Applications of Polymer Composites in Sustainable Development
A Special Issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360) belonging to the section "Circular and Green Sustainable Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 688
Editors
Interests: polymer characterization; high-performance polymers; phase transitions; polymer proccesing; additive manufacturing
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Interests: carbon fiber reinforcent polymer (CFRP); recylced; epoxy; thermoset; thermoplastic
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue comes at a critical juncture where the demand for high-performance materials must inevitably align with the principles of the circular economy. The goal is to provide a multidisciplinary platform to explore how the functional design of engineering polymers and composite materials can facilitate their recovery and valorization. We seek contributions that address topics ranging from the management of critical manufacturing waste, such as prepreg waste, to the development of new chemical architectures that enable circularity in complex systems such as next-generation batteries.
- Industrial waste valorization;
- Circular battery technologies;
- Advanced recycling methodologies;
- Dynamic chemistry and vitrimers;
- High-performance bio-based polymers;
- Natural fiber composites;
- Smart and self-healing materials;
- Design for Disassembly (DfD);
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and digitalization.
Dr. Juan Pedro Fernández-Blázquez
Guest Editor
Dr. Mónica Peñas-Caballero
Guest Editor Assistant
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- circular economy
- high-performance
- waste
- end-of-life
- recycling
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