Biocomposites – A Path Towards Circular Economy

Dear Colleagues,

The continuous development of new biofiber and bioresin material options and their manufacturing processes into biocomposites has resulted in sustainable, fast growing, and cost-effective applications of these environmentally friendly materials in myriad industrial applications, ranging from aerospace, marine, and automotive, to construction, electronics, and home appliances. In particular, the growing industrial demand for multifunctional green composites has placed greater thrust on the development of added-value and energy-saving hybrid biocomposites and processes, whereby products’ thermomechanical/chemical/electrical/biological and safety requirements are met concurrently. Such products, with their careful design, considering 3R measures (repairable, reusable, and recyclable), can provide a circular economy (CE) for the regions and generations to come, especially when combined with the emerging Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The main objective of this Special Issue is to provide a forum for exchanging state-of-the-art and novel ideas in the fields of synthesis, characterization, modeling, optimization, and the application of different types of biocomposites at nano, micro, meso, and macro material scales, as aligned with the next lifecycle and closed-loop manufacturing approaches for composites. Authors from both academia and industry are invited to submit their original research and case studies, as well as review articles. All submitted articles should address the chemical composition of the given composite material system and relate it to the observed/modeled properties/processes.

Prof. Frank Ko
Prof. Abbas S. Milani
Guest Editors

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