Feature Papers of Green and Sustainable Chemistry in Polymer Science
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2021) | Viewed by 77119
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polycondensation; resins; adhesives; thermosetting polymers for adhesives; natural polymers for industrial use; fibrous and wood composites; polymeric wood constituents (cellulose, lignin, tannins)
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Interests: functional polymers; ring-opening polymerizations; crosslinked polymers; biopolyesters; polymeranalogous modifications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Today’s intense search for alternatives to fossil-derived polymeric materials is evident in the whole field of polymer chemistry and particularly focusses on materials from renewable resources, which are supposed to be of superior performance and lower cost, and based on novel approaches.
This special issue of the open-access journal Polymers aims at collecting cutting-edge original research papers and reviews on the topic of ‘green and sustainable polymer chemistry, comprising
- novel approaches and concepts, both conceptual or applied,
- monomer syntheses from renewable resources,
- polymerizations in solvent-free media or in solvents/media that can be recycled,
- alternatives to environmentally harmful reaction conditions and catalysts,
- fundamental chemistry for the design and development of ‘green’ polymers, and
- mechanisms, applications and technologies of ‘green’ bio-derived polymers.
We as well look forward to receiving publications describing synthetic/bio-derived ‘semi-green’ polymers.
Prof. Dr. Antonio Pizzi
Prof. Dr. Frank Wiesbrock
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Green Polymers
- Polymer adhesives
- renewable resources
- bio-derived polymers
- Bioapplications
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