Emerging Environmentally Friendly Materials and Green Nanotechnologies
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 999
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainability; green chemistry; product recovery/recycle; agrifood waste biopolymers, leather industry; packaging industry
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: sustainability; green chemistry; product recovery/recycle; biopolymers industry; packaging industry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Circular economy and sustainability are becoming fundamental for society and industries, opening new unexplored opportunities for innovation and eco-design.
EU regulations and directives and Reach restrictions limit the panorama of products and processes, paving the way for different technological solutions, materials, and nanomaterials within the principles of green chemistry. For example, the plastic industry is under the spotlight due to environmental pollution from fossil-based plastics and limited feedstock availability. However, many other industrial compartments, such as textile and leather, face similar limitations and product restrictions.
This Special Issue of Materials aims to publish original research and review articles reporting environmentally sustainable solutions, materials, and nanomaterials for different applications and manufacturing compartments:
- Polymer industry;
- Textile industry;
- Biobased polymers;
- Agro-industrial waste recovery/recycling;
- Alternative, catalytic processes for the substitution of petrochemical-derived materials with biopolymers;
- Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost evaluation;
- Innovation in the production chain and waste management;
- Environmentally sustainable products and processes.
Dr. Valentina Beghetto
Dr. Manuela Facchin
Dr. Cristina Scolaro
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- green chemistry
- circular economy
- process/product innovation
- recovery
- recycle
- reuse
- biopolymers
- waste management
- impact of EU directives
- LCA/LCC
- chemical recycling
- mechanical recycling
