Sustainable Bio-Based Polymers: Towards a Circular Bioeconomy II
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 (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 373
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bio-based polymers; bioplastics; plant cuticle; agro-wastes; sustainability; food packaging
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Interests: polymers; bioplastics; biodegradability; circular economy
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Interests: polyesters; cutin; self-assembly; atomic force microscopy; polymers; food packaging
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The ubiquity of non-biodegradable petroleum-based plastics in the massive production of commodities in a linear economy context (i.e., the “take, make, and dispose” model) is one of the most important sources of global pollution. Moreover, the imminent dwindling of fossil resources, the contamination derived from monomer synthesis and large-scale production, as well as important concerns about the safety of these plastics in specific applications are becoming increasingly socially alarming regarding their common use. Such social concern is driving greener and stricter market policies and legal regulations concerning sustainability. Among them, the idea of a circular bioeconomy is presented as a viable and desirable solution. In particular, the use of by-products and wastes from agriculture, food, forestry, fishery, etc. to produce functional polymers is of special interest.
In this Special Issue, we aim to publish original works and reviews about processes and technologies for the fabrication and synthesis of sustainable bio-based polymers and their industrial applications, such as food packaging, biomedical devices, textiles, membranes, etc., in terms of a circular bioeconomy. Investigations into the life-cycle analysis of bio-based polymers are also included.
Dr. José Alejandro Heredia-Guerrero
Dr. Susana Guzmán-Puyol
Dr. José Jesús Benítez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bio-based polymers
- sustainability
- circular bioeconomy
- polymeric materials
- life cycle analysis
