Tannins as a sustainable raw material for green chemistry: A review

Y Shirmohammadli, D Efhamisisi, A Pizzi - Industrial crops and products, 2018 - Elsevier
Tannins as herbal extracts are a good alternative for green chemistry. They are found
aplenty in some plant species and can be extracted by simple methods. The tannins main …

Progress in Bio‐Based Phenolic Foams: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

PR Sarika, P Nancarrow, A Khansaheb… - ChemBioEng …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Phenolic foams are widely used as insulation materials in construction, transportation, and
spacecraft industries due to their flame retardancy, thermal stability, low toxicity, and low …

Application of tannic acid and ferrous ion complex as eco-friendly flame retardant and antibacterial agents for silk

W Zhang, ZY Yang, RC Tang, JP Guan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Traditional flame retardants (FRs) for textiles are limited by toxicity, environmental
persistence and bioaccumulation. There is an urgent need to develop environmentally …

Anti-oxidative and UV-absorbing biohybrid film of cellulose nanofibrils and tannin extract

P Li, JA Sirviö, A Haapala, A Khakalo, H Liimatainen - Food Hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
Cellulose and tannin are both abundant and biodegradable natural polymers. This study
proposes a strategy to construct biohybrid films combining the characteristics of cationic …

Approaching highly leaching-resistant fire-retardant wood by in situ polymerization with melamine formaldehyde resin

C Lin, O Karlsson, J Martinka, P Rantuch… - Acs Omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
The objective of the work was to improve the leaching resistance of fire-retardant (FR)
modified wood by the incorporation of a thermoset resin. Here, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris …

Wood preservation using natural products

RF González-Laredo, M Rosales-Castro… - Madera y …, 2015 - scielo.org.mx
It is a current concern in the wood preservation field to avoid the use of toxic chemicals and
develop new technologies based on low environmental impact agents and sustainable …

Chemical modification of Dendrocalamus asper bamboo with citric acid and boron compounds: Effects on the physical-chemical, mechanical and thermal properties

C Gauss, M Kadivar, KA Harries… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of environmentally friendly treatment using citric acid and boron compounds on
the physical-chemical and mechanical properties and thermal degradation of D. asper …

Chemical characterization of cherry (Prunus avium) extract in comparison with commercial mimosa and chestnut tannins

E Cesprini, A De Iseppi, S Giovando, E Tarabra… - Wood Science and …, 2022 - Springer
In a growing context of green and circular economy, gaining knowledge of the composition
of every crop is crucial, as this will allow for their full exploitation. Cherry (Prunus avium L.) is …

Potassium carbonate impregnation and torrefaction of wood block for thermal properties improvement: Prediction of torrefaction performance using artificial neural …

L Richa, B Colin, A Pétrissans, C Wallace, J Wolfgram… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Catalytic torrefaction using potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3) impregnation is a pretreatment
method demonstrated to catalyze wood powder's thermal degradation for energy use. In this …

Flame-retardant smoke-suppressing and antibacterial poplar wood enabled by a bio-based flame retardant containing transition metal

X Wang, L Yu, Z Fan, G Yang, H Guo - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Utilizing bio-based flame retardants like chitosan (CS) and tannic acid (TA) is an effective
way to enhance the flame retardancy of wooden products. In this work, the poplar wood was …