Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials

BL Tardy, BD Mattos, CG Otoni, M Beaumont… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

Fire-safe polymer composites: flame-retardant effect of nanofillers

Y Kim, S Lee, H Yoon - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, polymers are competing with metals and ceramics to realize various material
characteristics, including mechanical and electrical properties. However, most polymers …

Customizing high-performance molten salt biochar from wood waste for CO2/N2 separation

M Sun, X Zhu, C Wu, O Masek, CH Wang… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Engineered biochar derived from wood waste pyrolysis in molten salts were developed for
effective CO 2/N 2 separation. The production conditions were customized to obtain the …

Ultrahigh water-retention cellulose hydrogels as soil amendments for early seed germination under harsh conditions

CC Qin, SYH Abdalkarim, Y Zhou, HY Yu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural lands are greatly affected by climate change, harsh soils, and desertification,
which negatively impact the future sustainability of crop production. This work proposes a …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose nanofibers reinforced nanocomposites with high strength and toughness by tunable wet-drawing and ionic cross-linking method

P Xi, F Quan, Y Sun, Y Jiang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Although great achievements have been made for man-made cellulose nanofibers
reinforced materials, the toughness is still difficult to be improved due to the stiff nature of …

Preparation of Antibacterial Dialdehyde Nanocellulose Using LiBr·3H2O Non-Dissolving Pretreatment Promoted Periodate Oxidation

Y Zhang, W Deng, C Liu, F Yan, M Wu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dialdehyde nanocellulose (DANC), obtained via periodate oxidation, has been widely used
in foods, cosmetics, and biomedical fields due to its unique characteristics. However, the …

Novel strategy to interpret the degradation behaviors and mechanisms of bio-and non-degradable plastics

C Huang, Y Liao, Z Zou, Y Chen, M Jin, J Zhu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
China government has implemented regulations to completely ban the use of disposable
plastics with about 54 million kt, resulting in tremendous controversies about non …

Efficient Conversion of Cellulose to Thermoplastics by Mechanochemical Esterification

DF Hou, ML Li, PY Li, L Zhou, K Zhang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite the melting processibility of cellulose is of great importance to convert this abundant
biomass to various products, the efficient and sustainable preparation of a thermoplastic …

Cost-effective preparation of highly amorphous cellulose nanofibrils with TEMPO oxidation promoted by mild molten salt hydrate pretreatment

W Deng, Y Zhang, M Wu, C Liu, G Yu, B Li… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)/NaBr/NaClO catalytic oxidation
system is a commonly used method to prepare carboxylated cellulose nanofibrils (TOCNF) …

Microwave-assisted fast co-production of fermentable sugar and nanocellulose via tunable zinc acetate based deep eutectic solvents treatments

Y Xie, J Zhao, P Wang, Z Ji, Z Ling, Q Yong - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvent (DES) treatment has been considered as a promising approach to
lignocellulose deconstruction and valorization. Nevertheless, some aspects such as high …