Waste-Based Polymer Composites (Volume II)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 2014
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymer composites; reactive processing; lignocellulose fillers; filler modification; recycling; waste management; polyurethane foams
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
One of the most crucial trends in the current research on the development of polymer composites is associated with the application of waste raw materials or those generated by other industries as by-products. Such an approach takes into account economic and ecological issues, focusing on reductions in composite costs or environmental impacts. This can be realized by the application of low-cost waste or recycled raw materials, both polymers and fillers. First of all, recycled and waste materials are significantly cheaper than virgin raw materials. In the case of polymers, the price of recyclates is often over 50% lower. Considering the potential candidates for fillers, they are often wastes or by-products from different industries, without industrial applications, so they are subjected to landfilling. Therefore, their cost can often be negligible. Except for economic factors, such an approach should be considered as ecologically beneficial. The application of waste or recycled materials may often provide utilization methods and should be considered a step towards the often emphasized circular economy.
Because of the richness of potential innovations and future developments, the editors are pleased to launch this Special Issue and invite researchers to contribute their original research papers and reviews on the structure, performance, and applications of waste-based polymer composites.
Topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Recycled polymer materials as matrices for composites;
- Waste-based fillers for polymer composites;
- Structure–property relationships of polymer composites;
- Novel applications of waste-based polymer composites;
- Biodegradable and sustainable waste-based polymer composites;
- Life cycle assessment of waste-based polymer composites.
Dr. Aleksander Hejna
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer composites
- waste
- recycling
- by-products
- circular economy
