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Sustainable Polymers: Design, Preparation and Environmental Application

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: closed (30 June 2025) | Viewed by 398

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Interests: materials science and engineering; materials characterization; polymeric and composite materials; biomaterials and tissue engineering; biomechanics; durability and degradation of polymeric and composite materials; welding of metallic and polymeric materials; corrosion; fatigue and fracture mechanics; renewable energy; finite element method; sustainable materials
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Dear Colleagues,

Polymers are widely used in all aspects of our daily lives due to their low cost, durability, and flexibility. However, their vast production and certain non-degradable behavior have imposed a burden on the environment. Moreover, there are various challenges and limitations in terms of energy costs, selectivity in recycling or depolymerization, recyclability, and functional stability. Researchers are designing novel monomers and polymer structures, as well as energy-efficient and sustainable methods for the production and recycling of polymer waste or composite materials.

This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the recent developments and proposals in this field.

Prof. Dr. Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad
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Keywords

  • sustainable polymers
  • renewable polymers
  • eco-friendly polymers
  • green polymers
  • biomass-derived polymers
  • biodegradable polymers
  • waste-derived polymers
  • recovery and recycling of plastics and polymer composites
  • circular economy

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Rheological Behaviors of Rubber-Modified Asphalt Under Complicated Environment
by Xia Wu, Chunfeng Zhu, Zhenyu Wang, Lei Yang, Fang Liu, Jianxin Chen, Khusniddin Nuriddinov, Shukhrat Giyasov, Natalia Borisovna Morozova, Wenqing Shi, Chao Lu, Anastassios Papageorgiou and Di Tie
Polymers 2025, 17(13), 1753; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17131753 - 25 Jun 2025
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While crumb rubber powder has demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing the mechanical properties of asphalt binders, its viscoelastic behavior under freeze–thaw conditions in clean water and de-icing salt, typically urban road conditions in winter, remains insufficiently explored. This study systematically investigated the microstructural evolution, [...] Read more.
While crumb rubber powder has demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing the mechanical properties of asphalt binders, its viscoelastic behavior under freeze–thaw conditions in clean water and de-icing salt, typically urban road conditions in winter, remains insufficiently explored. This study systematically investigated the microstructural evolution, compositional changes, and mechanical behavior of asphalt modified with rubber under the influence of freeze–thaw conditions in clean water and de-icing salt. The findings revealed that rubber powder incorporation accelerates the precipitation of oil, enhancing material stability in both aqueous and saline environments. Notably, asphalt containing 10% crumb rubber powder (Asphalt-10% RP) and 20% crumb rubber powder (Asphalt-20% RP) exhibit creep recovery rates 50.53% and 28.94% higher, respectively, under de-icing salt freeze–thaw cycles than under clean water freeze–thaw cycles. Therefore, in regions with extremely low temperatures and frequent snowfall, rubber powder exhibits significant research potential, providing theoretical support for the design of asphalt pavements in cold climates. Full article
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