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Overview

Jalel Labidi is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. The primary academic focus centers on engineering and materials science, with a significant number of publications also contributing to biomedical engineering and biomaterials research.

Their research encompasses several subfields, notably biomedical engineering, biomaterials, plant science, food science, and polymers and plastics. This multidisciplinary approach highlights an intersection of biological and material sciences applied to practical innovations.

Several key topics are prominent in their scholarly work, including lignin and wood chemistry, advanced cellulose research studies, and nanocomposite films for food packaging. Other topics covered in their research involve catalysis for biomass conversion, biofuel production and bioconversion, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, and various biochemical processes relevant to these areas.

Jalel Labidi has contributed to numerous scientific journals, most frequently publishing in Polymers, Industrial Crops and Products, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Molecules. These venues underline the focus on polymer science, industrial applications, and biological macromolecules.

Their recent papers reflect ongoing engagement with materials and biomaterials for environmental and industrial applications. Selected works include:

  • Chitosan-based delivery systems for plants: A brief overview of recent advances and future directions, 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Gelatin-Based Hydrogels: Potential Biomaterials for Remediation, 2023, Polymers
  • Production and characterization of chitosan-fungal extract films, 2020, Food Bioscience
  • Halochromic and antioxidant capacity of smart films of chitosan/chitin nanocrystals with curcuma oil and anthocyanins, 2021, Food Hydrocolloids
  • Valorization of Marine Waste: Use of Industrial By-Products and Beach Wrack Towards the Production of High Added-Value Products, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Jalel Labidi's research profile. Frequent coauthors include Amaia Morales, Xabier Erdocia, Leyre Sillero, Fabio Hernández-Ramos, and Nagore Izaguirre. These collaborations suggest sustained interdisciplinary teamwork across multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • Physico-chemical characterization of lignins from different sources for use in phenol–formaldehyde resin synthesis

    A. Tejado;C. Peña;J. Labidi;J.M. Echeverria

  • Lignin depolymerisation strategies: towards valuable chemicals and fuels

    Chunping Xu;Rick Arneil D. Arancon;Jalel Labidi;Rafael Luque

  • Current advancements in chitosan-based film production for food technology; A review

    Muhammad Mujtaba;Rania E. Morsi;Garry Kerch;Maher Z. Elsabee

  • Lignin separation and fractionation by ultrafiltration

    A. Toledano;A. García;I. Mondragon;J. Labidi

  • Industrial and crop wastes: A new source for nanocellulose biorefinery

    Araceli García;Araceli García;Alessandro Gandini;Jalel Labidi;Naceur Belgacem

  • On chemistry of γ-chitin

    Murat Kaya;Muhammad Mujtaba;Hermann Ehrlich;Asier M. Salaberria

  • Physicochemical properties of PLA lignin blends

    Oihana Gordobil;Itziar Egüés;Rodrigo Llano-Ponte;Jalel Labidi

  • Antioxidative and antimicrobial edible chitosan films blended with stem, leaf and seed extracts of Pistacia terebinthus for active food packaging

    Murat Kaya;Sanaz Khadem;Sanaz Khadem;Yavuz Selim Cakmak;Muhammad Mujtaba;Muhammad Mujtaba

  • Kraft lignin as filler in PLA to improve ductility and thermal properties

    Oihana Gordobil;Rafael Delucis;Itziar Egüés;Jalel Labidi

  • Characterization of lignins obtained by selective precipitation

    A. García;A. Toledano;L. Serrano;I. Egüés

  • Improving base catalyzed lignin depolymerization by avoiding lignin repolymerization

    Ana Toledano;Luis Serrano;Jalel Labidi

  • Organosolv lignin depolymerization with different base catalysts

    Ana Toledano;Luis Serrano;Jalel Labidi

  • Comparative study of lignin fractionation by ultrafiltration and selective precipitation

    A. Toledano;L. Serrano;A. Garcia;I. Mondragon

  • Rice straw pulp obtained by using various methods

    Alejandro Rodríguez;Ana Moral;Luis Serrano;Jalel Labidi

  • Surface-modified nano-cellulose as reinforcement in poly(lactic acid) to conform new composites

    Eduardo Robles;Iñaki Urruzola;Jalel Labidi;Luis Serrano

  • Agricultural palm oil tree residues as raw material for cellulose, lignin and hemicelluloses production by ethylene glycol pulping process

    M. González Alriols;A. Tejado;M. Blanco;I. Mondragon

  • Assesment of technical lignins for uses in biofuels and biomaterials: Structure-related properties, proximate analysis and chemical modification

    Oihana Gordobil;Rosana Moriana;Liming Zhang;Jalel Labidi

  • The effect of alkaline and silane treatments on mechanical properties and breakage of sisal fibers and poly(lactic acid)/sisal fiber composites

    A. Orue;A. Jauregi;U. Unsuain;J. Labidi

  • Tannins extraction: A key point for their valorization and cleaner production

    Pedro L. de Hoyos-Martínez;Pedro L. de Hoyos-Martínez;Juliette Merle;Jalel Labidi;Fatima Charrier – El Bouhtoury

  • Production and characterization of chitosan based edible films from Berberis crataegina's fruit extract and seed oil

    Murat Kaya;Preethi Ravikumar;Preethi Ravikumar;Sedef Ilk;Muhammad Mujtaba;Muhammad Mujtaba

  • Microwave-assisted depolymerisation of organosolv lignin via mild hydrogen-free hydrogenolysis: Catalyst screening

    Ana Toledano;Luis Serrano;Antonio Pineda;Antonio A. Romero

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Serrano
Luis Serrano Centre for Genomic Regulation
Iñaki Mondragon
Iñaki Mondragon University of the Basque Country
Arantxa Eceiza
Arantxa Eceiza University of the Basque Country
Rafael Luque
Rafael Luque King Saud University
Tom Welton
Tom Welton Imperial College London
Maria Teresa Moreira
Maria Teresa Moreira University of Santiago de Compostela
Alejandro Rodríguez
Alejandro Rodríguez University of Córdoba
Sami Boufi
Sami Boufi University of Sfax
Kristiina Oksman
Kristiina Oksman Luleå University of Technology

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