Special Issue "Lignocellulosic Polymer Composites"
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2023 | Viewed by 3578
Special Issue Editor
Interests: lignin-based polymeric materials; lignin nanoparticles; biodegradable polymers; biopolymers; biocomposites; polymer synthesis; smart materials; colloidal chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric composites are multi-phase materials in which reinforcing fillers are integrated within a polymeric matrix, resulting in a synergistic effect on different material properties (e.g., mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic and catalytic, among others) that cannot be achieved from their constituent single components. With the widespread interest in the development of functional materials for a plethora of applications, polymeric composites with enhanced properties have attracted considerable attention during the last few years. However, most of the polymeric composites developed so far are composed partially, if not completely, from monomers derived from petroleum resources. This fact, together with the concerns about rising plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, has shifted the interest towards the preparation of polymeric composites with a more favorable carbon footprint via the implementation of renewable resources. In this regard, lignocellulosic biomass, which is present in a wide variety of agricultural, forestry, municipal and industrial waste biomass sources, has attracted global interest as an alternative to fossil resources. Lignocellulosic biomass is considered as one of the most valuable types of biomass forms due to its inedibility, low cost, renewability, carbon neutrality, and wide distribution. Therefore, this Special Issue is focused on the development of polymeric composites derived from lignocellulosic biomass, either from raw lignocellulosic biomass (i.e., lignin or cellulose) or monomers derived from it (lignin-derived phenols such as eugenol, C5/C6 sugars derived from cellulose, among others). Original research papers and short reviews addressing the synthesis, characterization and application of lignocellulosic polymeric composites are invited for submission.
Dr. Adrian Moreno
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymeric composites
- lignocellulose
- lignin
- cellulose
- bio-based polymers
