Special Issue "Advances in Biobased Polymeric Materials in Building and Construction"
A special issue of Sustainable Chemistry (ISSN 2673-4079).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bio-based chemistry; carbohydrates; lipids; secondary metabolites; amphiphilic; drug targeting, bio-control; materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric materials represent the area of highest growth in building materials. They include plastics, rubbers, thermoplastic elastomers, adhesives, foams, paints, sealants and admixtures. Polymeric materials have always been used in building and construction, but they are increasingly called upon to obtain new additives or more efficient composite materials. The objective of this Special Issue is to restart the work in this field and thus better assess the development prospects.
The field of construction and building faces challenges, and polymer materials can provide cost-effective solutions:
- Resolve construction defects such as infiltration, chemical and environmental erosion, corrosion, and deformation;
- The production of energy-efficient materials;
- Minimize construction costs;
- Improve the thermal and acoustic insulation of buildings;
- Use ecofriendly building materials.
Thus, there is a need to replace conventional materials with bio-based polymeric materials.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to present the main types of polymers used in building and construction, to highlight the properties which make it an appropriate choice of material and to list examples of their applications. The main key properties will be taken into account for construction applications: mechanical properties, thermal and insulating properties, weathering, permeability, flammability, and environmental impact. The different fields of use for numerous polymeric materials will be examined: pipes and fittings, foundations, foams, roofing, flooring, paneling, roads, insulation, cable sheaths and sheaths, etc. Fiber-reinforced polymers that consist of several physical phases, one of which, the fibrous one, is dispersed in a continuous matrix phase, will also be considered. Polymer concretes will also be discussed due to the fact that the world’s need for housing, transportation, and consumption of concrete products is increasing accordingly.
Prof. Dr. Patrick M. Martin
Dr. Vincent Dubois
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Key properties: mechanical properties, thermal and insulating properties, weathering, permeability, flammability, thermal efficiency, acoustic efficiency, environmental impact
- Applications of bulk polymers
- Polymer foams: special foams, application of foams
- Key properties of fiber reinforced polymers materials: fire performance, vandal resistance, durability, chemical resistance, application
- Polymer concrete: polymer impregnated concrete, applications, polymer-cement concrete
- Fibre reinforced concrete
- Adhesives and sealants: adhesives, thermoplastic adhesives, thermoset adhesives, structural adhesive bonding, sealants
- Additives: admixtures, composites, formulation
- Biobased vs petrobased polymer
- Naturalness