Growing interest has been devoted in the last years to materials derived from renewable and sustainable resources mainly due to the increasing concerns associated with environment, waste accumulation and disposal, and the inevitable depletion of fossil resources. It becomes clear that ecological efficiency, green chemistry, renewable resources, and sustainable manufacturing should be the cornerstones for development of new methods and materials that offset the use of fossil fuels and utilize wastes and are biodegradables or recyclables. So, the necessity of more renewable and sustainable composite materials can lead to development of new technologies and processes that can contribute to the environment and life quality.

We thus invite researchers to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will increase the basic subject knowledge and may lead to the development of new technologies and innovations in this field. We are particularly interested in articles describing the new or modified processes of development/production/characterization of composites from renewable and sustainable materials, bio- or nanobiocomposites from renewable materials, and so forth. Review articles on recent applications of these materials are welcome.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Composites and nanocomposites based on renewable and sustainable materials
• Plant based nano- and biocomposites
• Biocomposites/nanobiocomposites materials
• New processes and technology for development composites and nanocomposites based on renewable materials
• Development, characterization, and novel applications of polysaccharides such as cellulose, xylan, and chitin in composites and nanocomposites
• Advanced applications of starch, chitin, and pectin in composites and nanocomposites
• New uses of lignin in composite materials