Green Chemistry Approach for Fabrication of Polymer Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Ionic Liquid Assisted Approach
3. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Assisted Approach
4. Aqueous Solvents
5. Solvent Free Processing
6. Miscellaneous Green Solvents and Future Perspectives
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Joseph, B.; Krishnan, S.; Kavil, S.V.; Pai, A.R.; James, J.; Kalarikkal, N.; Thomas, S. Green Chemistry Approach for Fabrication of Polymer Composites. Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2, 254-270. https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2020015
Joseph B, Krishnan S, Kavil SV, Pai AR, James J, Kalarikkal N, Thomas S. Green Chemistry Approach for Fabrication of Polymer Composites. Sustainable Chemistry. 2021; 2(2):254-270. https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2020015
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoseph, Blessy, Saravanan Krishnan, Sagarika Vadakke Kavil, Avinash Rajalakshman Pai, Jemy James, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, and Sabu Thomas. 2021. "Green Chemistry Approach for Fabrication of Polymer Composites" Sustainable Chemistry 2, no. 2: 254-270. https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2020015