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 an Open Access Journal by MDPI
Wood-Polymer Composites
Guest Editor:
Dr. Aleksander Hejna
Gdańsk University of Technology,
Faculty of Chemistry,
Department of Polymer
Technology, Gabriela
Narutowicza 11/12, 80–233
Gdańsk, Poland
aleksander.hejna@pg.edu.pl
Deadline for manuscript
submissions:
31 October 2021
mdpi.com/si/63975
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Message from the Guest Editor
The Journal of Composites Science is preparing a Special Issue entitled
“Wood–Polymer Composites”.
Wood–polymer composite technologies are attracting increasing
attention from the scientific community, positively affecting the range
of their industrial applications, which include the automotive, building,
and 3D printing industries. Current research on the development of this
type of composite can be assigned to two main trends. The first is
associated with decreasing the costs of materials used for manufacturing
this type of composite (e.g., searching for new sources of
lignocellulosic fillers from different kinds of agricultural wastes and
applying recycled polymers). The second trend involves searching for
new methods of enhancing the interfacial interactions between the
polymer matrix and lignocellulose fillers that affect their final
performance properties.
Moreover, bearing in mind ongoing trends and legal regulations, it is
essential to consider the environmental impact of wood–polymer
composites. Recent developments are often associated with their
biodegradability, innovative recycling methods, and the use of waste
raw materials as polymer matrices and fillers, which could reduce the
composite's overall environmental impact.
Due to the richness of potential innovations and future developments,
we are pleased to launch this Special Issue and invite researchers to
contribute original research papers and reviews associated with the
structure, performance, and applications of wood–polymer composites.
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