Recycled Polymers and their Composites
Processing, Properties and Applications
- 1st Edition - July 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Hind Abdellaoui, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin
- Language: English
Recycled Polymers and Their Composites: Processing, Properties and Applications provides a comprehensive exploration of the entire lifecycle of these materials that are utiliz… Read more
The book’s multidisciplinary and practical approach will equip readers (academic and industrial researcher) with a holistic understanding of the challenges and opportunities for using these materials in a broad range of applications. It will help researchers make informed decisions that contribute to, and support sustainable engineering practices.
- Covers the role recycled fibers play as efficient reinforcements in fibrous composites for a broad range of different applications
- Includes the latest advances in composite recycling technologies, including fiber reclamation methods, formulations, and fabrications
- Covers lifecycle assessment and the use of recycled fibers in recycled fibrous composites
- Includes real-world examples of applications in packaging, building and construction, aerospace, automotive, 3D printing, for noise reduction in transportation, in renewable energy, consumer goods, marine, electronics, and in the medical sectors
1. Overview and fundamentals on recycling of polymeric composites
2. Recycled polymeric matrix-based composites from several wastes and natural fibers
3. Recycled plastic and its composites
4. Textile fibers and recycled polymers: development of new materials
Section II: Processing, properties and applications of recycled polymers and their composites
5. Processing technologies for polymer recycling: current technologies and innovative processes
6. Recycled rubber waste plastic and its composites: current technologies and applications
7. Recycled wood plastic: processing, properties and applications
8. Recycled Polyolefin composites: processing, properties and applications
9. Recycled cellulose-based polymeric composites: processing and properties
10. Recycled biobased polymers and its composites: compatibility and performance issues
11. Recycled biopolymer-based composites: current trends and future perspectives
12. Recycled polypropylene waste and green fillers: Processing, properties, and applications
13. Comparison of properties between polymers and recycled polymers
14. Effect of micro and nano recycled polymer waste to improve the composite properties
15. Recycled industrial plastics’ fine waste incorporated into composites
16. Recycling of common waste plastics: production of membranes for filtration applications
17. Recycled Terephthalate and their composites: Engineering design and applications
18. Recycled Polyethylene and composites: Current Trends, Technology, and Challenges
Section III: Economic, social and environmental impact of recycled polymers and their composites
19. Impact of recycled polymers-based composites on economy, social and environmental aspects 20. Regulatory compliance and Supply chain optimization: supplier selection of recycled fibrous polymers
21. Recycled polymer-based composites: limitations, future opportunities for improvement
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Hind Abdellaoui
Dr. Hind Abdellaoui is currently a Senior research scientist and R&D Consultant. Her research interests include Polymer composites, hybrid composites, and nanocomposites.
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Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa
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Suchart Siengchin
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin,
Director of KMUTNB Techno Park at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok. Professor at Materials and Production Engineering (MPE), The Sirindhorn
International Thai – German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, 1518
Pracharaj 1, Wongsawang Road, Bangsue, Bangkok 10800, Thailand.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin is a former President of King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok and currently serves as the Director of TechnoPark at the same university. He earned his Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Germany in 1999, followed by an M.Sc. in Polymer Technology from the University of Applied Sciences Aalen in 2002, and another M.Sc. in Material Science from Erlangen-Nürnberg University in 2004. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from the Institute for Composite Materials at the University of Kaiserslautern in 2008, including postdoctoral research at Kaiserslautern University and Purdue University's School of Materials Engineering. In 2016, he received his habilitation from Chemnitz University in Saxony, Germany. In 2024, he was honored as an Honorary Fellow by RWTH Aachen University. He has also served as a Lecturer in Production and Material Engineering at the Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering, KMUTNB, and has been a full Professor and President of KMUTNB. He received the Outstanding Researcher Award in 2010, 2012, and 2013 at KMUTNB. His research focuses on Polymer Processing and Composite Materials. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Applied Science and Engineering Progress, a Q1 indexed journal on Scopus, and has authored over 600 peer-reviewed journal articles, 15 editorial contributions, more than 100 book chapters, one authored book, and over 50 edited books. He has presented at more than 70 international and national conferences related to Materials Science and Engineering. Recognized as one of the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University for 2021- 2022, he received the National Excellence Researcher Award (Engineering and Research Industry) from Thailand's National Research Council in 2021, and has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in 2025 by Clarivate.