Applications of Unsaturated Polyester Resins: Synthesis, Modifications, and Preparation Methods takes a practical approach to unsaturated polyester-based materials and their preparation for implementation in a range of innovative areas. Sections introduce the background of polyester and the fundamentals of unsaturated polyester resins (UPRs), including chemistry, additives, curing, and processing methods. Hydrolytic stability and structure-property relationships are also discussed in detail, along with coverage of modification strategies for UPR and the development of bio-composites incorporating natural fiber with unsaturated polyester.
Subsequent chapters focus on the preparation of UPR for specific target applications, including in construction, marine and aerospace, adhesives and coatings, insulation systems, electrics, pipeline corrosion, military, biomedicine, and tissue engineering. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of UPR compared to other resins, in terms of properties and performance, as well as life cycle assessment, are addressed and analyzed.
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Table of Contents
1 Historical aspects of polyesters 2 Unsaturated polyester resins and their classification 3 Unsaturated polyester resins: catalysts, accelerators, and inhibitors 4 Special additives to unsaturated polyester 5 Curing of unsaturated polyester resins 6 Processing methods of unsaturated polyester 7 Hydrolytic stability of unsaturated polyesters 8 Structure-property relationship of unsaturated polyester composites 9 Modification of unsaturated polyester resin by poly(ethylene glycol) 10 Modification of unsaturated polyester resin by epoxy resin 11 Potential of natural fiber in unsaturated polyester biocomposite application 12 Applications of unsaturated polyester resins in asphalt pavements 13 Application of UPR in marine applications 14 Application of UPR in aerospace applications 15 Application of UPR in thermal insulation systems 16 Application of UPR in pipeline corrosion: protection and applications 17 Potential of unsaturated polyesters in biomedicine and tissue engineering 18 High-end applications of unsaturated polyester composites 19 Recycling and upcycling-oriented degradation of unsaturated polyester resins
Authors
Sabu Thomas Full Professor, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.Professor Sabu Thomas is the Director of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also currently the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park (TrESPARK), Trivandrum, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is a highly committed teacher and a remarkably active researcher well-known nationally and internationally for his outstanding contributions in polymer science and nanotechnology. He has published over 1400 research articles in international refereed journals. and has also edited and written 210 books. His H-index is 140 and total citations are more than 94,000. He has supervised 125 PhD theses. He has received many international and national awards and recognitions. Under the leadership of Prof. Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University has been transformed into a top University in India.
Cintil Jose Chirayil Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Newman College, Kerala, India. Dr. Cintil Jose Chirayil is an Assistant Professor based in the Department of Chemistry at Newman College, India. She received her PhD in Polymer Science from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, in Doha, Qatar.Dr. Chirayil has 9 years of research experience in the field of nanoscience and nanocellulose, with numerous publications in international peer-reviewed journals, 10 book chapters, and one edited book. As well as receiving the Young Scientist Award from Leeds University and NIT Calicut in 2011, she has been the recipient of foreign scholarships from the University of Potsdam, Germany, the University of Mara, Malaysia, the Centre for Advanced Materials, Doha, and the Institute of Chemistry, Graz, Austria, for in-depth research in the field of nanoscience.
