Advances in Natural Fiber-Polymer Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2024 | Viewed by 124
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymer technology; polymer composites; polymer processing; biocomposites; fillers; bioadditives; modifications; functional properties; elastomers
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymer composites are currently one of the most interesting research objects in the fields of chemistry, chemical technology, and materials engineering, as they are of great interest in terms of both experimental research and their possible use in subsequent applications. Strategies used to introduce the principles of sustainable development into the production and modification of polymer composites require us to search for new and environmentally friendly solutions. The widespread use of polymers in the packaging, automotive, construction, household goods, electronics, and electrotechnical industries and other fields has led to the emergence of several key problems, including environmental pollution, the depletion of petrochemical raw materials for synthesis, and an increase in the price of crude oil. These aspects indirectly forced and, at the same time, caused increased scientific activity that aimed to replace synthetic materials, at least in part, with materials of natural origin. Natural fiber reinforced composites (NFRCs) have been used since the beginning of human civilization. This type of materials has been the focus of a large part of the recently conducted scientific research in the field of designing new polymer composites. These studies were devoted to the investigation of materials based on the thermoplastic, thermosetting, and elastomeric matrices used.
The proposed Special Issue focuses on the following subjects:
- Polymer composites based on natural, biological, or biodegradable raw materials;
- The use of fibrous bioadditives in various polymer matrices;
- Green technologies used in the production of polymer composites;
- The physical, chemical, and biological modification of fibrous biofillers;
- The characterization of the operational properties of environmentally friendly polymer composites;
- The aging and degradation processes of biocomposites.
Dr. Marcin Masłowski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer biocomposites
- natural fibers
- bioadditives
- green technology
- modifications
- functional properties
- elastomers
- thermoplastics
- biocomponents
- polymer processing
