This review focuses on lightweight materials (foams, aerogels, cryogels, xerogels) obtained
from lignocellulosic fibres, nanocelluloses, and regenerated celluloses, in which the dried …

In the near future, grasses must provide most of the biomass for the production of renewable
fuels. However, grass cell walls are characterized by a large quantity of hydroxycinnamic …

A novel theoretical framework for an embodied, non-representational approach to language
that extends and deepens enactive theory, bridging the gap between sensorimotor skills and …

In seminal works ranging from Sources of the Self to A Secular Age, Charles Taylor has
shown how we create possible ways of being, both as individuals and as a society. In his …

The largest living rodent, capybara, can efficiently depolymerize and utilize lignocellulosic
biomass through microbial symbiotic mechanisms yet elusive. Herein, we elucidate the …

The aim of producing sustainable liquid biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass
remains high on the sustainability agenda, but is challenged by the costs of producing …

Plant cell walls form an organic complex composite material that fulfils various functions. The
hierarchical structure of this material is generated from the integration of its elementary …

Brazil, with 185 million tons of solid residues generation per harvest, is the largest producer
of sugarcane in the world. The utilization of this biomass ranges from the extraction of …

Enactive cognitive science combines questions in epistemology, ontology, and ethics by
conceiving of bodies as open-ended and mutually transforming through activity. While …

The interpretation of the infra-red spectra of small molecules is one of the important triumphs
of molecular physics. These spectroscopic studies have led to precise informa tion …