Vasile C., Aguirre-Álvarez G., Sun X.-F. (ed.) Advances in Natural Polymers: Extraction Methods and Applications

MDPI, 2024. — 237 p. — ISBN: 978-3-7258-1671-2This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360).
Collectively, these research papers and reviews are focused on green, eco-friendly, and easily scalable processes, with a view to facilitate a sustainable and circular economy. Some research papers deal with new extraction procedures to obtain cellulose or lignin, the recycling of biomass into high-value-added materials, as well as important developments in research and technology, which have also been reported in the study of some proteins and different polysaccharides such as chitosan, tea polysaccharides, and hyaluronan, how to reduce sugars in foods to obtain silver nanoparticles, and the valorization of some byproducts such as Nopal Mucilage and milk whey hydrolysates. This Reprint is addressed to experts interested in the large-scale development/valorization of different natural resources into high-value materials, engineers, researchers, and PhD students who may be performing their studies using the modern techniques used in the published papers.Advances in Natural Polymers: Extraction Methods and Applications
Milk Whey Hydrolysates as High Value-Added Natural Polymers: Functional Properties and Applications
Integrated Hemicellulose Extraction and Papermaking Fiber Production from Agro-Waste Biomass
Optimization of Alkaline Extraction of Xylan-Based Hemicelluloses from Wheat Straws: Effects of Microwave, Ultrasound, and Freeze–Thaw Cycles
Structural and Physicochemical Characterization of Extracted Proteins Fractions from Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) as a Potential Food Ingredient to Replace Ovalbumin in Foams and Emulsions
Effect of Selected Crosslinking and Stabilization Methods on the Properties of Porous Chitosan Composites Dedicated for Medical Applications
Advances in the Utilization of Tea Polysaccharides: Preparation, Physicochemical Properties, and Health Benefits
In Vitro Fermentation of Hyaluronan with Different Molecular Weights by Human Gut Microbiota: Differential Effects on Gut Microbiota Structure and Metabolic Function
Preparation of Surgical Thread from a Bioplastic Based on Nopal Mucilage
Novel and Facile Colorimetric Detection of Reducing Sugars in Foods via In Situ Formed Gelatin-Capped Silver Nanoparticles
Lignins as Promising Renewable Biopolymers and Bioactive Compounds for High-Performance Materials