Elsevier Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Product Description Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications serves as a reference on the key concepts of the advances of polymer-oxide composites. The book reviews knowledge on polymer-composite theory, properties, structure, synthesis, and their characterization and applications. There is an emphasis on coupling metal oxides with polymers from renewable sources. Also, the latest advances in the relationship between the microstructure of the composites and the resulting improvement of the material’s properties and performance are covered. The applications addressed include desalination, tissue engineering, energy storage, hybrid energy systems, food, and agriculture. This book is suitable for early-career researchers in academia and R&D in industry who are working in the disciplines of materials science, engineering, chemistry and physics. Review Key reference on the theory and latest advances in applications of polymer-oxide composites From the Back Cover <i>Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites</i> serves as a reference on the key concepts of the advances of polymer-oxide composites. The book reviews the knowledge on polymer-composite theory, properties, structure, synthesis, characterization and applications. There is an emphasis on coupling metal oxides with polymers from renewable sources. Also, the latest advances in the relationship between the microstructure of the composites and the resulting improvement of the material’s properties and performance are covered. The applications addressed include desalination, tissue engineering, energy storage, hybrid energy systems, food, and agriculture.<br><br><i>Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites</i> is suitable for early-career researchers in academia and R&D in industry working in the disciplines of materials science and engineering, chemistry and physics. About the Author Dr. Sajjad Haider is an Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since May 2009. His research work focuses on the development of carbon nanotubes, metal nanoparticles, the synthesis of biopolymer and metal oxide composites, synthesis of polymer hydrogels, and electrospun nanofibers for biomedical and environmental applications. He is on the editorial board of the Makara of Technology Series and Journal of Chemical Engineering and Material Science. Dr. Haider has co-edited two books and co-authored seven book chapters. Dr. Adnan Haider is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences at the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS). He has also worked at the Department of Chemistry at Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan. His research work focuses on the development of metal nanoparticles, the synthesis of biopolymer and metal oxide composites, and electrospun nanofibers for biomedical and environmental applications. Dr. Haider has co-edited two books and co-authored seven book chapters.