Advances in Sustainable Nanocomposites
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 2424
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer composites; MXenes; graphene; additive manufacturing
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Interests: polymer engineering; material engineering; natural fibers; bio-composites; nanocomposites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of sustainable materials is accelerating in response to zero-carbon policy goals. Government agencies and organizations are pushing for the use of sustainable technologies as a way to deal with both rapid climate change and rising energy demand. The implementation of urban and futuristic sustainable materials technology is critical from an environmental perspective. The high specific strength, dimensional stability, and recyclability of nanocomposite materials make them ideal for use in environmentally friendly technological applications. For instance, lightweight composites for electric vehicle structural elements decrease energy consumption and, in return, reduce emissions, proving how advanced nanocomposite materials effectively contribute to the effort for a carbon-neutral society.
The key themes of this Special Issue include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Life cycle assessment (LCA) of nanocomposites;
- Nanocomposites;
- Bioplastics and biocomposites;
- Recycled plastics;
- Composite manufacturing;
- Composite materials for energy applications;
- Fiber-reinforced polymer composite processing;
- Modelling and simulation;
- Coating and thin film materials;
- Lightweight composites;
- Tribological analysis for composite materials;
- Multifunctional composites.
Dr. Mohd Shahneel Saharudin
Dr. R.A. Ilyas
Dr. Nuha Awang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- life cycle assessment (LCA)
- sustainable composites
- bioplastic
- recycled plastic
- structural and functional properties
- modeling and simulation
- applications
- biocomposites
- biodegradibility
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