Guest Editors
Puyou Jia, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products,Chinese Academy of Forestry
Chaoqun Zhang, Professor, South China Agricultural University
Caoxing Huang, Associate Professor, Nanjing Forestry University
Summary
Polymers from renewable resources are receiving tremendous attention due
to the increasing concerns on the depletion of fossil oils and
deteriorated environments. On one hand, natural polymers including
cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, chitosan, starch, protein, and natural
rubber have been widely used to manufacture novel polymeric materials.
On the other hand, monomers from renewable biomass, including vegetable
oils, fatty acids, rosin acids, furfural, turpentine, and lactic acid,
are molecularly engineered into green polymers. Fundamental and applied
research in applying renewable polymer materials as a
constituent/constituents, either as reinforcement or matrix component or
both, to develop novel composites and nanocomposites with advanced
performance and smart functionalities are growing. This Special Issue
presents a focused collection of leading edge original research and
reviews in polymer science related to renewable polymer materials
design, processing, modification, functionalization, and application.
Some example topics include:
(1) Polymer synthesize, structural design and novel processing of renewable polymer materials;
(2) Biopolymer materials and bio-based materials with improved properties and superior performance;
(3) Renewable polymer modification for enhanced interfacial, flame retardant, degradation and plasticizing properties;
(4) Novel concept in renewable polymer composites and nanocomposites with advanced, multi-, and smart functionalities;
(5) Processing and application of renewable polymer nanocomposites;
(6) Biomass-based plasticizers, heat stabilizers, polyols, antimicrobials and their applications in polymers;
(7) Biopolymer materials and their derived materials in the bio-application.
Keywords
Polymer synthesize; Biopolymer materials; Renewable polymer modification; polymer composites; Biopolymer materials; Biomass-based plasticizers; heat stabilizers; polyols; antimicrobials; Bio-application; Polymer blend
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