Table of Contents

1. Chemical preparation and functionalization techniques of graphene and graphene oxide
2. Functionalized Graphene by radical reactions and electrophilic addition and polymeric matrices based nanocomposites: Mechanical and thermal properties
3. Functionalized graphene and thermoset matrices based nanocomposites: Mechanical and thermal properties
4. Functionalized Graphene nanocomposites in Air Filtration applications
5. Functionalized Graphene nanocomposites for water treatment
6. Functionalized Graphene based Nanocomposites for Biomedical applications: drug delivery
7. Rheological properties of functionalized graphene and polymeric matrices based nanocomposites
8. Functionalized graphene reinforced foam polymeric matrices: processing and applications
9. Functionalized graphene aerogel: Structural and morphological properties and applications
10. Comparison between Functionalized graphene and carbon nanotube: Effect of morphology and surface group on mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of nanocomposites
11. Functionalized Graphene and Montmorillonite based Hybrid nanocomposites: effect of hybridization on mechanical, thermal and rheological properties
12. Functionalized Graphene based nanocomposites for Energy applications
13. Functionalized Graphene Nanocomposites: effect on structural and functional applications
14. Electronic applications of Functionalized Graphene Nanocomposites
15. Effects of specific surface area, defects, presence of porous, and type of functional groups
16. Metal oxide-Graphene and Metal-graphene nanocomposites for Energy and Environment
17. Functionalized Graphene Nanocomposites in Gas sensing
18. Functionalized Graphene for Chemical sensing applications

About the Author

Dr. Mohammad Jawaid is currently affiliated with the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at United Arab Emirates University. Previously he was a senior fellow (professor) in the Laboratory of Biocomposites Technology at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is an eminent scientist with more than twenty years of teaching, and research experience in composite materials. His research interests include hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, and advanced materials such as graphene/

nanoclay/fire retardant, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, and the modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres and solid wood, and nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres.

Prof. Rachid Bouhfid is currently working as an Associate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Benguerir, Morocco. Before joining UM6P, he served as the Director of Research at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation, and Research (MAScIR) in Rabat, Morocco, and as an Assistant Professor at Artois University, France. Prof. Bouhfid earned his doctoral degree from Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. He has over fifteen years of experience in teaching and research in organic chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and polymer chemistry. His main research interests include hybrid nanomaterials, reinforced polymer nanocomposites, and advanced materials such as graphene, nanoclay, cellulose nanocrystals, and nanocomposites. Throughout his career, he has developed various nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment, packaging, sensing, and biomedical applications. He has authored more than 200 research papers in SCI-indexed journals, edited six books, and co-authored over 54 book chapters. Prof. Abou el kacem Qaiss is currently working as Director of the Composites Nanocomposites Centre at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (Nanotech) in Rabat (Morocco).
His research areas include: hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres, as well as polymer blends. So far, he has published three books, 30 chapters and more than 75 international journal papers with 25 patents to his credit.