Dear Colleagues,

Carbohydrate polymers are among the most abundant bioresources (i.e., agricultural, forestry, ocean resources, and their related industries) in nature. They are widely used in food products such as cereals, tubers, beans, and additives, as well as in the non-food sector, in forms such as alternative energy, biodegradable intermediates, functional materials, etc. New initiatives on the development of green materials and green technologies have instigated significant interest in the use of novel biopolymers of carbohydrates from renewable resources. Natural carbohydrate polymers, green chemosynthetic polymers, and biosynthetic polymers are considered to be developed. Thus far, guidelines of “sustainability, industrial ecology, eco-efficiency and green technology” have been proposed for the development of future carbohydrate-based materials, and the Special Issue of Current Trends in Green Technology of Carbohydrate Polymers aims at the exploration, modification, and utilization of both traditional and new carbohydrate polymers by green processing technologies.

This Special Issue of Molecules focuses on “Current Trends in Green Technology of Carbohydrate Polymers”. We encourage authors to submit critical reviews and research papers describing novel materials of carbohydrate polymers with green fabrication and green application. The development of green preparation methods, green modifiers, and innovative functions in green usage scenarios for carbohydrate polymers are also welcomed.

Dr. Enbo Xu
Dr. Zhengzong Wu
Dr. Dandan Li
Guest Editors

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• Advanced physical treatments
• Green chemical/biochemical technologies
• Starch and non-starch polysaccharides
• Carbohydrate-based functional materials
• Carbohydrate-based foods