Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
4.5
3.3
Journals
J. Compos. Sci.
Special Issues
Progress in Green Composites
share announcement

Progress in Green Composites

A special issue of Journal of Composites Science (ISSN 2504-477X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 10084

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Payam ZarrinTaj

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Interests: green composites; biomedical composites; polymeric composites
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Worldwide, the perception of environmental concerns has caused the appearance of sustainable and eco-friendly green materials, which are renewable resource-based, recyclable, and biodegradable. The utilization of renewable and recycled resources decreases the demand for petrochemicals and minerals, thus preventing natural resource depletion. Commercial products, as well as their wide range of applications, are now being developed based on green composites. Green composites are considered the next generation of sustainable composite materials produced using natural/green materials in order to advance sustainability, eco-efficiency, and green chemistry, as these green materials garner considerable attention from academia and industry. Nowadays, green composites have been used in various applications including biomedical, energy, automobile, toys, sports, and so on. This Special Issue aims to present the latest progress in green composites’ fabrication, characterization, testing, and applications.

Dr. Payam ZarrinTaj
Guest Editor

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.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • green composites
  • biocomposites
  • biodegradable polymers
  • nanocomposites
  • processing techniques

Published Papers (2 papers)

Download All Papers
Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

Jump to: Review

9 pages, 3243 KiB  
Article
A Green Composite Based on Gelatin/Agarose/Zeolite as a Potential Scaffold for Tissue Engineering Applications
by Mohamadreza Youssefi Azarfam, Mojtaba Nasirinezhad, Haleh Naeim, Payam Zarrintaj and Mohammadreza Saeb
J. Compos. Sci. 2021, 5(5), 125; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jcs5050125 - 09 May 2021
Cited by 18 | Viewed by 2469
Abstract
Designing a novel platform capable of providing a proper tissue regeneration environment is a key factor in tissue engineering. Herein, a green composite based on gelatin/agarose/zeolite with pomegranate peel extract was fabricated as an innovative platform for tissue engineering. Gelatin/agarose was loaded with [...] Read more.
Designing a novel platform capable of providing a proper tissue regeneration environment is a key factor in tissue engineering. Herein, a green composite based on gelatin/agarose/zeolite with pomegranate peel extract was fabricated as an innovative platform for tissue engineering. Gelatin/agarose was loaded with pomegranate peel extract-loaded zeolite to evaluate its swelling behavior, porosity, release rate, and cell viability performance. The composite characteristics were evaluated using XRD and DSC. The hydrogel performance can be adjusted for the desired aim by zeolite content manipulation, such as controlled release. It was shown that the green nanocomposite exhibited proper cellular activity along with a controlled release rate. Moreover, the hydrogel composite’s swelling ratio was decreased by adding zeolite. This study suggested a fully natural composite as a potential biomaterial for tissue engineering, which opens new ways to design versatile hydrogels for the regeneration of damaged tissues. The hydrogel performance can be adjusted specifically by zeolite content manipulation for controlled release. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Progress in Green Composites)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Review

Jump to: Research

18 pages, 731 KiB  
Review
Tackling the Circular Economy Challenges—Composites Recycling: Used Tyres, Wind Turbine Blades, and Solar Panels
by Kinga Korniejenko, Barbara Kozub, Agnieszka Bąk, Ponnambalam Balamurugan, Marimuthu Uthayakumar and Gabriel Furtos
J. Compos. Sci. 2021, 5(9), 243; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jcs5090243 - 11 Sep 2021
Cited by 37 | Viewed by 6991
Abstract
Transformation of waste into resources is an important part of the circular economy. Nowadays, the recovery of materials in the most effective way is crucial for sustainable development. Composite materials offer great opportunities for product development and high performance in use, but their [...] Read more.
Transformation of waste into resources is an important part of the circular economy. Nowadays, the recovery of materials in the most effective way is crucial for sustainable development. Composite materials offer great opportunities for product development and high performance in use, but their position in a circular economy system remains challenging, especially in terms of material recovery. Currently, the methods applied for recycling composites are not always effective. The aim of the article is to analyse the most important methods of material recovery from multilateral composites. The manuscript presents three case studies related to the recycling of products manufactured from composites: used tyres, wind turbine blades, and solar panels. It shows the advantages and disadvantages of currently applied methods for multilateral composite utilisation and presents further trends in composite recycling. The results show that increasing volumes of end-of-life composites have led to increased attention from government, industry, and academia. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Progress in Green Composites)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-2
Back to TopTop