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 …

Recent progress of green biomass based composite materials applied in supercapacitors, sensors, and electrocatalysis

C **ong, C Zheng, X Jiang, X **ao, H Wei… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development and design of multifunctional, intelligent, miniaturized, and integrated
materials and devices is a prominent trend in future society. As a renewable resource …

Lignocellulosic materials for energy storage devices

M Zhang, Y Duan, T Chen, J Qi, T Xu, H Du… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With natural biodegradability and bio-renewability, lignocellulose has attracted great interest
in the field of energy storage. Due to the porous structure, good thermal and chemical …

Molecular-scale controllable conversion of biopolymers into hard carbons towards lithium and sodium ion batteries: A review

LJ **e, C Tang, MX Song, XQ Guo, XM Li, JX Li… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hard carbons are widely investigated as potential anodes for lithium and sodium ion
batteries owing to their internally well-tailored textures (closed pores and defects) and large …

Advances in bioinspired and multifunctional biomaterials made from chiral cellulose nanocrystals

H Hu, X Zhang, W Liu, Q Hou, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Constructing and mimicking bioinspired structural color from bio-based materials has
aroused tremendous attention. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), a typical nanomaterial made …

Current advances of nanocellulose application in biomedical field

MY Leong, YL Kong, MY Harun, CY Looi… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose (NC) is a natural fiber that can be extracted in fibrils or crystals form from
different natural sources, including plants, bacteria, and algae. In recent years …

Cellulose/inorganic nanoparticles-based nano-biocomposite for abatement of water and wastewater pollutants

Z Zhang, AIS Ahmed, MZ Malik, N Ali, F Ali, MO Hassan… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanostructured materials offer a significant role in wastewater treatment with diminished
capital and operational expense, low dose, and pollutant selectivity. Specifically, the …

Chiral liquid crystalline properties of cellulose nanocrystals: fundamentals and applications

A Abbasi Moud - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
By using an independent self-assembly process that is occasionally controlled by
evaporation, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) may create films (pure or in conjunction with …

Nature-inspired construction of iridescent CNC/Nano-lignin films for UV resistance and ultra-fast humidity response

Z Ling, J Chen, X Wang, L Shao, C Wang, S Chen… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploration of functional materials based on sustainable and renewable biomolecules has
been of much interest. Herein, nature-inspired photonic films were proposed by …

A roadmap of battery separator development: Past and future

J Choi, PJ Kim - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The battery separator is one of the most essential components that highly affect the
electrochemical stability and performance in lithium-ion batteries. In order to keep up with a …