Polymer-Based Nanostructured Barrier Materials offers an in-depth exploration into the latest advancements in nanostructured barrier technologies. The book covers a range of topics including processing, characterization, and applications, with a focus on polymeric materials utilized in barrier contexts. It details thermoplastics, thermoset polymers, elastomers, specialty elastomers, and biopolymers. The book delves into barrier mechanisms, testing standards, theoretical modeling, simulation, and industrial requirements for nanostructured barrier materials in packaging. It also addresses preparation for specific properties and applications such as edible packaging, active and intelligent packaging, corrosion protection, tire engineering, environmental remediation, and other novel uses.
This comprehensive resource is aimed at researchers, advanced students, industrial scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals interested in barrier and nanomaterials.
Part 1: Materials for nanostructured barrier materials
1. Introduction to thermoplastics, blends, and alloys as barrier materials
2. Thermoset polymers as barrier materials
3. Thermoplastic and speciality elastomers as barrier materials
4. Introduction to elastomers used in barrier applications
5. Introduction to biopolymers used in barrier applications
Part 2: Barrier mechanisms
6. Barrier mechanisms
7. Testing standards for polymer-based nanostructured barrier materials
8. Theoretical modelling and simulation for polymer-based nanostructured
barrier materials
9. Industrial growth and requirements of barrier materials in packaging
Part 3: Properties of nanostructured barrier materials
10. Guidelines for material selection based on barrier properties for
targeted applications
11. Nanomaterials in packaging
12. Nanostructured barrier materials for multilayer packaging
13. Processing of layered packaging materials
14. Oxygen and aroma barriers in films
15. Biodegradable packaging and gas barrier mechanisms
16. Nanocellulose-based materials in packaging
17. Barrier properties of transparent oxide coatings
18. Barrier properties of polymer nano clay and hybrid composites
19. Barrier properties of polymer graphite, graphene, and their hybrid
composites
20. Barrier properties of polymer carbon nanotubes and their hybrid
composites
21. Barrier properties of polymer POSS and hybrid composites
Part 4: Applications of nanostructured barrier materials
22. Graphene-based polymer nanocomposites as barrier coatings for corrosion
protection
23. Applications of barrier films in the food industry
24. Nanostructured barrier materials for edible packaging
25. Gas barrier nanocomposites for tyre engineering
26. Nanostructured barrier materials for active and Intelligent packaging
27. Novel applications of polymers as barrier materials
28. Sustainability and environmental remediation of nanostructured barrier
materials
V. Prajitha is currently a Research Scholar in the School of Chemical Sciences and JRF, under the DST Nanomission Project, at the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. She completed her Master of Science degree in biopolymer science at Cochin University of Science and Technology, India. Her research focuses on self-assembling nanomaterials, such as nanosilica, graphene oxide, and rubber nanocomposites. She has also co-edited one book, entitled Colloidal Metal Oxide Nanoparticles, published by Elsevier. Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution.
Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France.
KP Jibin is a Senior Researcher at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He completed his Master of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry in 2016, and was ranked first in the MSc Analytical Chemistry at Mahatma Gandhi University. Jibin has presented several papers at national and international conferences. As part of his work on nanomaterials, he has been involved in projects on optical studies of samarium complexes, synthesized using curcumin, isolated from turmeric extract as ligand, and on the synthesis of Mg and Co co-doped ZnO-based diluted magnetic semi-conductors, for optoelectronic applications. Currently he is working in the area of hybrid polymer nanocomposites for engineering applications. He has published 10 journal articles, more than 10 book chapters and edited two books.
