Eco-Friendly Polymer-Based Materials: Design and Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 72
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymer chemistry; biomass; biomaterials; metal polyphenol materials; natural product chemistry; nanomedicine; environmental catalytic; adsorption and separation; energy storage; colloids and surface
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Eco-friendly polymer-based materials are sustainable substances that are derived from renewable resources and have minimal impact on the environment throughout their lifecycle. The aim of exploring polymer-based sustainable eco-friendly materials is rooted in the growing need for sustainable and eco-friendly materials in various industries. These materials are being increasingly used in various industries as a sustainable alternative to traditional materials. This Special Issue encompasses various aspects to contribute to sustainable material development, combining environmental considerations with the need for structural integrity, including material properties, biodegradation characteristics, life cycle analysis, and application feasibility, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the potential of these materials in structural contexts.
Polymers are an important class of materials that are providing unparalleled benefits in our daily lives. Over the past decade, there has been a rapid increase in demand for eco-friendly materials to counter various problems, such as environmental issues, biodegradability, sustainability, and biocompatibility. Thus, sustainable polymers derived from renewable resources are a fast-growing and evolving research field for energy and environmental applications. Sustainable polymers can be derived from natural sources or synthesized from renewable resources. Therefore, this Special Issue provides a discussion on the physical and chemical properties of sustainable polymers, which exhibit high performance for energy storage, environmental applications, biomedicine, etc.
Dr. Gao Xiao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer–matrix composites
- biomass
- adsorption and separation
- green chemistry
- biodegradability
- nanocatalysis
- value-added products
- biomaterials
- biomedical applications
- energy storage
- environmental applications
- polymer hydrogel
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