Nanofillers for Binary Polymer Blends

Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India, as well as a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. 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