Polymer Waste Recycling and Management
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 23104
Special Issue Editor
Interests: waste management; polymeric waste; solid waste processing; ecological recycling technology; bioenergy-biomass; life-cycle assessment; composite materials; materials synthesis and processing; materials characterization; surface and interface science; biotechnology; sustainable technology development; environmental assessment
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Special Issue Information
Solid waste treatment is a significant problem nowadays. Millions of solid waste are produced worldwide per year. They are often trashed to landfills but this is both an ecologically and economically unacceptable way. A sustainable alternative is the use of wastes as secondary materials for the manufacture of different types of products. Special emphasis is placed on the recycling of polymeric waste and on the way of their management respecting the principle of waste hierarchy: minimization/prevention, collection, separation, identification, recovery by recycling, biological recovery, energy recovery by incineration and storage in ecological landfills.
The aim of this Special Issue is to publish original articles, critical reviews, research notes, analyses and case studies on topics and short communications relating to innovation processes, waste management and methodologies concerning reutilization and recycling of polymeric wastes.
Subject Areas:
- innovation processes, tools and methodologies for polymeric wastes recycling across the industry (such as paper, wood, plastic, elastomers, PV modules …)
- strategies and processes for the recovery, the recycling and the reuse of polymer-based materials;
- design and processing of recyclable polymer blends and composites;
- synthesis and characterization of intrinsically recyclable polymer-based materials;
- circular economy
- life cycle assessment and management of resources, materials and products to improve resource efficiency and productivity, conserve resources and reduce
- societal, economic and technological change for improved recovery and reuse of materials