Environmentally Friendly Renewable Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Purposely engineered materials are ubiquitous in everyday life and their massive employment is posing the problem of their accumulation and disposal, with consequent environmental impacts. This Special Issue targets all aspects of materials that are either conceived as renewable, or make use of disposed matter, for new applications. The topic will be tackled from a two-fold perspective. From one side, papers on reusable materials, such as recyclable catalysts or energy storing devices, are welcome. On the other side, granting a second life to wasted materials, such as PET bottles or recycling and restyling the overwhelmingly employed nanoparticles and persistent inorganic materials are measures that are highly in demand for the fabrication of smart composites and easy-to-make, easy-to-use devices, and this will be reflected in the current Special Issue.

Papers are encouraged on strategies for materials recovery from disposed devices and possible ecological applications of the renewed materials, such as in wastewater treatments and in the removal of pollutants.

Aspects such as green synthesis or the green treatment of the materials are considered added value within the framework of the Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Pietro Tagliatesta
Prof. Dr. Marilena Carbone
Guest Editors

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