[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 …

Understanding synthesis–structure–performance correlations of nanoarchitectured activated carbons for electrochemical applications and carbon capture

S Zhang, M Zheng, Y Tang, R Zang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Activated carbons are one of the most important classes of high‐surface‐area porous
materials. Owing to their unique structure, low price, and large‐scale production technology …

The evolution of 'sol–gel'chemistry as a technique for materials synthesis

AE Danks, SR Hall, Z Schnepp - Materials Horizons, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
From its initial use to describe hydrolysis and condensation processes, the term 'sol–gel'is
now used for a diverse range of chemistries. In fact, it is perhaps better defined more broadly …

Sustainable carbon materials

MM Titirici, RJ White, N Brun, VL Budarin… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon-based structures are the most versatile materials used in the modern field of
renewable energy (ie, in both generation and storage) and environmental science (eg …

Carbon materials as catalyst supports and catalysts in the transformation of biomass to fuels and chemicals

E Lam, JHT Luong - ACS catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
Carbon plays a dual role as a catalyst or a catalyst support for chemical and enzymatic
biomass transformation reactions due to its large specific surface area, high porosity …

Cellulose II aerogels: A review

T Budtova - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
Cellulose II aerogels are light-weight, open pores materials with high specific surface area.
They are made in the same way as bio-aerogels based on other polysaccharides, via …

Review on the production of polysaccharide aerogel particles

K Ganesan, T Budtova, L Ratke, P Gurikov, V Baudron… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
A detailed study of the production of polysaccharide aerogel (bio-aerogel) particles from lab
to pilot scale is surveyed in this article. An introduction to various droplets techniques …

Progress in microwave-assisted synthesis of quantum dots (graphene/carbon/semiconducting) for bioapplications: a review

RK Singh, R Kumar, DP Singh, R Savu… - Materials today …, 2019 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) are small nanometer-sized (< 10 nm) pure or composite materials with
excellent novel properties, thus making them interesting and emerging candidates for new …

Effects of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin on the structure and morphology of porous carbons

J Deng, T Xiong, H Wang, A Zheng… - … sustainable chemistry & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Porous carbon materials stemming from biomass have drawn increasing interest because of
their sustainable properties. Cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are the three basic …

Enhancement of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal from water by pyrogenic carbons: Tailoring carbon surface chemistry and pore properties

Z Wang, A Alinezhad, S Nason, F Xiao, JJ Pignatello - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Several countries, including the United States, plan to set an enforceable maximum
contaminant level for certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water …