Biopolymer-Derived Carbon Materials: Applications in Environmental Remediation and Renewable Energy Production
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Sustainable Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 57
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomass thermochemical conversion; catalysis; renewable energy
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Interests: biomass conversion; bioproducts
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for sustainable and high-performance materials has driven intense interest in biopolymers as versatile precursors for advanced carbon materials. Derived from renewable biomass, biopolymers such as cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, starch, chitosan, alginate, and proteins possess diverse molecular structures and abundant functional groups, enabling the design of biopolymer-derived carbons with tunable porosity, surface chemistry, and electrical conductivity. These materials have demonstrated remarkable potential in environmental remediation, including adsorption, catalysis, and sensing, as well as in renewable energy production and storage, encompassing batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells.
This Special Issue aims to showcase recent advances in the conversion, modification, and functionalization of biopolymers into high-value carbon materials and their integration into environmental and energy technologies. We welcome original research articles and reviews that elucidate structure–property relationships, mechanistic insights, and polymer-guided synthesis strategies relevant to this rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field.
We look forward to your valuable contributions toward advancing sustainable, polymer-centered carbon materials.
Dr. Kang Kang
Dr. Yulin Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biopolymer-derived carbon
- biomass-based polymers
- environmental remediation
- renewable energy materials
- functional carbon materials
- polymer-guided synthesis
- sustainable materials
- waste-to-resource valorization
- biopolymer conversion
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