Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites reviews cutting-edge, state-of-the-art research on the effective use of nanoscaled fillers and reinforcements to enhance the performance of advanced nanocomposites, both in industrial and manufacturing applications. It covers a broad range of topics such as nanocelluloses, nanotubes, nanoplatelets, and nanoparticles, as well as their extensive applications. The chapters provide detailed information on how fillers and reinforcements are used in the fabrication, synthesis and characterization of advanced nanocomposites to achieve extraordinary performance of new materials and significant enhancements in their mechanical, thermal, structural and multi-functional properties. It also highlights new technologies for the fabrication of advanced nanocomposites using innovative electrospinning techniques.

Front Cover; Related titles; Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering; Preface; Part One -- Nanocelluloses; 1 -- Properties and characterization of electrically conductive nanocellulose-based composite films; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Experimental details of preparation and characterization; 1.3 Structures and properties of nanocellulose/PANI composites; 1.4 Conclusions and future trends; References.

2 -- Comparing the effects of microcrystalline cellulose and cellulose nanowhiskers extracted from oil palm empty fruit bunc ... 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Experimental details of preparation and characterization; 2.3 Results and discussion; 2.4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 3 -- Advanced nanocomposites based on natural reinforcements; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Cellulose nanofiber extraction; 3.3 The percolation phenomenon of cellulose; 3.4 Chitin nanofibers; 3.5 Conclusions and future trends; References; Part Two -- Nanotubes.

880-01 5.4 CNT/inorganic hybrid filler by CVD5.5 Advantages of using CNT/inorganic hybrid in polymer nanocomposites; 5.6 Synthesis and characterization of inorganic/CNT hybrid compounds; 5.7 Effect of hybrid and physically mixed MWCNT and alumina in phenolic/MWCNT-alumina composites; 5.8 Conclusions; 5.9 Future trends; Acknowledgments; References; Part Three -- Nanoplatelets; 6 -- Development of biobased polymer/clay nanocomposites: a critical review; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Nanoclay fillers; 6.3 Polymer/clay nanocomposites from biodegradable mixed sources; 6.4 Conclusions and future trends.

AcknowledgmentsReferences; 7 -- Synthesis of graphene-based polymeric nanocomposites; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Functionalization of graphene; 7.3 Methods of fabrication of graphene-based polymer composites; 7.4 Properties of polymer/graphite/graphene nanocomposites; 7.5 Conclusions and future trends; Acknowledgments; References; 8 -- Manufacturing and characterization of multifunctional polymer-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Materials and manufacturing; 8.3 Characterization; Acknowledgment; References; 9 -- The processing of hierarchical nanocomposites.