%0 Journal Article
%T Hemicellulose-Based Polymers Processing and Application
%A Lisong Hu
%A Xuezhi Fang
%A Menghao Du
%A Fan Luo
%A Shaohai Guo
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 2066-2079
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2020
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2020.1112146
%X Hemicellulose is the second most abundant biomass </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the world. Because of its
unique chemical structure, hemicellulose has attracted more and more research
and industry application under the background of fossil resource shortage and
drawbacks. Hem</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">i</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">cellulose
is ten</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ded</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> to be modified with esterification, etherification, cross-linkage and so
on. These reactions change hemicellulose properties, so that it could be
applied in many fields such as medical field, films, hydrogels, conductive
polymers. Herein, we reviewed structure, isolation, reaction and applications
of hemicellulose. Especially the useful pathways to change the hydrophilic
character of hemicelluloses to hydrophobic are reviewed and several
applications of these materials are discussed.
%K Hemicellulose
%K Extraction
%K Materials
%K Hydrogel
%K Polymers
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=106012