Macromolecular carbohydrates are valuable precursors for the design of a range of functional and green materials. We produce carbohydrate-rich fractions by chelating, aqueous and/or hydrothermal treatments of forestry, agricultural or marine biomass. Pathways are designed for chemical and/or physical modifications and subsequent conversion of such fractions into materials for bulk and high value applications. This talk will present new and benign strategies for the multicomponent fractionation of biomass as well as purposely developed routes for the preparation of gels and bioplastic materials with targeted property profiles.<br/>

Biomass conversion into functional bioplastics and gels

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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