2016生物基材料专刊序言

生物基材料,是利用谷物、豆科、秸秆、竹木粉等可再生生物质为原料制造的新型材料和化学品等,包括生物合成、生物加工、生物炼制过程获得的生物醇、有机酸、烷烃、烯烃等基础生物基化学品,也包括生物基塑料、生物基纤维、糖工程产品、生物基橡胶以及生物质热塑性加工得到塑料材料等。生物基材料由于其绿色、环境友好、资源节约等特点,正逐步成为引领当代世界科技创新和经济发展的又一个新的主导产业。本期专刊报道了生物基材料总体发展情况,介绍了生物基纤维、聚羟基烷酸酯、可生物降解地膜、生物基聚酰胺、蛋白医用生物材料、生物基聚氨酯、聚乳酸改性与加工等几个方面行业状况及其研究进展。

Preface for special issue on bio-based materials (2016)

Biobased materials are new materials or chemicals with renewable biomass as raw materials such as grain, legume, straw, bamboo and wood powder. This class of materials includes biobased polymer, biobased fiber, glycotechnology products, biobased rubber and plastics produced by biomass thermoplastic processing and basic biobased chemicals, for instance, bio-alcohols, organic acids, alkanes, and alkenes, obtained by bio-synthesis, bio-processing and bio-refinery. Owing to its environmental friendly and resource conservation, biobased materials are becoming a new dominant industry taking the lead in the world scientific and technological innovation and economic development. An overview of biobased materials development is reported in this special issue, and the industrial status and research progress of the following aspects, including biobased fiber, polyhydroxyalkanoates, biodegradable mulching film, biobased polyamide, protein based biomedical materials, biobased polyurethane, and modification and processing of poly(lactic acid), are introduced.