Advances on Biopolymers from Marine Biomass: A Valorization Perspective
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 4971
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopolymers; (bio)materials; bionanocomposites; functional polimeric materials; marine inspiration/biomimetics; valorization marine biomass; red and blue biotechnology; marine bioactive molecules; tissue engineering
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Interests: valorization marine biomass; green extraction technologies, environmentally friendly solvents, eco-friendly methods, red and blue biotechnology; biopolymers, functional ingredients, marine bioactives
Interests: biocatalysis; carbohydrate active enzymes; marine inspiration/biomimetics; biopolymers; functional polymers; biomaterials; green extraction technologies; marine bioactive molecules; red and blue biotechnology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The marine environment is a unique and underexplored source of natural polymers and active biomolecules with specific biological, physicochemical, and structural properties. A growing interest towards sustainable approaches to reach maximum product output and profit from a single raw material has led to the development of alternative processes based on the valorization of marine biomass. Nowadays, the search for novel and eco-friendly methodologies that will successfully increase the value of marine bioresources and fishing byproducts as well as the search for new products are fundamental research goals.
This Special Issue will focus on the sustainable valorization of marine biomass by providing a spectrum of bio-based products as high added-value chemicals and materials for biomedical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and nutrition, packaging, composite, and biotechnological applications. We welcome research papers and reviews focused on the integrated utilization of marine resources and development and/or optimization of environmentally friendly extraction methods for biopolymers (polysaccharides and proteins) and bioactive molecules and/or their applications in the design and development of sustainable and functional (bio)materials in different forms, namely hydrogels, films, and (micro)particles, among others. With the same goal, biotechnological approaches including enzyme discovery and engineering for the valorization of marine biomass as well as advances in eco-friendly methods for marine biopolymers or biomolecules functionalization are also in the scope.
We would like to bring together a collection of wide-reaching works from leading experts and cutting-edge research from renowned groups in the community to provide a general overview of this interesting research topic.
In consideration of your significant prior contributions to this research topic, we would like to cordially invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue. The manuscript should be submitted online before 31 January 2021.
We would very much appreciate if you would consider being one of our authors.
Dr. Susana C.M. Fernandes
Dr. Natalia Castejón
Dr. Marion Claverie
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine bioactive molecules
- marine biopolymers (polysaccharides and proteins)
- new enzymes
- marine polymer functionalization
- marine enzyme engineering
- valorization of marine bioresources and byproducts
- eco-friendly extraction technologies
- green chemistry
- blue economy
- blue biotechnology
- marine biomaterials design
- sustainable materials
- marine biomimetic
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