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    Fly Ash-Based Polymer Matrix Composites
    (CRC Press, 2016) Patil, A.G.; Srinivasan, A.; Bandyopadhyay, S.
    One can consider plastics as nonrenewable materials, as many of the widely used ones are derived from petroleum and hold up to 95% of the market share. e ecacy of plastic consumption can be reduced in many cases by adding inexpensive llers, which contribute to the volume of the nal product, at the same time providing the adequate strength to the product for intended use. Another way of reducing the usage of plastics to a large extent is by adding nano/microsized reinforcements (sometimes referred to as llers) to the polymer matrix through which the several properties of the matrix can be controlled meticulously. By doing so, these materials can outperform the conventional pristine plastics with a lower consumption rate. For instance, addition of layered llers to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) improves the gas barrier properties and strength; therefore, the thickness of the PET bottles can be reduced to meet the barrier properties of the current requirements compared with the pure PET. © 2017 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
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    Fly ash-reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol) composites
    (Elsevier, 2021) Anandhan, S.; SelvaKumar, S.; Patil, A.G.
    Fly ash (FA) is a waste residue and huge amounts of it have been produced from coal-fired power plants. As a result, it has become a serious issue and there is an urgent need to reduce its accretion as well as improve the safe disposal of FA as it has many toxic constituents including lead, arsenic, and chromium. In an effort to utilize FA, it has been widely used as filler for fabricating polymer composites to improve their performance. Recently, FA-incorporated polymers have received the attention of researchers and industries due to their remarkable properties, such as improved mechanical strength without sacrificing their elasticity, thermal, flame resistance, wettability, resistance to hydrolysis, and possessing excellent dynamic mechanical properties even at low temperatures. In comparison with conventional FA-based polymer composites, those based on surface-modified FA and nanostructured FA (NFA) exhibit superior mechanical and technical properties. The present article reviews various aspects of poly(vinyl alcohol)/FA-based composites. It also focuses on the effect of particle size reduction of FA on the physicochemical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/NFA composites. © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.