The food–materials nexus: Next generation bioplastics and advanced materials from agri‐food residues

CG Otoni, HMC Azeredo, BD Mattos… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The most recent strategies available for upcycling agri‐food losses and waste (FLW) into
functional bioplastics and advanced materials are reviewed and the valorization of food …

Aerogel-based adsorbents as emerging materials for the removal of heavy metals from water: Progress, challenges, and prospects

I Ihsanullah, M Sajid, S Khan, M Bilal - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
The removal of heavy metals from aqueous environment is essential to safeguard the
environment, human health, and aquatic life. Aerogels, highly porous three-dimensional …

Biochar derived from pineapple leaf non-fibrous materials and its adsorption capability for pesticides

A Srikhaow, EE Win, T Amornsakchai, T Kiatsiriroat… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Non-fibrous materials (NFMs) are typically discarded during pineapple leaf fiber processing.
The underutilized NFM waste was proposed for use in this work as a raw material for the …

Composite aerogels of TEMPO-oxidized pineapple leaf pulp and chitosan for dyes removal

NHN Do, BY Truong, PTX Nguyen, KA Le… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recycling agricultural and aquacultural by-products into high-value engineering aerogels is
a sustainable solution to minimize the negative impacts of these wastes on the environment …

cellulose nanofiber-based aerogels from wheat straw: Influence of surface load and lignin content on their properties and dye removal capacity

R Morcillo-Martín, E Espinosa, L Rabasco-Vílchez… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water pollution is one of the most serious problems worldwide. Nanocellulose-based
aerogels usually show excellent adsorption capacities due to their high aspect ratio, specific …

Synthesis and thermomechanical properties of bioplastics and biocomposites: A systematic review

L Rajeshkumar, M Ramesh, V Bhuvaneswari… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Materials research relating to bio-based polymers and composites has become the order of
the day and several types of research are being undertaken on these materials. This is …

Recent progresses in eco-friendly fabrication and applications of sustainable aerogels from various waste materials

PTT Nguyen, NHN Do, XY Goh, CJ Goh… - Waste and Biomass …, 2022 - Springer
Tons of waste from residential, commercial and manufacturing activities are generated due
to the growing population, urbanization and economic development, prompting the need for …

High-value utilization of pineapple leaf fibers towards high-performance electromagnetic shielding materials

Y Qian, Y Kuang, Y Zhang, Y Wei, Y Liu, C Wang… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
As wearable electronics and wireless communications grow in popularity, high-performance
electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials are being explored for reducing …

Scalable fabrication of lightweight carbon nanotube aerogel composites for full X-band electromagnetic wave absorption

LT Nguyen, CJ Goh, T Bai, RH Ong, XY Goh… - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Electromagnetic waves (EMWs) from advanced electronic devices can hinder normal
operation of other electronic equipment, negatively affecting their performance and cause …

Insights into sustainable aerogels from lignocellulosic materials

HSH Nguyen, HKP Huynh, ST Nguyen… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Aerogels, the three-dimensional materials, have been considered to be revolutionary solid-
state materials due to their highly porous structure, low density, large surface area, and low …