Bamboo Polymer Nanocomposites

Md Rezaur Rahman is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia, and also Visiting Research Fellow at Faculty of Engineering, Tokushima University, Japan, since June 2012. His research interests include conducting polymers and composites, graphene/nanoclay/fire retardant, nanocellulose, cellulose reinforced/filled polymer composites, chemical modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres, nanocellulose fibres and polymer blends.

• Chapter 1: Introduction of Various Types of Bamboo Species and Its Nanocomposites Preparation.- Chapter 2: Impact of Poly(Ethylene-Alt-Maleic Anhydride) And Nanoclay on the Physicochemical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Bamboo Nanocomposite.- Chapter 3: Formulation Optimization and Characterization of Bamboo/Polyvinyl Alcohol/Clay Nanocomposite by Response Surface Methodology.- Chapter 4: Impact of Polyvinyl Alcohol /Acrylonitrile on Bamboo Nanocomposite and Optimization of Mechanical Performance by Surface Response Methodology.