as a reinforcing filler in natural rubber composites10 Nanocellulose reinforced general and special purpose elastomers11 Nanocellulose filler in synthetic and bio-based thermoplasticElastomers12 Nonlinear viscoelasticity and Payne effect of nanocellulosereinforced elastomer composites13 Influence of nanocellulose filler on mechanical properties andfracture mechanism of elastomer composites14 Spectroscopic analysis of nanocellulose composites15 Rheological behavior of nanocellulose suspensions andnanocellulose reinforced composites16 Microscopic analysis of nanocellulose elastomer composites17 Characterization of nanocellulose elastomer composites usingdynamic mechanical analysis18 Diffusion, transport mechanism and barrier properties ofnanocellulose-reinforced elastomer composites19 Tribological behavior of nanocellulose/carbon-based filledelastomer composites20 Creep and stress relaxation behavior of rubber nanocelluloseComposites21 The role of elastomeric nanocellulose composites in the tireIndustry22 Applications of elastomeric nanocellulose composites inflexible electronic devices23 Biomedical applications of elastomeric nanocellulose composites24 Life cycle assessment from laboratory to industrial scale—caseof elastomeric composite development