Advances in Polymer Pyrolysis Kinetics

Dear Colleagues,

The growing need for sustainable waste management and circular economy solutions has placed polymer pyrolysis at the center of chemical recycling research. Accurate kinetic characterization of polymer thermal degradation is essential for reactor design, process optimization, and the reliable prediction of product yields.

This Special Issue, titled “Advances in Polymer Pyrolysis Kinetics,” aims to collect high-quality contributions on the thermochemical conversion of synthetic polymers, mixed plastic waste, polymer composites, and biomass–polymer systems.

Papers covering a wide range of issues are welcome, including (but not limited to) the following:

• Pyrolysis kinetics of virgin and waste plastics (polyolefins, PVC, PET, PLA, PVA, etc.);
• Co-pyrolysis of biomass–polymer blends and polymer composites;
• Advanced treatment of non-isothermal TGA/DTG data;
• Peak deconvolution of overlapping reactions using asymmetric functions (Asym2Sig/asymmetric double sigmoidal, Fraser–Suzuki, etc.);
• Application of Criado’s master-plot method and the Šesták–Berggren model;
• Development of independent parallel reaction (IPR) schemes and global multi-component kinetic models based on pseudo-components;
• Catalytic pyrolysis kinetics;
• Machine-learning and artificial neural network (ANN) approaches for kinetic prediction and sensitivity analysis;
• Thermodynamic analysis complementary to kinetic studies.

Original research articles, reviews, and short communications are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Dubdub
Guest Editor

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