Carbonaceous Polymer Composites

Carbonaceous-based Polymer Composites: Fundamentals, Properties and Applications presents the latest developments in this important research field. The book covers their recycling processes, surface modification, various types of composites with different polymers, their manufacturing processes, properties, and current applications in various industrial sectors. Numerical modelling, future trends, and life cycle analysis are also discussed in detail. The book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, industrial R&D, chemists, manufacturers, and other professionals working on the development of carbon-based composite materials.

• Covers carbon fiber, carbon nanotube, graphene, carbon black fullerenes, and activated carbon materials
• Includes recycled carbon fibers, renewable carbon, bio-carbon, biochar, organic carbon dots, asphaltene and lignin-based sustainable carbon fiber
• Covers environmental impact, preparation methods, and design for end-of-life
• Explains how to improve the physical and chemical properties of the materials towards a specific application