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Polymer/Nanocarbon Nanocomposite-Based Eco-friendly Textiles

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Eco-friendly materials are the subject of recent research interest in various academia and industry fields. Eco-materials or eco-friendly materials are also termed as the green materials. These are environment-friendly materials, usually obtained from renewable resources. Exploitation of the eco-materials has been tremendously increased for the production of eco-textiles. Use of the eco-friendly polymers has become widespread owing to growing interest in biodegradability, sustainability, recyclability, and environmental concerns. Polymeric eco-materials have various potential uses in textile industry. In addition to the eco-friendly polymers, the nanocomposite materials based on eco-polymers and nanofillers have been prepared. Recently, the polymer-based nanocomposite materials have also been focused for eco-textiles. This chapter deals with various essential aspects of the eco-friendly textile-related nanomaterials. The nanocarbon and inorganic nanoparticle-based nanofillers have been employed in the polymeric nanocomposite for the textile purposes. The nanocarbons including carbon nanotube, graphene, and carbon black have been fixated for textiles. Similarly, the inorganic nanoparticles such as metal nanoparticles, metal oxides, and inorganic nanofillers have been used in eco-friendly textiles. The polymer/nanocarbon nanocomposite-based eco-friendly textiles have shown electrical conductivity, strength, strain, toughness, chemical stability, flame resistance, antibacterial, and other useful properties. The polymer-based nanomaterials have countless opportunities as textile constituents. Eco-friendly nanocomposite-based textile materials have found applications in the military and defense, electronic textiles, antibacterial, and self-healing materials. The chapter also throws light on future prospects of eco-friendly textile nanomaterials. The challenges and advancements in the application areas of the polymer/nanocarbon nanocomposite-derived eco-friendly textiles can be overcome by using the progressive nanoparticles, hybrid nanofillers in eco-polymers, advanced processing techniques, and processing conditions.

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Kausar, A. (2020). Polymer/Nanocarbon Nanocomposite-Based Eco-friendly Textiles. In: Kharissova, O.V., Martínez, L.M.T., Kharisov, B.I. (eds) Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11155-7_57-1

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