Science and Technology of Lignocellulosic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant and renewable resource on Earth and can be processed in a number of ways by means of mechanical, chemical, or thermal conversion methods. Wood is a hierarchically organized biochemical product of trees, built mainly from three classes of macromolecule: celluloses and hemicelluloses, aromatic polymer lignins, and low-molecular-weight compounds and extractives. New trends in chemical processing include the isolation of individual wood fractions, and the isolation of cellulose, lignin, hemicelluloses, extractives, and fine chemicals, which we have termed valuable biopolymers and molecules, including nanomaterials such as nanocrystalline cellulose, nanofibrillar cellulose, and nanolignin. Due to their exceptional characteristics, they can be used to improve the properties of existing materials or for the formation of new materials from biopolymers or for the preparation of bionanocomposites. This Special Issue will address the chemical variability and versatile possibilities of the advanced use of lignocellulosic biomass. Papers presenting the original use of traditional and new advanced methods for the characterization of raw materials, building blocks, processing intermediates, and final products are also welcome.

Dr. Ida Poljansek
Prof. Dr. Primož Oven 
Dr. Viljem Vek
Guest Editors

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