Advances in Sustainable Polymers: Processing, Modeling, Properties and Applications, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

We are living in a world where man-made polymer materials are all around us. These synthetic materials are necessary parts of our current life and the global economy. It is estimated that the annual output of synthetic materials may reach 1.3 billion tons in 2050, with the annual output increasing year by year. However, the question remains how to degrade and reuse these polymer materials, especially plastics, after their usage. This challenge is attracting much more attention from scientists in various fields from all over the world.

Due to the success of " Advances in Sustainable Polymers: Processing, Modeling, Properties and Applications", a Special Issue in Polymers (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/special_issues/0264U0K965), and to provide continuity in this topic, we are pleased to open a Second Edition of this Special Issue in order to continue to collect research on the recent development in sustainable polymer materials. The topics of particular interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

• Sustainable polymers;
• Renewable polymers;
• Eco-friendly polymers;
• Green polymers;
• Biomass-derived polymers;
• Biodegradable polymers;
• Waste-derived polymers;
• Recovery and recycling of plastics and polymer composites;
• A circular economy.

Prof. Dr. Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad
Guest Editor

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