Circular Bioeconomy Approaches to Natural Products: From Green Extraction to Bioactivity and Biomass Valorization
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editor
2. SienabioACTIVE, University of Siena, Via A. Moro, 53100 Siena, Italy
Interests: bioeconomy; sustainability; marine plants; macroalgae; rare diseases; inflammation; post-genomics; omics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The transition toward a circular bioeconomy is promoting innovative strategies for the sustainable exploitation of natural matrices and renewable biomasses. Agro-food by-products, terrestrial and marine residues, and other organic wastes represent valuable sources of bioactive compounds, functional polymers, and high-added-value molecules that can be recovered through environmentally friendly technologies.
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in green and sustainable extraction methods, purification and molecular profiling of natural products, and the evaluation of their biological activities. Contributions exploring biomass valorization and the development of bio-based or functional materials derived from natural sources are also of interest. By integrating perspectives from chemistry, biochemistry, and materials science, the collected works will showcase practical examples of circular approaches to agro-food and marine biomasses, highlighting the potential of natural products as key drivers of sustainable innovation within the framework of the circular economy.
Dr. Michela Geminiani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural products
- green extraction
- bioactivity
- by-products
- biomass
- biomass valorization
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