Lignocellulose: Properties, Characterization and Applications
A special issue of Polysaccharides (ISSN 2673-4176).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 948
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; bionanohydrids; biomass engineering; biostructures; polysaccharides
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Interests: biorefinery; lignocellulosic biomass; polymers; recalcitrance; enzyme; accessibility; interaction; microscopy; fluorescence; 4D; modeling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lignocellulosic biomass is a key sustainable feedstock to produce materials, chemicals, and fuels replacing fossil carbon resources. However, given lignocellulose chemical and structural complexity, its viable transformation in biorefineries is still not economically optimal. This chemical complexity can also be considered as an advantage because a wide spectrum of biomolecules can be produced from polysaccharides in lignocellulose, bringing innovative properties and a better environmental impact.
Contributions will be articles presenting characterization techniques providing in-depth information on polysaccharide structure, organization, and chemical composition that are critical to optimize lignocellulose valorization. Additionally, applications of polysaccharides from lignocellulose to make various bioproducts are expected, from products designed at the nanoscale (e.g., nano-assemblies, complex biomolecules) to materials (e.g., composites) and commodities (biofuels, bioenergy).
Prof. Dr. Pedro Fardim
Dr. Gabriel Paes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lignocellulose
- polymer
- cellulose
- hemicellulose
- lignin
- characterization
- application
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