Natural Antioxidants in Polymer Technology
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 2780
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymer composites; reactive processing; lignocellulose fillers; filler modification; recycling; waste management; polyurethane foams
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues
The journal Antioxidants is preparing a Special Issue entitled “Natural antioxidants in polymer technology”. Following the current pro-ecological trends and law regulations, research works associated with using natural raw materials in polymer technology are becoming more and more advanced. Formerly, they were mainly focused on the incorporation of natural materials as reinforcement into natural fiber composites. However, researchers are more often trying to exploit the additional properties of natural materials related, e.g., to their antioxidant activity. These works are often inspired by other fields of science, such as biology, botany, or food chemistry. Therefore, among the investigated natural antioxidants for polymers can be found carotenoids, flavonoids, or other natural phenolics. Nevertheless, considering the multitude and diversity of natural antioxidants, as well as types of industrially applied polymers, the richness of potential innovations and future developments seems hardly limited. Having in mind the environmental aspects, it is essential to investigate the use of natural antioxidants, which in future could replace their synthetic analogs and reduce the environmental impact of polymeric materials. The Editors are pleased to launch this Special Issue and invite researchers to contribute their original research papers and reviews on natural antioxidants' applications as auspicious additives in polymer technology.
Topics include the following issues related to the use of natural antioxidants in polymer technology:
- application of natural extracts as antioxidants for polymer materials;
- application of natural raw materials as fillers with antioxidant activity;
- modifications of fillers aimed at enhancement of their antioxidant activity;
- oxidative degradation of polymer materials;
- accelerated aging of polymer materials;
- mechanism of polymer oxidation inhibition by natural antioxidants; and others.
Dr. Aleksander Hejna
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Antioxidants is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- antioxidants
- polymers
- polymer composites
- polymer blends
- natural fillers
- filler modification
- natural extracts
- oxidative degradation
- accelerated aging
