Development in Epoxy Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2025) | Viewed by 1020
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymer synthesis; epoxy polymers and their composites; epoxy nanocomposites; bio-based epoxy resins; application of epoxy polymers; degradation of epoxy polymers; environmental impact of epoxy polymers; toxicity of epoxy polymers; textiles dyes; polymers membranes; wastewaters
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Epoxy polymers or polyepoxides are resins that are used in almost every aspect of everyday life; they have become necessary in the automotive, aeronautical, marine, paint, coating, adhesive, semiconductor encapsulant, composite, and construction industries. The diversity of their applications is based on the interesting properties they possess, such as chemical and mechanical resistance, toughness, and dimensional stability. Epoxy monomers feature three-membered rings consisting of an oxygen atom linked with single bonds to two adjacent carbon atoms.
Generally speaking, they have at least two epoxide functions, whereas single-function epoxide compounds are used as reactive diluents. This makes their development by researchers, scientists, and industrialists necessary to meet users’ needs.
This Special Issue will focus on the current state of renewable, recycled, and bio-based epoxy polymers, as well as their development, preparation, and characterization methods, epoxy polymer application and degradation, and environmental impact.
Chapters and articles are sought on the results of research regarding the design, development, characterization, application, and degradation of new epoxy polymers, namely polyester epoxies, epoxy resins and their composites, bio-based epoxy resins, epoxy nanocomposites, etc.
Dr. Mohamed Berradi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- epoxy polymers
- polyester epoxies
- epoxy resins and their composites
- formulation of new epoxy resins
- bio-based epoxy resins
- epoxy nanocomposites
- application of epoxy polymers
- degradation of epoxy polymers
- environmental impact of epoxy polymers
- toxicity of epoxy polymers
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