Reactive and Functional Biopolymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2025 | Viewed by 114
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the world moves to develop new strategies to minimize the consequences of climate change, there is a significant adoption rate of low environment footprint processes by large-size industries. However, small-to-medium-size polymer industries struggle to meet such requirements because of insufficient availability of sustainable processes, production rates, and cost-effectivity. Although natural biopolymers (for example, cellulose, chitosan, and other polysaccharides and naturally derived long-chain polymers) are abundant, only a handful of their processing methods are available, restricting their direct commercial use. This Special Issue will give an overview of the most recent advances in the field of biopolymers and their applications. In addition, this Special Issue aims to provide selected contributions on applications, strategies, and method development to enhance the reactivity and functionalization of naturally derived polymers. Submitted titles can enclose these keywords but are not limited to
- Natural polysaccharides: Structural elucidation and applications
- Functionalization of natural polysaccharides and peptides
- Functionalized cellulose and its application
- Chitosan: New method developments and applications
- Nanoscale formulations of biopolymers and applications
- Chemical Characterisation of Biopolymers and Derivatives
- Application of Modified Polymers: superhydrophobicity, flame retardancy, dyeing etc.
- Natural Peptides-Chemical processing and application
Dr. Arvind Negi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polysaccharides
- cellulose materials
- biodegradable polymers
- modified polymers
- new material applications
- packaging
- coating
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