Resin Additives—Spices for Polymers, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 16
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Interests: design, synthesis and application of special materials; organic synthesis and process optimization; energetic materials; synthetic methodology; new green materials (such as resin additives)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We have been asked by the Editor of Polymers to coordinate a Special Issue entitled “Resin Additives—Spices for Polymers, 2nd Edition”.
This Special Issue is based on the general development trend of polymer materials, which are increasingly expected to be high-performance, composite, refined, intelligent and environmentally sustainable. Incorporating resin additives—such as antioxidants, antistatic agents, foaming agents, flame retardants, lubricating oils, impact modifiers, plasticizers, colorants, and fillers, among others—to the polymer helps in improving the resin’s performance and has proven to be very effective in achieving the above desired properties.
This Special Issue focuses on the design, synthesis and application of all new resin additives, such as those offering advantages of high efficiency, good compatibility, good durability, high chemical stability, environmental protection, non-toxicity, and cost-effectiveness, among others. It also welcomes contributions on polymer modification technologies and process control improvement strategies aimed at enhancing the polymer's own performance, processing and molding performance, and stability. The goal is to enable multifunctional polymer products with improved utility, extended service life, and added special functionalities.
In recognition of your prominent contributions to this field of research, I would like to cordially invite you to submit a paper to this Special Issue, “Resin Additives—Spices for Polymers, 2nd Edition”, through the journal’s website. All submissions will undergo fast-track peer review to ensure timely publication. I would greatly appreciate it if you could confirm your interest in contributing to this Special Issue at your earliest convenience. Research articles, review articles, perspectives, as well as communications and letters are also welcome.
Please note that the article requirements in this Special Issue are the same as those in the General Issue.
Dr. Yuchuan Li
Prof. Dr. Meishuai Zou
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- resin additive
- plastic additive
- polymer
- polymer alloy
- antioxidant
- antistatic agent
- blowing agent
- flame retardant
- lubricant
- impact modifier
- plasticizer
- coloring agent
- filling material
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