Cellulose Nanocrystal/Nanoparticles Hybrid Nanocomposites

Cellulose Nanocrystal/Nanoparticles Hybrid Nanocomposites: From Preparation to Applications presents a broad survey of the main innovations in the field of functionalized cellulose at the nanoscale and for hybrid nanoparticles-based nanocomposites for industrial application. The book covers the properties and applications of cellulose, including particle extraction, synthesis, functionalization of cellulose at the nanoscale, and hybrid nanoparticles and their processing and characterizations. Readers will find this to be a single and comprehensive reference for future research on polymer-based nanocomposites. Hybrid nanocomposites based on cellulose at the nanoscale, and hybridized with other reinforcement agents represent a key advance in polymer-based materials. Cellulose is considered the most abundant polymer on the planet and an essential renewable resource. There is considerable research interest in the simple extraction and synthesis, nanoscale dimensions, high aspect ratio, mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of cellulose at the nanoscale and its hybridized materials. Nanocomposites and bio-nanocomposites with hybrid reinforcements, for example, are novel materials with enhanced properties due to the integration of cellulose with other nanoparticles, and new methods have been developed to extract cellulose at the nanoscale. The extracted cellulose shows potential applications in nanocomposites, and functionalization techniques are essential to create enhanced nanocomposites, particularly for hybrid nanoparticles.

Denis Rodrigue is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada. His main research interests are related to the characterization and the modelling of the chemical, electrical, mechanical, morphological, physical, thermal and rheological properties of polymer foams and composites, based on thermoplastics and elastomers. Recently his work has concentrated on polymer recycling and long term performance. He is currently the co-editor of the Journal of Cellular Plastics and Current Applied Polymer Science. Prof. Abou el kacem Qaiss is currently working as Director of the Composites Nanocomposites Centre at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (Nanotech) in Rabat (Morocco). His research areas include: hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres, as well as polymer blends. So far, he has published three books, 30 chapters and more than 75 international journal papers with 25 patents to his credit. Prof. Rachid Bouhfid is Director of Research at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANOTECH), Rabat, Morocco. His research is mainly in the field of organic synthesis of functional molecules for use as modifiers of inorganic fillers and the development of new polymeric nanocomposites based on clay and nanoclay, graphene and nanocrystalline cellulose. So far, he has published three books, 30 chapters and more than 120 international journal papers with 25 patents to his credit. Dr. Bouhfid is a regular reviewer of different international journals published by RSC, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Bentham etc.