An overview of biomass-based Oil/Water separation materials

W Zhang, Y Liu, F Tao, Y An, Y Zhong, ZC Liu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing amount of oily wastewater from industries poses a serious threat to the
ecological environment and human health, and separation of oil and water remains a …

[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 …

Graphene and graphene oxide-based composites for removal of organic pollutants: a review

K Thakur, B Kandasubramanian - Journal of Chemical & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Graphene, graphene oxide (GO), and their composites have been prominently utilized for
wastewater purification because of their adsorption, oxidation, and catalytic properties …

Cascade utilization of lignocellulosic biomass to high-value products

Y Liu, Y Nie, X Lu, X Zhang, H He, F Pan, L Zhou… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is a potential sustainable feedstock to replace fossil fuels. However,
the complex structure of biomass makes it difficult to convert into high-value products …

Lignin‐based polyurethane: recent advances and future perspectives

X Ma, J Chen, J Zhu, N Yan - Macromolecular rapid …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polyurethane (PU), as a polymer material with versatile product forms and excellent
performance, is used in coatings, elastomers, adhesives, and foams widely. However, the …

Green and facile preparation of regular lignin nanoparticles with high yield and their natural broad-spectrum sunscreens

B Wang, D Sun, HM Wang, TQ Yuan… - … sustainable chemistry & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignin nanoparticles offer a way for a high value use of the renewable resources. However,
there are few green and facile methods so far for producing lignin nanoparticles with both …

Wood‐derived functional polymeric materials

J Wang, D Zhang, F Chu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, tremendous efforts have been dedicated to developing wood‐derived
functional polymeric materials due to their distinctive properties, including environmental …

Antimicrobial cellulose paper tuned with chitosan fibers for high-flux oil/water separation

H Ling, L Wang, Q Lin, Q Huang, X Zhang, J Ren… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Separating films with both high efficiency and large flux are desperately needed to meet the
rising demand for the treatment of oily wastewater, while traditional oil/water separation …

Construction of adsorbents with graphene and its derivatives for wastewater treatment: a review

H Hu, W Wen, JZ Ou - Environmental Science: Nano, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene and its derivatives have captured enormous attention in the design and
fabrication of graphene-based adsorbents to handle various water pollutants due to their …

High strength and ultralight lignin-mediated fire-resistant aerogel for repeated oil/water separation

Y Yue, Y Wang, J Li, W Cheng, G Han, T Lu, C Huang… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil spillage accidents have caused serious environmental issues, and resulted in oil-
cleaning materials receiving widespread attention. In this study, lignin, a crucial recalcitrant …