Special Issue

Sustainable Materials and Waste Valorization for Environmental Sustainability

Submission Deadline: November 30, 2027 (Open) Submit Now

Guest Editor

Carlo Santulli, PhD, Professor

School of Science and Technology, Università di Camerino, via Gentile III da Varano 7, Camerino, 62032, Italy

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Research Interests: natural fiber composites, biopolymers, sustainable materials, upcycling, biomimetics, environmental sustainability, waste management.

About This Topic

Offering value to waste in secondary raw matter can pass through hosting into or synthesis of materials. These are inherently sustainable since they are deemed to contribute less to resource depletion. Their environmental profile is further increased if, beyond biodegradability-focused use, long-term applications are also proposed and developed. Beyond biological, bio-based and bio-attributed materials, also plastic, metal and ceramic waste can be considered for the purpose. The main requirement is obtaining an effective value, resulting in a real upcycling process. On the one hand, the waste can be originated from the agroforest and more generally industrial sector with the only exclusion of neutralising their criticality e.g., in terms of flammability. On the other hand, also the collocation of the final materials/products can be in various fields, spanning from packaging to the interior design and the construction industry, and up to high technological fields, such as automotive, aerospace, electronic sectors.

Keywords

waste valorization, upcycling, bio-based materials, plasmix, ceramic waste, metallic waste

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