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100 1 |a Dias, Juliana C  |u CITEVE—Technological Centre for Textile and Clothing of Portugal, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal; <email>cjsilva@citeve.pt</email> 
245 1 |a Biopolymers Derived from Forest Biomass for the Sustainable Textile Industry 
260 |b MDPI AG  |c 2025 
513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a In line with environmental awareness movements and social concerns, the textile industry is prioritizing sustainability in its strategic planning, product decisions, and brand initiatives. The use of non-biodegradable materials, obtained from non-renewable sources, contributes heavily to environmental pollution throughout the textile production chain. As sustainable alternatives, considerable efforts are being made to incorporate biodegradable biopolymers derived from residual biomass, with reasonable production costs, to replace or reduce the use of synthetic petrochemical-based polymers. However, the commercial deployment of these biopolymers is dependent on high biomass availability and a cost-effective supply. Residual forest biomass, with lignocellulosic composition and seasonably available at low cost, constitutes an attractive renewable resource that might be used as raw material. Thus, this review aims at carrying out a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature on the use of residual forest biomass as a source of new biomaterials for the textile industry, identifying current gaps or problems. Three specific biopolymers are considered: lignin that is recovered from forest biomass, and the bacterial biopolymers poly(hydroxyalkanoates) (PHAs) and bacterial cellulose (BC), which can be produced from sugar-rich hydrolysates derived from the polysaccharide fractions of forest biomass. Lignin, PHA, and BC can find use in textile applications, for example, to develop fibers or technical textiles, thus replacing the currently used synthetic materials. This approach will considerably contribute to improving the sustainability of the textile industry by reducing the amount of non-biodegradable materials upon disposal of textiles, reducing their environmental impact. Moreover, the integration of residual forest biomass as renewable raw material to produce advanced biomaterials for the textile industry is consistent with the principles of the circular economy and the bioeconomy and offers potential for the development of innovative materials for this industry. 
653 |a Polysaccharides 
653 |a Biodegradation 
653 |a Biodegradable materials 
653 |a Sustainability 
653 |a Cellulose 
653 |a Textile industry 
653 |a Biomass 
653 |a Polymerization 
653 |a Availability 
653 |a Biomedical materials 
653 |a Environmental impact 
653 |a Raw materials 
653 |a Biodegradability 
653 |a Biomaterials 
653 |a Biopolymers 
653 |a Strategic planning 
653 |a Textiles 
653 |a Forests 
653 |a Production costs 
653 |a Petrochemicals 
653 |a Lignin 
653 |a Hydrolysates 
653 |a Alcohol 
653 |a Industrial development 
653 |a Industrial textiles 
653 |a Lignocellulose 
653 |a Cellulose fibers 
653 |a Moisture absorption 
653 |a Renewable resources 
653 |a Composite materials 
653 |a Polymers 
653 |a Forest biomass 
653 |a Pollution sources 
653 |a Environmental awareness 
653 |a Glucose 
653 |a Polyhydroxyalkanoates 
653 |a Circular economy 
653 |a Economic 
653 |a Environmental 
700 1 |a Marques, Susana  |u Bioenergy and Biorefineries Unit, LNEG—National Laboratory of Energy and Geology, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal; <email>susana.marques@lneg.pt</email> 
700 1 |a Branco, Pedro C  |u RAIZ—Forest and Paper Research Institute, Eixo, 3801-501 Aveiro, Portugal; <email>pedro.costa.branco@thenavigatorcompany.com</email> 
700 1 |a Rodrigues, Thomas  |u Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; <email>ta.rodrigues@campus.fct.unl.pt</email> (T.R.); <email>c.torres@fct.unl.pt</email> (C.A.V.T.); <email>a4406@fct.unl.pt</email> (F.F.); UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal 
700 1 |a Torres, Cristiana A V  |u Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; <email>ta.rodrigues@campus.fct.unl.pt</email> (T.R.); <email>c.torres@fct.unl.pt</email> (C.A.V.T.); <email>a4406@fct.unl.pt</email> (F.F.); UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal 
700 1 |a Freitas, Filomena  |u Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; <email>ta.rodrigues@campus.fct.unl.pt</email> (T.R.); <email>c.torres@fct.unl.pt</email> (C.A.V.T.); <email>a4406@fct.unl.pt</email> (F.F.); UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal 
700 1 |a Evtyugin, Dmitry V  |u CICECO—Aveiro Institute of Materials and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; <email>dmitrye@ua.pt</email> 
700 1 |a Silva, Carla J  |u CITEVE—Technological Centre for Textile and Clothing of Portugal, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal; <email>cjsilva@citeve.pt</email> 
773 0 |t Forests  |g vol. 16, no. 1 (2025), p. 163 
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