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Advances in Thermal Behavior of Polymers and Polymer Composites

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 1711

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mike Jenkins

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School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Interests: structure-processing-property relationships in thermoplastics; secondary crystallisation; thermal analysis; thermoplastic polymer composites; polymer blends; FLASH DSC; CO2 assisted processing of polymers
Dr. Nurul Fatahah Asyqin Zainal

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Centre of Foundation Studies (CFS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Interests: phase behavior of polymer blends; polymer characterization

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

This Special Issue aims to present original articles or reviews on recent advances in the physical and analytical science of thermal phenomena of polymers and polymer composites. Computational techniques will be considered when it they are linked to new or previously published experimental results. Therefore, the manuscripts are expected to provide important insights into the thermal behavior of the materials in correlation to morphologies and/or related properties for potential applications. 

The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following main topics:

  1. New and improved instrumentation and methods for thermal analysis of polymers and polymer composites.
  2. Thermal properties and behavior of polymers and polymer composites.
  3. Computational techniques coupled with experimental results on thermal properties of polymers and polymer composites.

Dr. Mike Jenkins
Dr. Nurul Fatahah Asyqin Zainal
Guest Editors

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. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 2700 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

  • crystallization behavior
  • glass transition
  • melting behavior
  • modeling
  • rheological behavior
  • simulation
  • thermal behavior
  • thermal characterization
  • thermal stability

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Bulk Polymerization of Thermoplastic Shape Memory Epoxy Polymer for Recycling Applications
by Haitao Zhuo, Zhen He, Jun Liu, Guocheng Ma, Zhenghe Ren, Youhan Zeng and Shaojun Chen
Polymers 2023, 15(4), 809; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15040809 - 06 Feb 2023
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Abstract
Conventional epoxy polymers are thermo-set and difficult to recycle and reuse. In this study, a series of linear thermoplastic epoxy polymers (EPx) with shape memory properties were prepared by using a bifunctional monoamine diglycolamine (DGA) as a curing agent and an equivalent amount [...] Read more.
Conventional epoxy polymers are thermo-set and difficult to recycle and reuse. In this study, a series of linear thermoplastic epoxy polymers (EPx) with shape memory properties were prepared by using a bifunctional monoamine diglycolamine (DGA) as a curing agent and an equivalent amount of bifunctional rigid epoxy resin (E-51) and bifunctional flexible epoxy resin (polypropylenglycol diglycidyl ether, PPGDGE) in a bulk polymerization reaction. The results showed that these samples can fully react under the curing process of, 60 °C/2 h, followed by 80 °C/2 h, followed by 120 °C/2 h. The introduction of different contents of PPGDGE can adjust the Tg of the material to adapt to different environmental requirements, and can significantly increase the fracture strain of the material and improve its micro-phase separation structure. Thus, Rf of the material is close to 100%, and Rr is increased from 87.98% to 97.76%. Importantly, this linear chain structure allows the material to be easily recycled and reprocessed by dissolving or melting, and also means the material shows potential for 3D printing or other thermoplastic remolding. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Thermal Behavior of Polymers and Polymer Composites)
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