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Biomass-Derived Polymers: Synthesis, Structure-Property Relationship and Applications
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Biomass-Derived Polymers: Synthesis, Structure-Property Relationship 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: closed (15 February 2024) | Viewed by 1515

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Wei Ding

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Guest Editor
China Leather and Footwear Research Institute, Beijing, China
Interests: collagen; polysaccharides; lignocellulose; polyphenols
Dr. Jipeng Yan

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Guest Editor
School of Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Interests: biomass; ionic liquids; conversion; membrane separation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past several decades, the extensive use of fossil-based polymers (FBPs) has caused severe environmental pollution and health risks. The development and application of sustainable and eco-friendly polymeric materials has aroused increasing concerns to address the problems caused by FBPs, and biomass-derived polymers (BDPs) are some of the most promising candidates. To deepen the applications of BDPs, it is quite significant to design the molecular structure and clarify the structure–property relationship of BDPs. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for researchers to show their new findings and ideas focusing on the synthesis, structure–property relationships, application performance and environmental impact of BDPs used in packaging, adhesives, elastomers, coatings, etc.

Dr. Wei Ding
Dr. Jipeng Yan
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • lignocellulose
  • polysaccharides
  • advanced synthesis techniques
  • life-cycle assessments
  • packaging
  • adhesives
  • elastomers
  • coatings

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Novel Biomass-Based Polymeric Dyes: Preparation and Performance Assessment in the Dyeing of Biomass-Derived Aldehyde-Tanned Leather
by Wei Ding, Yinuo Zhang, Shuolin Li, Javier Remón, Kanglei Wang, Lihong Bao and Xiaoyan Pang
Polymers 2023, 15(10), 2300; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15102300 - 13 May 2023
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High-performance chrome-free leather production is currently one of the most concerning needs to warrant the sustainable development of the leather industry due to the serious chrome pollution. Driven by these research challenges, this work explores using biobased polymeric dyes (BPDs) based on dialdehyde [...] Read more.
High-performance chrome-free leather production is currently one of the most concerning needs to warrant the sustainable development of the leather industry due to the serious chrome pollution. Driven by these research challenges, this work explores using biobased polymeric dyes (BPDs) based on dialdehyde starch and reactive small-molecule dye (reactive red 180, RD-180) as novel dyeing agents for leather tanned using a chrome-free, biomass-derived aldehyde tanning agent (BAT). FTIR, 1H NMR, XPS, and UV-visible spectrometry analyses indicated that a Schiff base structure was generated between the aldehyde group of dialdehyde starch (DST) and the amino group of RD-180, resulting in the successful load of RD-180 on DST to produce BPD. The BPD could first penetrate the BAT-tanned leather efficiently and then be deposited on the leather matrix, thus exhibiting a high uptake ratio. Compared with the crust leathers prepared using a conventional anionic dye (CAD), dyeing, and RD-180 dyeing, the BPD-dyed crust leather not only had better coloring uniformity and fastness but it also showed a higher tensile strength, elongation at break, and fullness. These data suggest that BPD has the potential to be used as a novel sustainable polymeric dye for the high-performance dyeing of organically tanned chrome-free leather, which is paramount to ensuring and promoting the sustainable development of the leather industry. Full article
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