Composite Materials for Nearly Zero Emission Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 3985
Special Issue Editors
Interests: composites; lightweight engineering; material models; carbon fibers; resource efficiency
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Interests: carbon fibers based on PAN, natural sources; ceramic fibers based on polysilanes, carbonitrosilanes; ceramic composites (SiC based), SiC/SiC, S/SiC; carbon fiber reinforced composites, thermosettings, thermoplastics; CF process technologies (200-300 °C)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As part of their plans to fulfil the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, most governments are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from different industrial sectors like the building industry, the automotive industry, the aerospace and aviation sectors, the rail industry, and the maritime sector. A deep transformation of society and industrial markets is expected to take place in a short period of time due to the need to reduce emissions. Efficient materials, materials for circular economy, ‘’nearly zero emission’’ technologies and applications, recycling, and sustainable material usage will therefore be in the focus of engineering in the next two decades. Composite materials are downright predestinated for this industrial transformation due to their low weight, their variability, and their suitability for realizing multifunctional resource-efficient applications.
This Special Issue ‘’Composite Materials for Nearly Zero Emission Applications’’ will thus focus on fundamental and applied scientific approaches that tackle the aforementioned issues. Special emphasis will be given to articles that focus on the aspect of greenhouse gas and/or energy reduction for composite applications. Research would ideally address one or more of the following topics:
- Composites for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEBs);
- Disruptive composite technologies for energy-efficient mobility solutions;
- Energy-efficient composite manufacturing technologies;
- Multifunctional composite approaches with a focus on energy applications;
- Recycling and life-cycle assessment;
- Bio-based composites;
- Circular economy approaches for composite parts.
Prof. Dr. Robert Böhm
Prof. Dr. Hubert Jäger
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nearly zero emission applications
- resource efficiency
- LCA
- recycling
- circular economy
