Functional Biopolymers from Natural Resources
This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue intends to publish high quality research and review articles related to “Functional Biopolymers from Natural Resources”. The main topics include the following themes:
- New advances in the biomass valorisation and biorefinery;
- New advances in the obtainment of bio-based building blocks and their valorisation in polymer chemistry (synthesis of macromonomers; polyols; etc);
- Development of bio-based materials through innovative and ecofriendly routes;
- Development of new synthetic routes for polymerization and chemical modification;
- Potential technological applications of bio-based materials (biomedical; catalysis; biosorbents; drug carriers; antimicrobial and antioxidant agents; high-performance thermosetting polymers; membranes; organic coatings for corrosion protection; hydrogels; etc.).
The Editors will also consider any related topics that have not been clearly specified above. For review articles, the authors must contact the Guest Editor before the submission and send him a cover letter for analysis.
Prof. Dr. Francisco Avelino
Prof. Dr. Selma Elaine Mazzetto
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomass polymers
- new materials from biomass
- hemicelluloses
- cellulose
- lignin
- prospects for the development of the market of catalysts for the production of chemicals
- characterization of polymer materials
- ecology of biomass processing
- natural polymer modification
- conversion of biomass and its components
- calculations of polymer materials
- pyrolysis of plant components
- depolymerization of natural polymers
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Published Papers
Polymers - ISSN 2073-4360