Polymers from Renewable Resources 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce a call for submissions to a Special issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences devoted to “Polymers from Renewable Resources”, and focused to synthesis, modification, characterization and application of the polymers. The importance of development of polymers from renewable resources is continuously increasing due to depletion of fossil resources and issues related to wastes disposal. Therefore, bio-based polymers become more attractive for industry and academia. Similarly, government policies are more and more focused on renewable materials from the standpoints of being environmentally benign and sustainable.

Renewable polymers can be isolated from natural bio-materials followed by their modifications or synthesized from bio-based monomers. The monomers could be obtained naturally by fermentation of carbohydrates, chemical transformations of natural polymers (e.g. cellulose, lignin) or directly extracted, such as plant oils and terpenes. In these approaches wide range of monomers, including the originally petrochemical-based monomers (e.g. ethylene, terephthalic acid), can be now produced from renewable resources. In addition of these traditional polymers, many new polymers with special functionalities and novel properties can be prepared from chemically modified bio-products. Biodegradable polymers are of special importance among the polymers from renewable resources, from the point of view of the end of their life cycle.

We encourage submission of both original research articles and topical reviews.

Due to the success of the 1st edition, we would like to add more results and new insights from recent research projects. You can find the 1st edition at the following link.

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms/special_issues/Renewable_Resource

Dr. Jaroslav Mosnácek
Dr. Anita Andicsova Eckstein
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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