Polymers in Wood Composites: Revolutionizing Eco-Friendly Materials for a Sustainable Future
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 103
Special Issue Editor
Interests: wood and wood-based composites; eco-friendly wood-based composites; lignocellulosic composites; wood technology; wood sciences; bio-based adhesives; advanced formaldehyde-based wood adhesives; formaldehyde emission; formaldehyde scavengers; recyclable materials; sustainability; bioeconomy
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Dear Colleagues,
In terms of sustainability and circularity, wood as a natural raw material is characterized by inherent advantages and provides multiple benefits because it can be engineered into a wide range of wood-based materials with reduced carbon footprints. Considering the increased global demand for wood and wood-based materials, which is projected to triple between 2010 and 2050, the sustainable exploitation of natural resources for producing a diverse array of value-added, high-performance wood-based products is a key circular economy principle aimed at enhancing the ongoing digital and green transition of forest-based industries. This green transformation is a viable approach to place the wood-based panel industry on a new path of more sustainable and competitive growth, reducing its dependance on petroleum-derived feedstocks, minimizing waste generation and pollution, and ensuring optimized resource efficiency.
The Special Issue “Polymers in Wood Composites: Revolutionizing Eco-Friendly Materials for a Sustainable Future” aims to collect high-quality original research and review articles on topics including (but not limited to) the latest approaches in the development of novel eco-friendly wood-based composites; green, biobased wood adhesives derived from renewable sources; novel techniques and methods for reducing formaldehyde emissions from wood-based composites; the synthesis and performance of formaldehyde-free wood adhesive systems; enhanced valorization of renewable lignocellulosic feedstocks for manufacturing sustainable composites; advanced processes for recycling wood-based composites; the recovery, reuse, recycling, and/or upcycling of wood and wood-based materials; valorization of renewable feedstocks for manufacturing value-added chemicals and high-performance wood composites; non-wood lignocellulosic composites; biobased polymer composites based on renewable agricultural and biomass feedstocks; advanced functionalities and application of sustainable polymer composites.
We strongly encourage contributions from wood researchers, professionals from industrial practice, and experts from all related fields in the form of original research works or review articles.
With kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Petar Antov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wood
- wood-based materials
- biobased wood adhesives
- advanced formaldehyde-based wood adhesives
- binderless wood composites
- biopolymer composites
- sustainable biocomposites
- lignocellulosic composites
- reinforced composite structures
- natural-fiber-reinforced polymer composites
- waste and by-product valorization
- cascading use of wood products
- sustainable biocomposites
- circular bioeconomy
