Advances in Polymer Composites for Automotives
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 1679
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past few decades, high performance and multi-functional polymer composites have become the most versatile materials in the automotive industry. Thanks to their low weight and designable properties, polymer composites improve the efficiency of the automobile in terms of lower fuel consumption and carbon emission. The composite modification of inorganic materials, natural fibres, one-dimensional materials and polymers has further expanded the application field of polymer composites in automotive components. With the increasing requirements of high properties, long servicing life and high efficiency, the design, synthesis, modification, processing and recycling of polymer composites are facing great challenges. Developing advanced polymer composite technologies to meet the new requirements is an urgent issue. Therefore, we propose to set up a Special Issue titled “Advances in Polymer Composites for Automotives” to publish articles on the design, forming processes and industrial application of advanced polymer composites, so as to provide a centralized communication platform for relevant researchers and promote their application.
Dr. Zhenghua Meng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced functional polymers
- advanced forming technologies
- natural fibre composites
- polymers modification
- preparation and characterization
- polymer degradation
- recycling
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