Biomass-based aerogels offer a promising potential as alternatives to plastic-based foams
for thermal insulation applications. However, their inherent flammability has hindered their …

Fire safety is a critical concern in various industries necessitating the development of
sustainable and effective fire-resistant materials. Sustainable fire-resistant polysaccharide …

Global efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve thermal comfort demand sustainable
and safe-to-use insulative materials. This study advances a new type of chemical binder-free …

Flexible and environmentally friendly bio-based films have attracted significant attention as
next-generation fire-responsive sensors. However, the low structural stability, durability, and …

In this study, we report a series of lightweight, anisotropic polyimide/cellulose nanofibril
(PI/CNF) composite aerogels with outstanding thermal insulation and flame retardancy via …

Cotton and its blended fabrics are widely used textile materials in daily life; however, their
high flammability brings serious fire hazards. It remains a huge challenge to endow cotton …

Polymer-based aerogels are tough, low-density, and thermally insulating materials currently
receiving increasing attention. In this work, robust all-natural aerogel composites have been …

Foams are widely used for applications in construction, energy absorption, and building
insulation. We developed sustainable chitin/chitosan-based foams derived from snow crab …

The continuous progression of industrialisation and the burgeoning global population have
precipitated the non-renewable energy crisis and exacerbated environmental problems …

Biomass aerogels have attracted wide attention due to their excellent thermal insulation
properties, but their low mechanical strength and high susceptibility to combustion limit their …