This bookshows how to enhance somebamboopropertiesandthesurface treatmentsforobtaininghigh strength nanocomposites. It describes the tensile, flexural and impact strength, surface behaviour, morphological analysis, infrared spectral functional analysis and thermal properties analysis of manufacture nanocomposites. It also investigates the optimization of fabrication techniquesto prepare bamboo nanocomposites reinforcedwithvarious polymers. The book alsodescribesenvironmental impact analysis of bamboo nanocomposites. This book concludes with the nano-enhancement on bamboo species to produce nanocomposites and possibleusage of nanocomposites materials in terms of sustainability and economics.

Presents methods to prepare bamboo nanocomposites Analyzes the environmental impact of bamboo nancomposites Shows the possible usage of nanocomposites materials regarding sustainability and economics aspects

Autorentext

Md Rezaur Rahman is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia, and also Visiting Research Fellow at Faculty of Engineering, Tokushima University, Japan, since June 2012. His research interests include conducting polymers and composites, graphene/nanoclay/fire retardant, nanocellulose, cellulose reinforced/filled polymer composites, chemical modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres, nanocellulose fibres and polymer blends.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction of Various Types of Bamboo Species and Its Nanocomposites Preparation.- Chapter 2: Impact of Poly(Ethylene-Alt-Maleic Anhydride) And Nanoclay on the Physicochemical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Bamboo Nanocomposite.- Chapter 3: Formulation Optimization and Characterization of Bamboo/Polyvinyl Alcohol/Clay Nanocomposite by Response Surface Methodology.- Chapter 4: Impact of Polyvinyl Alcohol /Acrylonitrile on Bamboo Nanocomposite and Optimization of Mechanical Performance by Surface Response Methodology.