Relationships of Polymer Materials and Sustainability
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 July 2023) | Viewed by 12981
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials; degradation and corrosion; circular economy; atmospheric pollutants and sustainability
Interests: polypropylene; pyrolysis; sustainable additives; polyolefin synthesis; circular economy; ecodesign; green chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of plastics is high, and in the majority of cases the plastic produced is designed for single-use purposes. It is known that one million plastic bottles are purchased every minute and then thrown away, producing that the carbon footprint of polymeric materials increases. Recent developments in materials science, especially polymers materials, have brought new perspectives and applications. The transition towards polymeric materials is necessary to reduce environmental impacts. Polymer materials sustainability presents an important step toward the production process knowledge of these materials, characterization, structure-property relationships, degradation process and strategies to improve their recycling within the above-mentioned Circular Economy that constitutes a highly interdisciplinary and complex field.
The primary aim of this Special Issue is the presentation of the relationships between polymer materials and sustainability, in particular about the process of economy circular. Manuscripts focused on characterization, structure-property relationships and degradation processes with less environmental impacts are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Heidis Cano
Dr. Joaquín Hernández-Fernández
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer materials
- sustainability
- circular economy
- environment
- engineering and product
- structure-properties
- characterization
- degradation
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