Prospects of sustainable polymers

Synthetic polymers have shown a great impact on every aspect of our life and attained an exponential rise in their production and utilization in the past decades due to their durability, flexibility, moldability, and inexpensive nature. However, the use of natural polymers or development of safe and...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2024-04, Vol.14 (1), p.9430-9430, Article 9430
Main Authors: Kumar, Anuj, Thakur, Vijay Kumar, Nezhad, Hamed Yazdani, Lee, Kwan-Soo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bio-based polymers
Circular economy
Editorial
Fossil-based materials
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Polymers
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Sustainable polymers
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Summary:Synthetic polymers have shown a great impact on every aspect of our life and attained an exponential rise in their production and utilization in the past decades due to their durability, flexibility, moldability, and inexpensive nature. However, the use of natural polymers or development of safe and environment-friendly synthetic bio-based polymers is continuously undergoing for a sustainable future owing to the exhaustion of petroleum-based resources or fossil-based materials, disposal and economical concerns, including government guidelines. In this regard, the development of new sustainable polymers or materials will step up and build a genuinely circular economy by decreasing manufacture or utilization of fossil-based materials as limited reserves.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-59439-z