Recent Developments in Bio-Based Adhesives and Carbon Materials
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: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 404
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bio-based adhesives; thermosetting and thermoplastic adhesives; bio-based materials; recycling of agricultural and forestry wastes; bioenergy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The depletion of fossil fuels and the growing environmental problems have necessitated the development of materials derived from bio-based renewable resources. Researchers and industrialists are desperately seeking to develop new green and bio-based products and innovative technologies to create sustainable bioproducts. In recent years, there has been an increasing development in the bio-based adhesives and carbon materials industry to improve the sustainability of processes and products. Although some progress has been made, increased knowledge of their fundamental chemistry and advanced manufacturing techniques is still urgently required in order to accelerate the industrial application of bio-based adhesives and carbon materials. In keeping with the growth of knowledge in this field, there is a strong need for a communication platform to share original research ideas related to bio-based adhesives and carbon materials.
The topics of this Special Issue will cover (1) bio-based adhesives from natural raw materials including soybean protein and other plant protein, animal protein, starch, cellulose, lignin, tannin, crop polysaccharides, etc., (2) bio-based carbon materials: manufacturing, processing, testing, modeling, sensor, etc., (3) bio-based functional products and processing technologies, (4) life cycle analysis as well as environmental impacts of bio-based materials, and (5) environmental impacts of bio-based materials.
Dr. An Mao
Dr. Yunlei Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bio-based adhesives
- bio-based carbon materials
- wood fiber materials
- resin chemistry
- natural materials
- bio-based polymers
- renewable resources
- sustainable biomass
- biomass-based carbon materials sensors
- carbonized polymer photocatalyst
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