High-Performance Elastomeric Materials Reinforced by Nano-Carbons. Multifunctional Properties and Industrial Applications

Table of Contents

Section 1. Materials 1. Classification of rubbers and components for harsh environmental systems 2. Classifications of nano-carbons and their peculiar characteristics for improving rubber properties in harsh environment 3. Functionalization methods of CNTs and GNPs for rubber systems

Section 2. Processing 4. Dispersion methods of CNTs and GNPs in elastomeric matrices, synergy and standard characterization methods 5. Compression moulding technology of rubber nanocomposites: the state of the art 6. Extrusion and injection moulding manufacturing processes of rubber nanocomposites: critical aspects and perspectives

Section 3. Properties 7. Mechanics of rubber nanocomposites 8. Thermal, electrical, and sensing properties of rubber nanocomposites 9. Testing of rubber nanocomposites for aerospace, automotive, and oil and gas applications 10. Analytical and numerical modelling of nanocomposites

Section 4. Smart Aspects 11. Electrically conductive rubbers 12. End of life

Authors

Luca Valentini Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of the University of Perugia, Italy.. Luca Valentini is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of the University of Perugia, Italy. Prof. Valentini received his Master's degree in Physics from the University of Perugia, and his PhD degree in Materials Science from the University of Napoli ''Federico II'' in 2001. He was Assistant Professor at the University of Perugia from 2006 to 2015. Prof. Valentini's current research topics include functional properties of polymer nanocomposites, bionicomposites based on nano-carbons, electrical, mechanical and optical properties of thin films based on nano-carbons. Miguel Angel Lopez Manchado Research Professor at the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnolog�a de Pol�meros, ICTP-CSIC, Spain. Miguel Angel Lopez-Manchado is a Research Professor at the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnolog�a de Pol�meros, ICTP-CSIC, Spain. He received his PhD degree in Chemical Sciences from the University Complutense of Madrid in 1997. Dr. Lopez-Manchado's current research topics involve processing and characterization of composite materials and nanocomposites, and evaluation of structure-property relationships.