Biomass-based functional materials for rechargeable Zn-ion batteries

Q Zhao, T Xu, K Liu, H Du, M Zhang, Y Wang… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zn-ion batteries have recently generated great enthusiasm in the energy storage and
conversion field due to the high theoretical specific capacitance and low redox potential …

Multifunctional Aerogels: A comprehensive review on types, synthesis and applications of aerogels

N Rai, I Chauhan - Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2023 - Springer
Aerogels are lightweight solid materials that are prepared from organic or inorganic
materials or as composites and are explored as advanced materials for various applications …

Green solutions for blue waters: using biomaterials to purify water from microplastics and nanoplastics

V Fakhri, A Hamzehlouy, AJ Dehchani, E Moradi… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly recognized as significant environmental contaminants
due to their widespread presence in the atmosphere, soil, and, particularly, aquatic …

Coral-inspired environmental durability aerogels for micron-size plastic particles removal in the aquatic environment

B Zheng, B Li, H Wan, X Lin, Y Cai - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Removing microplastics (MPs) from water has been a huge challenge due to their inherent
features including small size and high stability. In this research, inspired by the active …

Tuning the properties of porous chitosan: Aerogels and cryogels

C Chartier, S Buwalda, H Van Den Berghe… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highly porous chitosan-based materials were prepared via dissolution, non-solvent induced
phase separation and drying using different methods. The goal was to tune the morphology …

Clay-based aerogel combined with CuS for solar-driven interfacial steam generation and desalination

S Zhao, H Wei, X Zhang, F Wang, Z Su - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven water purification is a promising technology that can effectively utilize solar
energy for seawater desalination. However, poor materials are unable to meet the dense …

Biopolymer‐Polysiloxane Double Network Aerogels

S Takeshita, T Ono - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A new series of transparent aerogels of biopolymer‐polysiloxane double networks is
reported. Biopolymer aerogels have attracted much attention from green and sustainable …

Neat chitosan porous materials: A review of preparation, structure characterization and application

P Grzybek, Ł Jakubski, G Dudek - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review presents an overview of methods for preparing chitosan-derived porous
materials and discusses their potential applications. This family of materials has garnered …

Agarose, alginate and chitosan nanostructured aerogels for pharmaceutical applications: A short review

M Guastaferro, E Reverchon, L Baldino - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this short review, drug delivery systems, formed by polysaccharide-based (ie, agarose,
alginate, and chitosan) aerogels, are analyzed. In particular, the main papers, published in …

Biomimetic transparent layered tough aerogels for thermal superinsulation and triboelectric nanogenerator

Z Hu, X Zhang, Q Sun, P Gu, X Liang, X Yang, M Liu… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Transparent aerogels are ideal candidates for thermally insulating windows, solar thermal
receivers, electronics, etc. However, they are usually prepared via energy‐consuming …