Synthetic and Natural Nanofillers in Polymer Composites

N. M. Nurazzi is a senior lecturer at the School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Before joining the Universiti Sains Malaysia he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, National Defence University of Malaysia, under a Newton Research Grant to study the “Role of Intermolecular Interaction in Conductive Polymer Wrapped MWCNT as Organophosphate Sensing Material Structure”. He obtained BSc. and MSc. in Polymer Technology from the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in 2011 and 2014, respectively. In 2018, he was awarded a PhD from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Materials Engineering under the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia scholarship. His main research interests are polymer composites and natural fibre composites. To date, he has authored and co-authored over 200 publications, including 100 journal papers, 4 books and 50 book chapters. R.A. Ilyas is an Assistant Professor at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He received his Diploma in Forestry at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu Campus (UPMKB), Sarawak, Malaysia and was then awarded the Public Service Department (JPA) scholarship to pursue his bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Chemical Engineering at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Upon completing his BSc. he undertook a PhD in the field of Biocomposite Technology & Design at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP) UPM. Dr. Ilyas was been the recipient of numerous awards including the MVP Doctor of Philosophy Gold Medal Award {UPM] for Best PhD Thesis [2019] and the Top Student Award by INTROP, UPM. In 2018, he was awarded an Outstanding reviewer award by Elsevier for Carbohydrate Polymers. He has also received several best Paper Awards (11th AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Energy Engineering Philippines), (Seminar Enau Kebangsaan 2019, Persatuan Pembangunan dan Industri Enau Malaysia), and the National Book Award in 2018. S.M. Sapuan is a Professor (Grade “A”) of composite materials in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also the former Head of the Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre (AEMC) at UPM. He attained his BEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Newcastle, in Australia and then went on to receive his MSc in engineering design and PhD in materials engineering, from De Montfort University in the UK. He is a Professional Engineer and a Fellow of many professional societies, including the Society of Automotive Engineers; the Academy of Science Malaysia; the International Society for Development and Sustainability; the World Academy of Sciences; the Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia (PRIM); the Malaysian Scientific Association and the Institute of Materials Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member and past Vice President of the Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of The Society of Sugar Palm Development and Industry, Malaysia. During the course of his career, he has produced over 2500 publications, including 989 journal papers, 68 books and 246 book chapters. A. Khalina is a professor of biocomposite manufacturing technology, polymer biocomposites, disaster management research, and postharvest engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). She was awarded her B.Eng in Agricultural Engineering in 1996 and Doctor of Philosophy in Biocomposite Technology from the Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2006. Currently she is Director of the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP) at UPM Malaysia.

• Part One: Synthetic nanofillers1 Synthetic nanofillers: preparation and properties2 Structures and functionalizations of carbon nanotubes in water treatment3 Electrical performance evaluation of synthetic nanofillers in polymer nanocomposites4 Mechanical properties of epoxy/carbon nanotube composites5 Flame retardancy evaluation of polymer composite-reinforced ceramic nanofillers6 Effect of SiO2 ceramic filler on carboxymethyl cellulose from palm oil empty fruit bunch-based nanocomposite biopolymer electrolytePart Two: Natural nanofillers7 Production and performance properties of composites reinforced with environmentally benign nanomaterials8 Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte-based poly(ethylene oxide) reinforced with nanocellulose from oil palm empty fruit bunch: electrical and electrochemical insights9 Molecular dynamics of nanocellulose-based nanocomposites: a review10 Nanofillers to enhance biodegradable composites and their niche applications11 Hybrid biocompositesdcombining synthetic nanofillers and natural fibers in composite structures12 Performance evaluation of nanocellulose-reinforced biopolymer compositesPart Three: Applications of synthetic and natural nanofillerebased polymer composites13 Synthetic nanofillers in polymer composites for aerospace industry14 Introduction to nanocomposite polymer electrolytes for energy storage15 Natural nanofiller-based polymer composites in packaging applications16 Advanced applications of biomass nanocellulose-reinforced polymer composites17 Structural composites: nanofiller materials in automotive applications18 Recent advances in nitrocellulose-based composites19 Nanofillers: from laboratory to industry