[HTML][HTML] Biomass vs inorganic and plastic-based aerogels: Structural design, functional tailoring, resource-efficient applications and sustainability analysis

G Wei, J Zhang, M Usuelli, X Zhang, B Liu… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The highly efficient utilization of bioresources and natural organic wastes has attracted great
attention, due to the high-speed consumption and shortage of energy in modern society …

Biopolymer aerogels and foams: Chemistry, properties, and applications

S Zhao, WJ Malfait… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biopolymer aerogels were among the first aerogels produced, but only in the last decade
has research on biopolymer and biopolymer–composite aerogels become popular …

Synthesis of chitosan aerogels as promising carriers for drug delivery: A review

S Wei, YC Ching, CH Chuah - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan with abundant functional groups is regarded as important ingredients for preparing
aerogel materials in life science. The biocompatibility and biodegradability of chitosan …

Performance improvement of PES membrane decorated by Mil-125 (Ti)/chitosan nanocomposite for removal of organic pollutants and heavy metal

MJ Khosravi, SM Hosseini, V Vatanpour - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mil-125 (Ti)-CS nanocomposite was successfully synthesized and
characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, Fourier-transform …

Chemistry of chitosan aerogels: three‐dimensional pore control for tailored applications

S Takeshita, S Zhao, WJ Malfait… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chitosan is an abundant biopolymer derived from food waste with attractive properties,
particularly its high biocompatibility and easy chemical processability. Here, we review the …

Superior intrinsic flame-retardant phosphorylated chitosan aerogel as fully sustainable thermal insulation bio-based material

H Cui, N Wu, X Ma, F Niu - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to the arising environmental pollution and energy-related challenges, the utilization of
renewable polysaccharides such as chitosan (CS) in the preparation of biodegradable …

Chitosan/silica hybrid aerogels with synergistic capability for superior hydrophobicity and mechanical robustness

S Zhang, Y Liao, K Lu, Z Wang, J Wang, L Lai… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan aerogels could be applied potentially in thermal insulation for energy-saving
buildings, separation/adsorption, and catalysis. However, disadvantages of chitosan …

Lightweight, high-strength, and anisotropic structure composite aerogel based on hydroxyapatite nanocrystal and chitosan with thermal insulation and flame retardant …

J Zhu, R Xiong, F Zhao, T Peng, J Hu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Advanced thermal management materials with low thermal conductivity and robustness
have been a research hotspot for energy conservation and sustainable development …

Chitosan films as pH-responsive sustained release systems of naturally occurring antifungal volatile compounds

R Heras-Mozos, R Gavara, P Hernández-Muñoz - Carbohydrate polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Reversible imine bonds have been used as a strategy to develop pH-dependent antifungal
systems based on grafting benzaldehyde and citral onto the surface of chitosan films …

[HTML][HTML] A review of recent advances in starch-based materials: Bionanocomposites, pH sensitive films, aerogels and carbon dots

SK Mary, RR Koshy, R Arunima, S Thomas… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This is an overview of the state-of-the-art in the field of starch-based materials, incorporating
recent research to provide a comprehensive look at developments involving novel materials …