High-Value Polymer Materials from Waste Recovery and Recycling
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Sustainable Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 679
Special Issue Editor
Interests: waste recovery and recycling; waste upcycling; polymer and biopolymer production and processing; production of biocomposites; leather chemistry; high-value chemical production; green chemistry; circular economy; technology transfer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The aim of this Special Issue from the journal Polymers is to publish original research or review articles tackling the problem of waste during the production of high-value products, especially polymeric materials. According to the SDGs of Agenda 2030, it is of crucial importance to promote the development of new technologies for the upcycling of waste in order to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Papers discussing the latest research in this area or summarizing selected areas of this field are welcome. The scope of the Special Issue encompasses all innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions for the valorization of waste, such as the following:
- The recovery, recycling, and reuse of waste as new starting material.
- Alternative processes, including chemical recycling, for the valorization of petrochemical-derived waste materials.
- Life cycle assessments and life cycle cost evaluation.
- Innovation in the production chain and waste management.
- Environmentally sustainable products and processes for upcycling polymeric waste.
Dr. Valentina Beghetto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- waste upcycling
- high-value products
- circular economy
- green chemistry
- polymer recovery and recycling
- life cycle assessment
- value chains
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