Elastomer Blends and Composites

Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa is a Principal Research Scientist and an Associate Professor at the King Mongkut’s University of Technology, North Bangkok, Thailand. His current research areas include natural fiber composites, polymer composites, and advanced material technology. Dr. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is currently working as a Professor at the Department of Science and director of AU – Sophisticated Testing and Instrumentation Center, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India. He is a prolific editor and researcher who is the author of 170 high-quality international research articles, 100 book chapters, and editor of 40 books. He is a frequently invited speaker and a consultant for multiple organizations internationally. He has received numerous prestigious awards including the DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (Government of India) and the Best Faculty award from KMUTNB, Thailand Dr. Suchart Siengchin is The President of King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. His research interests include Natural fiber composites, synthesis and characterization of synthetic and biopolymers and their blends, and polymer composites for engineering applications. Togay Ozbakkaloglu is a Professor at the Ingram School of Engineering of Texas State University, USA. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed research papers in these areas, including over 125 journal articles that appeared in leading disciplinary journals and received over 4000 citations (Scopus). He is Associate Editor for the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (the foremost structural engineering journal), Heliyon, Frontiers in Built Environment, and Australian Journal of Civil Engineering. He also serves on the Editorial Board of 12 international journals, including the ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, the leading journal in his immediate research field of structural applications of FRP composites.

1. Introduction to elastomers 2. Manufacturing methods of elastomer blends and composites 3. Elastomer-based blends 4. Elastomer-based filler composites 5. Engineering applications of elastomer blends and composites 6. Rheology of elastomer blends and composites 7. Morphological characteristics of elastomer blends and composites 8. Mechanical behavior of elastomer blends and composites 9. Thermal behavior of elastomer blends and composites 10. Viscoelastic behavior of elastomer blends and composites 11. Spectroscopy of elastomer blends and composites 12. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction and small-angle X-ray scattering studies of elastomer blends and composites 13. Theoretical modeling and simulation of elastomer blends and nanocomposites 14. Recycling of elastomer blends and composites 15. Applications of elastomer blends and composites 16. Properties of elastomer-biological phenolic resin composites 17. Advances in stimuli-responsive and functional thermoplastic elastomers