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• Recent Developments in the Field of Carbon Fibers

  

  Edited by Rita Khanna and Romina Cayumil
  ISBN 978-1-78923-519-7, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-518-0,
  Edited Volume
  146 pages, July, 2018
  

  Carbon fibres are lightweight, chemically stable materials with high mechanical strength, and have state-of-the-art applications in aerospace, marine, construction and automotive sectors. The demand for carbon fibre?based components is expected to gr ...

• Polyester - Production, Characterization and Innovative Applications

  

  Edited by Nurhan Onar Camlibel
  ISBN 978-953-51-3882-2, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3881-5,
  Edited Volume
  98 pages, March, 2018
  

  Polyester is one of the most important polymers for fibers and composites. Significant developments in nanoparticle-doped polyester composites, polyester recycling, flame-retardant unsaturated polyester resins, and application of polyester for constr ...

• Aspects of Polyurethanes

  

  Edited by Faris Yilmaz
  ISBN 978-953-51-3546-3, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3545-6,
  Edited Volume
  222 pages, September, 2017
  

  Polyurethanes are formed by reacting a polyol (an alcohol with more than two reactive hydroxyl groups per molecule) with a diisocyanate or a polymeric isocyanate in the presence of suitable catalysts and additives. Because a variety of diisocyanates ...

• Elastomers

  

  Edited by Nevin Cankaya
  ISBN 978-953-51-3488-6, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3487-9,
  Edited Volume
  264 pages, August, 2017
  

  Summary-Book Contents: Your purpose of reading this book is to concentrate on recent developments on elastomers. The articles collected in this book are contributions by invited researchers with a long-standing experience in different research areas. ...

• Conducting Polymers

  

  Edited by Faris Yilmaz
  ISBN 978-953-51-2691-1, Print ISBN 978-953-51-2690-4,
  Edited Volume
  266 pages, October, 2016
  

  An authentic revolution took place in the area of solid-state chemistry and physics just after World War II. The century of solid state started from the modest beginnings of the transistor at Bell Laboratory. Since then, the area of science and techn ...

• Recent Advances in Biopolymers

  

  Edited by Farzana Khan Perveen
  ISBN 978-953-51-2255-5,
  Edited Volume
  288 pages, March, 2016
  

  This book contains 10 Chapters divided into three Sections. Section A covers synthesis of biopolymers. Lignocellulosic feedstock contains cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which are used for synthesis of biopolymers. Polymer-coated noble metal na ...

• Thermoplastic Elastomers - Synthesis and Applications

  

  Edited by Chapal Kumar Das
  ISBN 978-953-51-2223-4,
  Edited Volume
  178 pages, November, 2015
  

  Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), commonly known as thermoplastic rubbers, are a category of copolymers having thermoplastic and elastomeric characteristics. A TPE is a rubbery material with properties very close to those of conventional vulcanized ru ...

• Polymer Science

  

  Edited by Faris Yılmaz
  ISBN 978-953-51-0941-9,
  Edited Volume
  258 pages, January, 2013
  

  During the last ten to fifteen years the developments in polymer science has been striking attention and undergone important changes. From rather specialized subject intended for engineers interested in certain definite fields, it has developed into ...