Recent progress on nanocellulose aerogels: preparation, modification, composite fabrication, applications

Y Chen, L Zhang, Y Yang, B Pang, W Xu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid development of modern industry and excessive consumption of petroleum‐based
polymers have triggered a double crisis presenting a shortage of nonrenewable resources …

Cellulose nanocrystals in the development of biodegradable materials: A review on CNC resources, modification, and their hybridization

A Babaei-Ghazvini, B Vafakish, R Patel… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating demand for sustainable materials has propelled cellulose into the spotlight
as a promising alternative to petroleum-based products. As the most abundant organic …

Biomimetic, knittable aerogel fiber for thermal insulation textile

M Wu, Z Shao, N Zhao, R Zhang, G Yuan, L Tian… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Aerogels have been considered as an ideal material for thermal insulation. Unfortunately,
their application in textiles is greatly limited by their fragility and poor processability. We …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass vs inorganic and plastic-based aerogels: Structural design, functional tailoring, resource-efficient applications and sustainability analysis

G Wei, J Zhang, M Usuelli, X Zhang, B Liu… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The highly efficient utilization of bioresources and natural organic wastes has attracted great
attention, due to the high-speed consumption and shortage of energy in modern society …

Optimization strategies of composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage, transfer, conversion and utilization

X Chen, H Gao, Z Tang, W Dong, A Li… - Energy & Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermal energy harvesting technologies based on composite phase change materials
(PCMs) are capable of harvesting tremendous amounts of thermal energy via isothermal …

Thermally insulating nanocellulose‐based materials

V Apostolopoulou‐Kalkavoura, P Munier… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Thermally insulating materials based on renewable nanomaterials such as nanocellulose
could reduce the energy consumption and the environmental impact of the building sector …

Recent developments in nanocellulose-based aerogels in thermal applications: a review

S Ahankari, P Paliwal, A Subhedar, H Kargarzadeh - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Naturally derived nanocellulose (NC) is a renewable, biodegradable nanomaterial with high
strength, low density, high surface area, and tunable surface chemistry, which allows its …

Printed aerogels: Chemistry, processing, and applications

J Feng, BL Su, H **a, S Zhao, C Gao, L Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As an extraordinarily lightweight and porous functional nanomaterial family, aerogels have
attracted considerable interest in academia and industry in recent decades. Despite the …

The rising aerogel fibers: status, challenges, and opportunities

Z Sheng, Z Liu, Y Hou, H Jiang, Y Li, G Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aerogel fibers garner tremendous scientific interest due to their unique properties such as
ultrahigh porosity, large specific surface area, and ultralow thermal conductivity, enabling …

Recent advances in TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers: Oxidation mechanism, characterization, properties and applications

Z Tang, X Lin, M Yu, AK Mondal, H Wu - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cellulose is the richest renewable polymer source on the earth. TEMPO-mediated oxidized
cellulose nanofibers are deduced from enormously available wood biomass and …