Advances in Biopolymers: Structure, Modification, Biorefinery, and Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 1331
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomass energy chemistry; lignin; high-value utilization of biomass-based resources
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Interests: cellulose; nanocellulose; high-value utilization of biomass
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Interests: wood modification; functional cellulosic material; adhesive
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Polymers is dedicated to “Advances in Biopolymers: Structure, Modification, Biorefinery, and Applications”. In a world that provides numerous opportunities to advance towards a green sustainable future, biopolymer development offers a platform via which to achieve an eco-friendly society while reducing our reliance on scarce fossil fuel elements for the fabrication of day-to-day products. Today's technological improvements have allowed biopolymer end-products to be employed for higher purposes, and soon their performance level may be equivalent to that of petroleum-based synthetic polymers. In order to review the latest research and to explore the potential future development of biopolymers, the present Special Issue welcomes submissions addressing all aspects of biopolymers, ranging from bioenergy, biorefinery, feedstocks and conversion technologies, with a focus on their production, characterization and novel applications.
Dr. Mingqiang Zhu
Dr. Yanyan Dong
Dr. Xiaoshuai Han
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- bioenergy and biorefinery of bio-based materials
- novel and high-efficiency pretreatment methods for improving the degradation of lignocelluloses
- structural elucidation of native and fractionated biomass, such as cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin
- chemocatalytic depolymerization of biomass
- the upgrade of lignin to fuels and chemicals
- lignocellulose-based materials, such as activated carbon
