Recent Advances in Cellulose-Based Polymers and Their Composites
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 570
Special Issue Editors
Interests: catalysis; sensors; wastewater treatment; inorganic organic nanocompsoites; energy harvesting
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue on ‘Recent Advances in Cellulose-based Polymers and their Nanocomposites’ is devoted to the dissemination of high-quality original research articles or comprehensive reviews on cutting-edge developments in this interdisciplinary field. Recently, cellulose-based materials have received a great deal of attention and have become a hot topic. Various types of cellulose-based polymers and their nanocomposites have been developed for various application areas in order to improve their efficiency and their eco-friendliness. The increasing interest in these cellulose-based polymers and their composites might be due to their functional properties, which include, but are not limited to, their recyclability, their ease of processing, excellent property-to-host functional materials, abundance, and biocompatibility. These novel properties make them of great interest in various areas of research. Thus, works that are relevant to the preparation and application of cellulose-based polymers and their nanocomposites that possess depth in their understanding, as well as research that can open a door for both real application and academic study, are highly welcomed. This Special Issue special warmly welcomes both original papers and review articles. Research works that place emphasis on recent advances in cellulose-based polymers and their nanocomposites and that cover all aspects of the area are also very welcome in this Special Issue. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: electric stimuli-responsive devices; water evaporation and photothermal conversion; antibacterial properties; energy harvesting and storage; photocatalytic; magnetic; optical; electrical and thermal conductivity/insulation; oil–water separation; phase change; pyroelectric/thermoelectric; photothermal conversion; sensing and actuation; self-cleaning; shape memory; self-healing; sewage treatment; and waste treatment; smart window coating and high memory devices.
Dr. Kebena Gebeyehu Motora
Dr. Daniel Manaye Kabtamu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water evaporation and photothermal conversion
- biomedical imaging
- energy harvesting/storage
- wastewater treatment
- stimuli-responsive devices
- oil-water separation
- sensors
- antimicrobial activity
