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Towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing

Although polymeric materials are widely adopted in various applications, the sustainability of the materials is often controversial, particularly on the current handling of polymeric wastes and the use of non-renewable resources as raw materials. A brief review is hence given to outline recent effor...

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Main Authors: Chee, Zhou Kam, Beng, Ahmad Hong Kueh
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2015
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T Technology (General)
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spelling my.utm.557052017-11-01T04:16:59Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55705/ Towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing Chee, Zhou Kam Beng, Ahmad Hong Kueh T Technology (General) Although polymeric materials are widely adopted in various applications, the sustainability of the materials is often controversial, particularly on the current handling of polymeric wastes and the use of non-renewable resources as raw materials. A brief review is hence given to outline recent efforts that promote sustainable value of the materials. The discussion starts with the recycling activities of polymeric wastes. Next, the concept of ecofriendly composites, which include bio-based and biodegradable, is discussed. Then, a note on inclusion of self-healing functionality in polymeric composite that is seen as another promising methodology in meriting the sustainability of polymeric materials is offered. Furthermore, the feasibility and possible improvement of the aforementioned methodologies (i.e. zero waste and green concept) are highlighted and discussed. In conclusion, more research works on the individual or combination of the improved methodologies and a concise evaluator are needed to extend further the sustainable potential of polymeric materials. Penerbit UTM Press 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55705/1/AhmadKuehBengHong2015_ServiceabilityassessmentofCompositeFootbridge.pdf Chee, Zhou Kam and Beng, Ahmad Hong Kueh (2015) Towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing. Jurnal Teknologi, 74 (4). pp. 159-163. ISSN 0127-9696 http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v74.4624 DOI:10.11113/jt.v74.4624
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Chee, Zhou Kam
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Towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing
description Although polymeric materials are widely adopted in various applications, the sustainability of the materials is often controversial, particularly on the current handling of polymeric wastes and the use of non-renewable resources as raw materials. A brief review is hence given to outline recent efforts that promote sustainable value of the materials. The discussion starts with the recycling activities of polymeric wastes. Next, the concept of ecofriendly composites, which include bio-based and biodegradable, is discussed. Then, a note on inclusion of self-healing functionality in polymeric composite that is seen as another promising methodology in meriting the sustainability of polymeric materials is offered. Furthermore, the feasibility and possible improvement of the aforementioned methodologies (i.e. zero waste and green concept) are highlighted and discussed. In conclusion, more research works on the individual or combination of the improved methodologies and a concise evaluator are needed to extend further the sustainable potential of polymeric materials.
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author Chee, Zhou Kam
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title Towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing
title_short Towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing
title_full Towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing
title_fullStr Towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing
title_full_unstemmed Towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing
title_sort towards sustainable polymeric materials: zero waste, green and self-healing
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55705/1/AhmadKuehBengHong2015_ServiceabilityassessmentofCompositeFootbridge.pdf
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