Characterization Techniques for Bionanocomposites: Advances, Challenges, and Applications provides a detailed review of current techniques used for the characterization of bionanocomposites. The chapters cover physical, chemical, thermal, and electrical characterization techniques as well as spectroscopic and microscopic methods. There is also an entire section dedicated to biodegradability and biological characterization.
With its numerous case studies and practical examples, researchers will find this book a valuable information resource that enables them to identify which specialized characterization tools can be applied to different materials for a broad range of biological, environmental, and industrial applications.
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Table of Contents
Part-I: Introduction
1. Bionanocomposites: curse or miracle for the society?
Part-II: Physical, Chemical, Thermal and Electrical Characterization of Bionanocomposites
2. Thermal characterization of bionanocomposites
3. Mechanical and rheological behavior of bionanocomposites
4. Surface characterization of bionanocomposites
5. Dielectric spectroscopy of bionanocomposites
6. Barrier properties of bionanocomposites
7. Electrical properties of bionanocomposites
Part-III: Spectroscopic Characterization of Bionanocomposites
8. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in characterization of bionanocomposites
9. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy of bionanocomposites
10. Confocal Raman Spectroscopy
Part-IV: Microscopic Characterization of Bionanocomposites
11. Microscopic characterization techniques of Bionanocomposites
12. Principle, operation, and limitations of microscopic characterization techniques in bionanocomposites
Part-V: Biodegradability and biological Characterization of Bionanocomposites
13. Biodegradability characterization of bionanocomposites
14. Biological characterization of bionanocomposites
Authors
Shakeel Ahmed Assistant Professor, Government Degree College Mendhar, India. Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, at the Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor and the Director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on sustainability, applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. He is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific authorand editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.
