Nanopaints

Dr. Bhasha Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Shivaji College, University of Delhi, India. She received her BSc (2011) in Polymer Sciences from the University of Delhi, and completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2019. Her research interests revolve around sustainable polymers for packaging applications, environmentally benign approaches for biodegradation of plastic wastes, fabrication of bionanocomposites, and finding strategies to ameliorate the electrochemical activity of biopolymers. Dr. Vijay Chaudhary is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Netaji Subhas University of Technology, University of Delhi. His research area of interest lies in processing and characterization of polymer composites, tribological analysis of fiber based polymer composites, water absorption of fiber based polymer composites, and surface modification techniques related to polymer composite materials. Prof. Prakash Chander Thapliyal is a Senior Principal Scientist in Advanced Structural Composites and Durability Group of CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, India. He did his master’s and doctorate in Organic Chemistry from University of Delhi in 1994. His research focuses on the synthesis and development of polymers, resins, nanomaterials, paints, coatings, pigments, corrosion inhibitors, composites among others. He is a fellow of Institution of Chemists, member in several technical committees of BIS and other professional societies, and has won several technical awards for his contributions for successful commercialization of technology along with the best technical paper prizes in international conferences. Currently his group is working in the field of renewable materials based paints and green corrosion inhibitors. Dr. Krishna Dutt Chauhan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Polymer Science, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from the Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut Utter Pradesh, India. Currently, he is working in the field of bio biodegradable polymers, thermoplastic elastomeric blends, polymer recycling, and paints. His research area of interest lies in processing, testing and characterization of polymer blends. Prof. Vijay Mannari is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Coatings Research Institute at Eastern Michigan University, USA. He has more than 30 years of combined experience in the field of polymeric materials and coatings, in industrial R&D, technical consulting, and in academia. Prof. Mannari is the recipient of a number of awards and accomplishments, including the Michigan Governor’s Green Chemistry Award in 2012, and was very recently inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (RadTech). His research interests include the development of sustainable polymers and coating materials, sol-gel derived functional coatings, Photo-curable coatings, Non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPU), and the study of structure-property relationships in polymeric materials.

Part 1: Formulation and characterization
1. Pioneering the classification and formulation of paints
2. Broad spectrum of nanomaterials and their properties into paints
3. Classification of natural nanopaints and their modern aspects
4. Emerging crosslinked polymers reinforced nanomaterials in paints
5. Building green with natural-based nanopaints
6. Conventional methodology and advanced techniques employed in nanopaints
7. Elementary discussion on characterization techniques to analyse nanopaints

Part 2: Properties and performance evaluation
8. Asset maintenance and enhancement of cyclability by nanopaints
9. Delineating the smart anticorrosive nano paints
10. Antibacterial and antifouling nanopaints
11. Fire/resistant nanopaints
12. Tribology and antifriction nanopaints
13. Conducting and thermal barrier nanopaints
14. Self-healing and water repellent nanopaints
15. Super-hydrophobic nanopaints
16. Thermochromic nanopaints
17. Fluorescent and phosphorescent nanopaints

Part 3: Applications and emerging trends
18. Nanopaints application in buildings and construction sector
19. Nanopaints in packaging applications
20. Nanopaints in automotive sector
21. Nanopaints applications in energy sector
22. Nanopaints in catalysis
23. Nanopaints in medical applications
24. Nanopaints in aerospace applications
25. Risk assessment coupled with environmental and economic feasibility analysis of nanopaints
26. Gaps, challenges and future prospects of nanopaints