Guest Editors
Jing Xu, Professor, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, China.
Prof. Jing Xu graduated from Sun Yat-sen University with a doctor's degree in 2006. Her honors are: (1) Leader of Key Laboratory of Agricultural Film Application of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; (2) Director of Functional Film Engineering Technology Research Center of Shandong Province; (3) Editorial Board of an OA journal in food chemistry. She is a Team Leader of "Green Materials and Green Energy" for green mulch/agricultural films and batteries. She presided over more than 10 scientific research projects at different levels, and published more than 50 papers. She applied for or authorized more than 46 patents, including 3 international patents and 6 awards in various domestic competitions. She transferred 5 technologies to the companies, with the amount of RMB 960,000.
Jiazhuo Xie, Associate Professor, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, China.
Prof. Jiazhuo Xie graduated from Shandong Agricultural University with a doctor's degree in 2019. He aims to prepare and apply the biobased/ biodegradable polymer-coated controlled-release fertilizers. He presided over 6 scientific research projects at different levels, and published more than 20 papers. He applied for or authorized more than 10 patents.
Pengpeng Shang, Associate Professor, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, China.
Prof. Pengpeng Shang got his Ph.D. degree at the University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2011. He was awarded by a grant from China Scholarship Council in 2018, and then worked as a visiting scholar at the Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nuclear (Italy) for one year. His major interests focus on the R&D of degradable fresh-keeping and antibacterial packaging material. He published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles in renowned journals.
Kun Zhang, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, China.
Dr. Kun Zhang graduated from Shandong Agricultural University with a doctor's degree in 2017. His major interests focus on the development of the agricultural biodegradable products. He presided or participated in over more than 10 scientific research projects at different levels, published more than 30 papers and 7 teaching materials. He applied for or authorized more than 13 patents and 4 awards in various domestic competitions. He formulated 5 technical procedures for the application of fully biodegradable mulch films.
Summary
The global white pollution needs to be solved urgently. Traditional non-biodegradable petroleum-based plastics severely pollute the environment and harm to human health. Nowadays, increasing attention had been attracted to biodegradable materials as alternatives to commercial plastics. However, the poor performance of biodegradable materials caused a major limitation for the application. New biodegradable materials should be developed.
Nanotechnology is the good tool to improve performance of biodegradable materials. Furthermore, new materials can be produced or reused through synthesis, extraction, processing, blending or treatment. There are quite a lot of relevant research in recent years, but very few can really be applied or transfer into products in agriculture. This Research Topic aims to explore more feasible biodegradable materials as the target of potential agricultural applications. It is expected to make some contributions to reduce global white pollution.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
(a) Biodegradable polymers for expanded application in agriculture
(b) Biodegradable nanocomposites for expanded application in agriculture
(c) Biodegradable agricultural film
(d) Biodegradable coating materials of controlled-release fertilizer
Keywords
Nanotechnology; Biodegradable polymers; Agriculture application; Environmental-friendly
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