Following the circular economy and green chemistry principles, polymers produced from natural sources represent a class of materials suitable for sustainable applications. Furthermore, modern technological progress is intrinsically responsible for the extensive generation of lignocellulosic biomass. Being the most accessible and recyclable carbon resource on Earth, these products are recognized as the key renewable material for sustainable societal development. Although different approaches have evolved to valorize lignocellulose in many sectors, real-world implementation has been hindered by a lack of cheap, efficacious, and reliable processing conditions. Nevertheless, functionalization of lignocellulosic materials, namely polysaccharides (cellulose, hemicellulose, chitin and derivatives, etc.) as well as bio-polyphenols, including lignin and tannins, enables the green production of high value-added chemicals, fuels and materials relevant to adsorption, composites, bio-catalysts, resins, to mention but a few.
Recent years have witnessed a growing emphasis on the isolation, functionalization and deployment of various polysaccharides and polyphenols from lignocellulose, as they present new and valuable characteristics, such as facilitated biodegradability, reasonable cost, and multifunctional properties, enabling a wide range of applications. This Research Topic seeks to uncover emerging and ongoing innovative approaches to revolutionize the functionalization of biomass materials and biopolymers, and their uses for catalytic systems, wood adhesives, bio-adsorbents, composites, and energy implications. As such, the search for fascinating novel applications to unlock the value of lignocellulose and its derivatives is of great relevance and will ultimately contribute to sustainable societal and economic development.
We welcome research work in the form of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Isolation, recovery, and characterization of lignocellulosic materials
• Optimizing the properties of biopolymers for pilot and industrial scale studies
• Testing the applicability of lignocellulose in bio-based resins, bio-adsorbents, fillers in composites, and flame retardants
• Novel catalytic applications of lignin and polysaccharides as functional materials, immobilizers, and carrier materials for catalytically active species
• Preparation, characterization, and catalytic application of colloidal polymeric nanoparticles in heterogeneous catalysis
• Improving the performances of different types of lignocellulose-based catalytic transformations (acid, base and metallic catalysts)
• Develop efficient metal-free catalytic systems based on lignocellulosic material
• Comparison of lignocellulose-based catalysts and chemicals with commercially and industrially available materials to assess their performance and reliability
• Design and implementation of functionalized lignocellulose in real-world applications (organic synthesis, energy, catalysts, platform chemicals and biofuel generation as well as bio-based materials).
Keywords:
Lignocellulose functionalization, bio-based catalysts, new biopolymer-modified catalytic systems, low-processing biomass-derived products and materials, ecological biomass conversion
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Following the circular economy and green chemistry principles, polymers produced from natural sources represent a class of materials suitable for sustainable applications. Furthermore, modern technological progress is intrinsically responsible for the extensive generation of lignocellulosic biomass. Being the most accessible and recyclable carbon resource on Earth, these products are recognized as the key renewable material for sustainable societal development. Although different approaches have evolved to valorize lignocellulose in many sectors, real-world implementation has been hindered by a lack of cheap, efficacious, and reliable processing conditions. Nevertheless, functionalization of lignocellulosic materials, namely polysaccharides (cellulose, hemicellulose, chitin and derivatives, etc.) as well as bio-polyphenols, including lignin and tannins, enables the green production of high value-added chemicals, fuels and materials relevant to adsorption, composites, bio-catalysts, resins, to mention but a few.
Recent years have witnessed a growing emphasis on the isolation, functionalization and deployment of various polysaccharides and polyphenols from lignocellulose, as they present new and valuable characteristics, such as facilitated biodegradability, reasonable cost, and multifunctional properties, enabling a wide range of applications. This Research Topic seeks to uncover emerging and ongoing innovative approaches to revolutionize the functionalization of biomass materials and biopolymers, and their uses for catalytic systems, wood adhesives, bio-adsorbents, composites, and energy implications. As such, the search for fascinating novel applications to unlock the value of lignocellulose and its derivatives is of great relevance and will ultimately contribute to sustainable societal and economic development.
We welcome research work in the form of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Isolation, recovery, and characterization of lignocellulosic materials
• Optimizing the properties of biopolymers for pilot and industrial scale studies
• Testing the applicability of lignocellulose in bio-based resins, bio-adsorbents, fillers in composites, and flame retardants
• Novel catalytic applications of lignin and polysaccharides as functional materials, immobilizers, and carrier materials for catalytically active species
• Preparation, characterization, and catalytic application of colloidal polymeric nanoparticles in heterogeneous catalysis
• Improving the performances of different types of lignocellulose-based catalytic transformations (acid, base and metallic catalysts)
• Develop efficient metal-free catalytic systems based on lignocellulosic material
• Comparison of lignocellulose-based catalysts and chemicals with commercially and industrially available materials to assess their performance and reliability
• Design and implementation of functionalized lignocellulose in real-world applications (organic synthesis, energy, catalysts, platform chemicals and biofuel generation as well as bio-based materials).
Keywords:
Lignocellulose functionalization, bio-based catalysts, new biopolymer-modified catalytic systems, low-processing biomass-derived products and materials, ecological biomass conversion
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.