Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites serves as a reference on the key concepts of the advances of polymer-oxide composites. The book reviews the knowledge on polymer-composite theory, properties, structure, synthesis, characterization and applications. There is an emphasis on coupling metal oxides with polymers from renewable sources. Also, the latest advances in the relationship between the microstructure of the composites and the resulting improvement of the material's properties and performance are covered. The applications addressed include desalination, tissue engineering, energy storage, hybrid energy systems, food, and agriculture. Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites is suitable for early-career researchers in academia and R&D in industry working in the disciplines of materials science and engineering, chemistry and physics.