1st Edition
Sustainability of Biomass through Bio-based Chemistry
1. Biomass and Sustainability
[Valentin I. Popa]
2. Selectively Transformation of Lignin into Value-added Chemicals
[Xiaojun Shen and Runcang Sun]
3. Nanocellulose-based Materials for the Solar Cell, Wearable Sensors, and Supercapacitors
[Sheng Chen, Meng Wang, Changyou Shao, and Feng Xu]
4. Horizons for Future Sustainability: From Trash to Functional Cellulose Fibres
[Aleksandra M. Mikhailidi and Nina E. Kotelnikova]
5. Cellulose Valorization for the Development of Bio-based Functional Materials via Topochemical Engineering
[Lokesh Kesavan, Liji Sobhana, and Pedro Fardim]
6. Sustainable Hydrogels from Renewable Resources
[Diana Ciolacu]
7. Production of Cellulosic Membranes from Rice Husks for Reverse Osmosis Applications
[Ana Carolina de Oliveira, Franciélle Girardi-Alves, and Luizildo Pitol-Filho]
8. Morphological Aspects of Sustainable Hydrogels
[Daniela Rusu, Diana Ciolacu, and Roxana Vlase]
9. Bio-based Stimuli-responsive Hydrogels with Biomedical Applications
[Raluca Nicu and Diana Ciolacu]
10. Curdlan Derivatives: New Approaches in Synthesis and Their Applications
[Dana M. Suflet]
Biography
Valentin I. Popa is professor emeritus of Wood Chemistry and Biotechnology at Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania. Professor Popa earned a BSc and an MSc in chemical engineering (1969) and a PhD in polysaccharide chemistry (1976) at Polytechnic Institute of Iasi, Romania. He was awarded the Romanian Academy Prize for his contributions in the field of seaweed chemistry (1976). He has published more than 600 papers in the fields of wood chemistry and biotechnology, biomass complex processing, biosynthesis, and biodegradation of natural com- pounds, allelochemicals, bioadhesives, and bioremediation. Professor Popa is the author and co-author of 38 books and book chapters.
