Functional and Sustainable Polymers

Dear Colleagues,

Concerns with various environment issues spur scientists to design sustainable approaches for fabrication of novel polymer materials, including but not limited to high-performance polymers, natural or degradable polymers, conducting polymers, and porous polymers. These new polymers can be used as functional agents in catalysts, templates, ion exchangers, selective sorbents, chelating or antimicrobial agents, making them highly promising in the packaging, energy, construction, and consumer goods industries. The establishment of this Special Issue aims to bring in a wealth of current research on sustainable/functional polymers to readers, in an endeavor to provide potential solutions to current challenges. This Special Issue welcomes contributions on the design of sustainable or functional polymers, polymer processing and molding, characterization, simulation, and engineering applications. Both research articles and reviews are acceptable.

Prof. Dr. Ming Liu
Dr. Yujie Song
Dr. Ming Yin
Dr. Wanshuang Liu
Dr. Tianhao Li
Guest Editors

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