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Advanced Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials and Their Applications, 2nd Edition
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Advanced Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials and Their Applications, 2nd Edition

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1613

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Hao Wu

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School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
Interests: anaerobic digestion; polymer membrane; biological denitrification; catalysis; pyrolysis
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Dr. Lu Zhang

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Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmenal and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
Interests: energy storage; hydrogen storage materials; aqueous batteries; catalysis
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue is dedicated to “Advanced Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials and Their Applications”. The aim is to bring together scientists working in the technology of innovation design/synthesis of advanced environmentally friendly materials and their potential application in catalysis, energy recovery, and environmental remediation. Specifically, the Special Issue will cover (but not be limited to) the following topics:

Novel material production processes, technologies, and systems;

Membrane transport, formation/structure, fouling, module/processes, and applications;

Porous materials of catalysis, energy storage, and environment remediation;

Biomass-based polymers, such as EPS, lignin, cellulose. 

Dr. Hao Wu
Dr. Lu Zhang
Guest Editors

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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.

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Keywords

  • advanced catalysis and separation
  • biomass
  • coagulation and flocculation
  • CO2 capture
  • energy storage
  • membrane process
  • MOFs
  • polymers

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An Overview of Potential Applications of Environmentally Friendly Hybrid Polymeric Materials
by Raluca Nicoleta Darie-Niță and Stanisław Frąckowiak
Polymers 2025, 17(2), 252; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17020252 - 20 Jan 2025
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The applications of polymeric materials are being constantly reviewed and improved. In the present world, the word hybrid, and the general idea of combining two or more inherently different approaches, designs, and materials is gaining significant attention. The area of sustainable materials with [...] Read more.
The applications of polymeric materials are being constantly reviewed and improved. In the present world, the word hybrid, and the general idea of combining two or more inherently different approaches, designs, and materials is gaining significant attention. The area of sustainable materials with a low environmental impact is also rapidly evolving with many new discoveries, including the use of materials of a natural origin and countless combinations thereof. This review tries to summarize the current state of knowledge about hybrid polymeric materials and their applications with special attention to the materials that can be considered “environmentally friendly”. As the current application field is quite broad, the review was limited to the following topics: packaging, medical applications, sensors, water purification, and electromagnetic shielding. Furthermore, this review points out the new prospects and challenges for the use of the mentioned materials in terms of creating novel solutions with different nano and micro-materials of mostly natural and renewable origin. Full article
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Current Positron Studies on the Modifications of the Molecular Packing in Green-Based Polymers Through Changes in the Synthesis Procedures or Environmental Conditions
by Giovanni Consolati, Carlos Macchi and Alberto Somoza
Polymers 2024, 16(24), 3611; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16243611 - 23 Dec 2024
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The sensitivity of positron annihilation characteristics to changes in the molecular packing in network-forming polymers has been demonstrated since the early 1980s. Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) is a unique technique that can provide direct information on the free volume in polymers through [...] Read more.
The sensitivity of positron annihilation characteristics to changes in the molecular packing in network-forming polymers has been demonstrated since the early 1980s. Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) is a unique technique that can provide direct information on the free volume in polymers through the experimental parameters of the free volume hole distribution, their mean value, and volume fraction. This knowledge is currently applied for PALS investigations on the main processes that govern the molecular organization in some green polymers when subjected to different synthesis procedures or environmental conditions (humidity, physical aging, temperature). In this article, which includes a wide repertoire of works published in the last two decades, results of PALS studies on eco-sustainable polymer systems based on starch, chitosan, or vegetable oils, are analyzed and discussed. Many examples are taken from the direct experience of the authors. Full article
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