Innovation in Nano-Polysaccharides for Eco-Sustainability: From Science to Industrial Applications

Innovation in Nano-Polysaccharides for Eco-Sustainability: From Science to Industrial Applications presents fundamentals, advanced preparation methods, and novel applications of polysaccharide-based nanomaterials. These materials can offer biocompatibility, biodegradability, bioadhesivity, and non-toxicity, alongside wide availability and usually low cost, which has led to increasingly numerous applications in a range of valuable industrial areas.

The book begins by introducing the fundamental aspects of polysaccharides and nano-polysaccharides, covering structure and properties, surface modification, processing, and characterization. Key considerations are explained in detail, including the connection between the substituents of polysaccharides and resulting physical properties, and renewable resources and sustainable utilization of nano-structures polysaccharide materials. Further chapters highlight specific high value application areas, such as pharmaceuticals, photocatalysts, energy, and wastewater treatment.

This is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, and advanced students, across bio-based polymers, nanomaterials, polymer chemistry, sustainable materials, biology, materials science and engineering, and chemical engineering. In industry, this book supports scientists, R&D, and engineers looking to utilize bio-based materials in advanced industrial applications.