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Biomass Materials in Materials Chemistry: Preparation and Characterization, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 32

Special Issue Editor

1. School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan 432000, China
2. Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Environmental Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, China
Interests: biomass material; food packing; chitosan; transformer oil; edible film; coating
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Dear Colleagues,

Biomass materials are high-molecular-weight materials produced by nature, which produces a sustainable development of resources. Biomass resources are mostly produced by plants or animals, such as various natural cellulose, chitin, lignin, polysaccharides, starch, rubber, natural resins, leather, nucleic acids, proteins, etc. The quantity of biomass resources synthesized by plants growing on the Earth every year is as high as 100 billion tons, and the biomass resources produced by animals have an even higher quantity. A variety of functional materials can be synthesized by using biomass resources, such as plant or animal tissue waste through different strategies and approaches. Although the research on biomass materials has been quite extensive, their research and application in food, environmental protection, energy, medicine, biology, and other fields are still worth discussing and paying attention to.

This Special Issue, “Biomass Materials in Materials Chemistry: Preparation and Characterization, 2nd Edition”, welcomes original research and review articles in the field, focusing on the relationship between the synthesis, preparation, and application of biomass-based materials. From agriculture to medicine, and from pharmacology to chemistry, the contributions on these biomass resources in different applications such as catalytic carriers, pharmaceutical carriers, food packaging, thickening agents, etc. are also welcome.

Dr. Caiqin Qin
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • biomass material (including chitosan, chitin, starch, and biomass waste)
  • catalyst
  • food packing
  • coating and film
  • adsorption

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