About this Research Topic
Biomass is an abundant and renewable resource from plants mainly composed of polysaccharides (cellulose and hemicelluloses) and an aromatic polymer (lignin). It is well-acceptable as an agricultural residue and forest by-product and has been treated as waste and simply burnt to elevate its value. However, biomass is a qualified carbon raw material: it offers us a plethora of possibilities for making different carbon-based polymers through thermal treatment (direct pyrolysis or hydrothermal carbonization) of the fabricated biomass polymer as the carbon precursor. It is expected to have multifarious applications in the field of energy conversion and storage as well as environmental treatments. To achieve this, the fundamental study related to carbon-based polymer formation and its relevant applications is essential.
During the past decades, significant progress in the production of polymers from biomass has been achieved. Researchers have already proved that utilizing cellulose fibers or other cellulose derivatives as fillers or matrices in biocomposite materials is an efficient biosustainable alternative for the production of high-quality and functional polymeric materials. Recently, the novel acorn-shaped microcapsules were also prepared via the self-assembly of a refined and acetylated Kraft lignin.
Even though biomass as the carbon-rich material is an ideal carbon precursor for the carbonization process, and the produced materials, so-called carbonaceous materials, also shown great potential in multifarious applications, to my knowledge, the specific topic to focus on the thermal treatment of the synthesized biomass polymers is still very limited.
Herein, this research topic will focus on tackling the problems for 1. The thermal treatment methodology for the fabricated biomass polymers includes but is not limited to: innovative applications of thermal treatment, the characterization of products related to thermal treatment reactions (e.g. the formation, structure, properties, and behaviors), and investigations of reaction mechanism (related to any aspect of the chemistry and physics of carbon); 2. The applications for the synthesized carbon-based polymer materials.
This topic is devoted to the publication of papers:
1. Thermal treatment methodology for the fabricated biomass polymers:
• Preparative thermal treatment methods for the synthesis of novel compounds and mechanisms of high-temperature reactions, including the chemical mechanism and kinetic investigations.
• Fundamental thermal treatment research on chemical substances and materials comprising from the fabricated biomass polymer.
• Computational and theoretical studies of reaction mechanism, kinetics, and thermodynamics.
2. The applications for the synthesized carbon-based polymer materials.
• Submissions related to any aspect of applications in the carbonaceous polymer materials are encouraged. Examples in the fields of catalysis, coatings, electronics, sensors, energy storage, environmental science, medicine, information technology, nuclear materials, structural materials, and quantum materials are welcomed in this venue.
During the past decades, significant progress in the production of polymers from biomass has been achieved. Researchers have already proved that utilizing cellulose fibers or other cellulose derivatives as fillers or matrices in biocomposite materials is an efficient biosustainable alternative for the production of high-quality and functional polymeric materials. Recently, the novel acorn-shaped microcapsules were also prepared via the self-assembly of a refined and acetylated Kraft lignin.
Even though biomass as the carbon-rich material is an ideal carbon precursor for the carbonization process, and the produced materials, so-called carbonaceous materials, also shown great potential in multifarious applications, to my knowledge, the specific topic to focus on the thermal treatment of the synthesized biomass polymers is still very limited.
Herein, this research topic will focus on tackling the problems for 1. The thermal treatment methodology for the fabricated biomass polymers includes but is not limited to: innovative applications of thermal treatment, the characterization of products related to thermal treatment reactions (e.g. the formation, structure, properties, and behaviors), and investigations of reaction mechanism (related to any aspect of the chemistry and physics of carbon); 2. The applications for the synthesized carbon-based polymer materials.
This topic is devoted to the publication of papers:
1. Thermal treatment methodology for the fabricated biomass polymers:
• Preparative thermal treatment methods for the synthesis of novel compounds and mechanisms of high-temperature reactions, including the chemical mechanism and kinetic investigations.
• Fundamental thermal treatment research on chemical substances and materials comprising from the fabricated biomass polymer.
• Computational and theoretical studies of reaction mechanism, kinetics, and thermodynamics.
2. The applications for the synthesized carbon-based polymer materials.
• Submissions related to any aspect of applications in the carbonaceous polymer materials are encouraged. Examples in the fields of catalysis, coatings, electronics, sensors, energy storage, environmental science, medicine, information technology, nuclear materials, structural materials, and quantum materials are welcomed in this venue.
Keywords: Biomass, Polymer, Thermal treatment, Mechanism investigations, Carbonaceous applications
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