Reprocessable, Repairable and Recyclable Polymers and Composites
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymeric Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2023) | Viewed by 2224
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymers; dynamic covalent chemistry; thermosets; adhesives; sustainability; green chemistry
Interests: polymers; dynamic covalent chemistry; thermosets; biopolymers; sustainability; green chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The journal Materials is preparing a Special Issue entitled “Reprocessable, Repairable and Recyclable Polymers and Composites”.
The need to reduce CO2 emissions and the ambitious global climate change goals are leading to rethink the carbon footprint of current Polymers and Composites. The use and design of lightweight materials has been an important topic towards CO2 reduction but maintaining high performance required for these materials. Thus, lightweight materials are becoming increasingly important in many industries. The use of fiber reinforced plastics (FRPs) has been one of the most promising options where high mechanical and thermal properties together with light weight are required. However, most of the FRPs contain a thermoset resin. Being thermosets, it also means that these polymers and composites cannot be reshaped or dissolved, making the recycling and repairing of thermoset materials more challenging.
Moreover, due to the current environmental concern the obtention of Reprocessable and Recyclable Polymers and Composites is becoming a must. In the last years, the use of thermoset materials is becoming a big concern due to their lack of recyclability. Recent developments often involve the substitution of traditional thermosets with more sustainable covalent adaptable networks or vitrimers. This approach could be the right solution to overcome the main drawbacks that thermosets present while maintaining their good mechanical and thermal performance which make them indispensable for high performance applications.
This special issue aims to compile recent advances in Reprocessable, Repairable and Recyclable Polymers and Composites. Original research papers and reviews are welcome.
Topics include:
- Synthesis of sustainable thermosets.
- Synthesis of new vitrimers.
- Competitiveness, functionality and sustainability of Reprocessable, Repairable and Recyclable Polymers and Composites.
- New associative/dissociative dynamic bonds for the preparation of Reprocessable and Recyclable Polymers and Composites
- Characterization methods of vitrimer or CAN materials
- Structure-property relationship of Reprocessable and Recyclable Polymers and Composites
- Creep performance of vitrimer or CAN materials
- Self-structural monitoring techniques
- Simulation of dynamics of CAN or vitrimer materials
- Biobased Reprocessable and Recyclable Polymers and Composites.
- Recycling of composites
Dr. Alaitz Ruiz de Luzuriaga
Dr. Genua Aratz
Dr. Itxaso Azcune
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- recyclable composites
- sustainable fiber reinforced polymers
- vitrimer
- covalent adaptable network
- biobased composites
