Nanofillers for Binary Polymer Blends

Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.Dr. Soney C. George is Dean of Research and Director of the Center for Nanoscience and Technology at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, India. He has published 240 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He has also edited and contributed to several books. His research focuses on polymer nanocomposites, tribology of nanocomposites, membranes, and pervaporation. Sharika T Nair is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, St Xavier’s College, Vaikom, Kottayam, India. Her research areas include preparation, characterization and applications of polypropylene/natural rubber-based blends and nanocomposites.

• IntroductionNanofillers in miscible polymer BlendsNanofillers in immiscible polymer BlendsRole of nanofillers in Thermoplastic–Thermoplastic Polymer BlendsRole of Nano Fillers in Thermoplastic–Elastomer Polymer BlendsRole of Nano Fillers in Elastomer–Elastomer Polymer BlendsRole of Nano Fillers in Thermoset based Polymer BlendsProcessing, morphology, rheology, properties and applications of CNT filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology, properties and applications of fullerenes filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology, properties and applications of graphene filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology, properties and applications of carbon fibers filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology, properties and applications of nanocellulose and nanochitin filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology , properties and applications of POSS filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology, properties and applications of metal oxide filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology, properties and applications of metal carbides filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology, properties and applications of nanostructured metal chalcogenide filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology, properties and applications of nanosilica and nanocalcium carbonate filled polymer blendsMorphology, rheology, properties and applications of nanostarch filled polymer blendsEffect of Hybrid Nano Fillers in Polymer blendsTheory, modeling simulation and LCA of nanofilled polymer blends