Circular economy in biocomposite development: State-of-the-art, challenges and emerging trends

Vigneshwaran Shanmugam; Rhoda Afriyie Mensah; Michael Försth; Gabriel Sas; Ágoston Restás; Cyrus Addy; Qiang Xu; Lin Jiang; Rasoul Esmaeely Neisiany; Shuvra Singha; Gejo George; Tomlal Jose E; Filippo Berto; Mikael S Hedenqvist; Oisik Das; Seeram Ramakrishna

Composites Part C: Open Access (Jul 2021)

Circular economy in biocomposite development: State-of-the-art, challenges and emerging trends

Vigneshwaran Shanmugam,
Rhoda Afriyie Mensah,
Michael Försth,
Gabriel Sas,
Ágoston Restás,
Cyrus Addy,
Qiang Xu,
Lin Jiang,
Rasoul Esmaeely Neisiany,
Shuvra Singha,
Gejo George,
Tomlal Jose E,
Filippo Berto,
Mikael S Hedenqvist,
Oisik Das,
Seeram Ramakrishna

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Vigneshwaran Shanmugam: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 602 105, Tamilnadu, India; These authors contributed equally to the manuscript.
Rhoda Afriyie Mensah: School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China; These authors contributed equally to the manuscript.
Michael Försth: Structural and Fire Engineering Division, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
Gabriel Sas: Structural and Fire Engineering Division, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
Ágoston Restás: Department of Fire Protection and Rescue Control, National University of Public Service, H-1011 Budapest, Hungary
Cyrus Addy: School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
Qiang Xu: School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
Lin Jiang: School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
Rasoul Esmaeely Neisiany: Department of Materials and Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, 9617976487, Iran
Shuvra Singha: Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials Division, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden
Gejo George: Department of Chemistry, St Berchmans College, Changanachery, Kottayam, Kerala 686101, India
Tomlal Jose E: Department of Chemistry, St Berchmans College, Changanachery, Kottayam, Kerala 686101, India
Filippo Berto: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7491, Norway
Mikael S Hedenqvist: Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials Division, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden
Oisik Das: Structural and Fire Engineering Division, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.; Corresponding authors.
Seeram Ramakrishna: Center for Nanofibres and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Singapore 117576, Singapore; Corresponding authors.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5
p. 100138

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Biocomposites being environmentally-friendly alternative to synthetic composites are gaining increasing demand for various applications. Hence, biocomposite development should be integrated within a circular economy (CE) model to ensure a sustainable production that is simultaneously innocuous towards the environment. This review presents an overview of the state-of-the-art technologies for the adoption of the CE concept in biocomposite development. The study outlined the properties, environmental and economic impacts of biocomposites. A critical review of the life-cycle assessment of biocomposite for evaluating greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprints was conducted. In addition, the opportunities and challenges pertaining to the implementation of CE have been discussed in detail. Recycling and utilisation of bio-based constituents were identified as the critical factors in embracing CE. Therefore, the development of innovative recycling technologies and an enhanced use of novel biocomposite constituents could lead to a reduction in material waste and environmental footprints. This article is one of the first studies to review the circularity of biocomposites in detail that will stimulate further research in enhancing the sustainability of these polymeric materials.

Published in Composites Part C: Open Access

ISSN: 2666-6820 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/composites-part-c-open-access/

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