Recycled Polymer Blends and Composites

lt;p>Hanafi Ismail is currently the Director of Innovation Centre and Consultation, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Fellow Academy of Science Malaysia (FASc) and ex-Dean School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering. Professor Hanafi won many awards, from the year of 2000, including Khwarizmi International Award 2000, APCTT (Asia Pacific) 2000 International Award, ISESCO Prize in Science & Technology 2001 and Silver medal at the International Exhibition of Invention in 2002, 2004 and 2009. He has published more than 722 research papers in various polymer Clarivate/Web of Science-indexed journalsand is a Fellow at Science Academy of Malaysia and Top Malaysian Scientist 2012 and 2014.

S.M. Sapuan is a professor of composite materials at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He earned his B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Newcastle, Australia in 1990, MSc from Loughborough University, UK in 1994 and Ph.D. from De Montfort University, UK in 1998. His research interests include natural fibre composites, materials selection and concurrent engineering. To date he has authored or co-authored more than 1300 publications international journals (629 papers), books (17), edited books (13), chapters in books (91) and conference proceedings/seminars (597 papers). S.M. Sapuan was the recipient of Rotary Research Gold Medal Award 2012, The Alumni Medal for Professional Excellence Finalist, 2012 Alumni Awards, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Khwarizmi International Award (KIA).  

R.A. Ilyas is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. He is also a Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden, Fellow of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan, a member of Royal Society of Chemistry, UK and Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK. He received his Diploma, Bachelor's Degree (BSc) and Ph.D from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Dr. Ilyas was the recipient of the MVP Doctor of Philosophy Gold Medal Award UPM 2019, for Best Ph.D. Thesis and Top Student Award, INTROP, UPM. He was awarded among World's Top 2% Scientist (Subject-Wise) Citation Impact during the Single Calendar Year 2019, 2020, and 2021 by Stanford University, US. To date he has authored or co-authored more than 431 publications.

Chapter 1. Introduction to recycling composites.- Chapter 2. Recycling of Polymeric Membranes.- Chapter 3. Composites based on polymeric matrices recycled from different wastes and natural fibers.- Chapter 4. Mechanical Properties of Recycled Polyolefin Composites.- Chapter 5. Polymeric substances recycled from excess sludge in wastewater treatment plant.- Chapter 6. Recycling of ground tire rubber according to the literature.- Chapter 7. Polymer Processing Technology to Recycle Polymer Blends.- Chapter 8. Sustainable Materials from Recycled Polypropylene Waste and Green Fillers: Processing, Properties & Applications.- Chapter 9. Comparative Studies of Natural Rubber/Virgin Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber and Natural Rubber/Recycled Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber and Natural Rubber/ Blends.- Chapter 10. Optimization of Accelerators on the Properties of Natural Rubber/Recycled Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber Blends.- Chapter 11. Compatibilization of Natural Rubber/Recycled Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber Blends.- Chapter 12. Effect of Metal Oxide Content on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Natural Rubber/Recycled Chloroprene Rubber Blends.- Chapter 13. Chloroprene Rubber Waste as Blend Component with Natural Rubber, Epoxidized Natural Rubber and Styrene Butadiene Rubber.- Chapter 14. Recycled cellulose and cellulose based materials by gamma rays and its use as reinforcement in composites.- Chapter 15. Tensile, Thermal Properties and Biodegradability Test of Paddy Straw Powder-filled Polyhydroxybutyrate-3-Valerate (PHBV) Biocomposites: Acrylation Pretreatment.- Chapter 16. Comparison between Natural Rubber, Liquid Natural Rubber and Recycled Natural Rubber as Secondary Matrix in Epoxy/Natural Rubber/Graphene Nano-Platelets System.- Chapter 17. Recycling of commonly used waste plastics to fabricate membranes for filtration applications.- Chapter 18. Recycled Polymer Bio-Based Composites: A Review of Compatibility and Performance Issues.- Chapter 19. Productionand Recycling of Biocomposites: Present Trends and Future Perspectives.- Chapter 20. Recycled Polyethylene Blends and Composites: Current Trend, Technology and Challenges.- Chapter 21. Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Blends and Composites: Impact of PET waste, Engineering Design and their Applications.