Cellulose-Based Polymeric Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Biopolymer-based materials are, in general, environmentally friendly materials, which can be obtained from renewable sources. Following a circular economy principle, cellulose can be obtained from biomass residues from forests or crop production. Cellulose, being the most abundant biopolymer on the planet, is an obvious choice to produce materials with favourable properties for a wide range of applications, such as biomedical applications, environmental applications, food packaging and electronic devices, thus being a logical substitute to petroleum-based polymers, especially plastics. Cellulose is also a remarkable starting material for chemical modification, due to the large available hydroxyl groups in its structure. Thus, the preparation of water-soluble cellulose derivatives is suitable as rheology modifiers, flocculants, etc., depending on the derivatization introduced. The derivatization can be carried out via different methods, leading to partially or fully dissolved cellulose. Other important classes of cellulosic materials are nanocelluloses (cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and bacterial cellulose (BC)). This class of biobased nanomaterials possesses outstanding properties and finds application in multiple areas.

In this Special Issue, the objective is to bring together recent advances in the field of cellulose-based materials, including the use of different cellulosic materials, wastes valorisation, preparation procedures, and application in different fields, including industrial application.

Dr. Maria Graça Rasteiro
Dr. Luis Alves
Guest Editors

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