Sustainability in Polymer Technology and Plastic Engineering

The use of polymer and plastic materials have grown widely in recent years due to their wide ranging applications in both science and engineering. This new volume covers the characterization of modern polymer and plastic materials with functional and sustainable applications in various sectors, providing a comprehensive overview of the engineering properties of polymer composites and plastic materials.

Tamara Tatrishvili, PhD, is Assistant Professor and the main specialist at the Office of Academic Process Management (Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences) at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University as well as the Director of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry and Polymeric Materials at TSU, Tbilisi, Georgia; DAAD alumni and executive editor of the Journal of the Georgian Chemical Society. Dr. Tatrishvili is the author of more than 190 scientific publications, 12 books, and several monographs.

Neha Kanwar Rawat, PhD, is a researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. She has published numerous peer reviewed research articles in journals of high repute. Her contributions have led to many books and chapters in international books. Her main interests include nanotechnology, and nanostructured materials synthesis and characterization, with her main focus on green chemistry, novel sustainable chemical processing of nano-conducting polymers/nanocomposites, conducting films, ceramics, silicones and matrices.

Swati Gokul Talele, PhD, is Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics at the Sandip Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, India. She has 22 years of experience in research and teaching. She has published many research and review papers. She has authored and co-edited several books and book chapters, delivered interactive talks at continuous education programs for registered pharmacists, and has supervised many MPharm and PhD students.

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor and has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 1000 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in refereed journals. He is currently a research associate at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Professor Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. He also served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences & Cultures.