Sustainable Biocomposites, 3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The global economy is shifting towards a bioeconomy, and there is continuous pressure to substitute petroleum-based materials with biosourced, sustainable, and renewable ones, including biocomposites. Biocomposites are increasingly interesting as a renewable, environmentally friendly alternative to non-renewable materials. They contribute to reaching environmental targets by reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and carbon footprint. They also attenuate the impact of climate change. Thus, they contribute to building a foundation of sustainability and bioeconomy worldwide. The Euromag2025 Conference entitled “Biobased Materials for Circular Economy” addresses these issues. Manuscripts presented at this conference aim to address the challenges and opportunities of biomass valorization for the production of fossil-free biocomposites from the extraction of natural biopolymers at macro and nanoscale levels to the reuse and recycling in circular systems.

This Special Issue includes a collection of selected manuscripts presented at the Euromagh2025 Conference but is not limited to. The potential topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Processing of biocomposites and nano-biocomposites;
• Mixtures rheology and processing;
• Advanced characterization of biocomposites;
• Matrix-fiber adhesion and interactions;
• Properties, structure, and rupture mechanisms;
• Properties modeling and optimization;
• End-use and application;
• Recycling, reuse, and circularity;
• Sustainability, environmental impacts, and life cycle analysis;
• Contribution of biocomposites to circular economy, climate change attenuation, and GHG emission mitigation.

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Koubaa
Dr. Mohamed Ragoubi
Dr. Frédéric Becquart
Dr. Ahmed Elloumi
Prof. Dr. Philippe Michaud
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. Journal of Composites Science is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• processing of biocomposites and nano-biocomposites
• mixtures rheology and processing
• advanced characterization of biocomposites
• matrix-fiber adhesion and interactions
• properties, structure, and rupture mechanisms
• properties modeling and optimization
• end-use and application
• recycling, reuse, and circularity sustainability, environmental impacts, and life cycle analysis
• contribution of biocomposites to circular economy, climate change attenuation, and GHG emission mitigation