Sustainable Biopolymer-Based Composites: Processing, Characterization and Application (3rd Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, significant issues related to environmental pollution, health, and safety have pushed global research toward finding valid solutions for substituting petroleum-based materials, which would benefit both the environment and humanity. Biopolymers have gradually become more popular in several application fields in materials science, such as manufacturing, biomedical engineering, the food industry, packaging, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, agriculture, the energy sector, green nanotechnology, and recycling. In attracting the interest of the industrial world, more and more institutions have been forced to comply with restrictions for environmental and health protection.

This Special Issue invites all of the research community to contribute its expertise, passion, and scientific understanding to expand our knowledge of biopolymers and address new challenges. In particular, we aim to propose new biopolymer-based composites materials that are able to reach and improve upon the properties and performance of traditional synthetic materials, thus guaranteeing environmental sustainability.

This Special Issue welcomes innovative studies (articles, reviews, research reports, etc.) related to the development of biopolymer-based composites and that focus on the processing, characterization, and application fields of these new materials.

Dr. Raffaella Striani
Guest Editor

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