Thermochemical Conversion of Polymer Waste
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: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editors
Interests: waste utilization; thermochemical conversion; carbon materials; polymers waste recycling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermochemical conversion is a promising technology that can simultaneously handle mixed streams of natural-polymer waste (lignocellulosics, chitin, wool, natural rubber) and ever-growing artificial-polymer waste (PE, PP, PET, PS, PVC, PU, PA, PC, PVB, multilayer films, fiber-reinforced composites, tire fluff, micro-plastics, and nano-plastics). This Special Issue of Polymers solicits studies that map how the distinct thermal signatures, hetero-atom contents, and inorganic fillers of these two waste families interact in combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, hydro-liquefaction, etc. Original experiments, simulations, and critical reviews that chart a scalable path for the clean and efficient disposal of waste polymers are welcome, especially when this disposal converts complex, multi-source polymer waste into circular chemical feedstocks, fully exploiting the flexibility of thermochemical conversion.
Dr. Jingchun Huang
Dr. Erwei Leng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural-polymer waste
- artificial-polymer waste
- combustion
- pyrolysis
- gasification
- hydro-liquefaction
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