Hemicellulose: Structure, chemical modification, and application

J Rao, Z Lv, G Chen, F Peng - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose has been extensively researched over the past decades in response to the
growing global significance of renewable resources and environment-friendly materials …

Sustainable polymers

AK Mohanty, F Wu, R Mincheva… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …

Understanding synthesis–structure–performance correlations of nanoarchitectured activated carbons for electrochemical applications and carbon capture

S Zhang, M Zheng, Y Tang, R Zang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Activated carbons are one of the most important classes of high‐surface‐area porous
materials. Owing to their unique structure, low price, and large‐scale production technology …

Strong, hydrostable, and degradable straws based on cellulose‐lignin reinforced composites

X Wang, Q **a, S **g, C Li, Q Chen, B Chen, Z Pang… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The huge consumption of single‐use plastic straws has brought a long‐lasting
environmental problem. Paper straws, the current replacement for plastic straws, suffer from …

In situ wood delignification toward sustainable applications

J Li, C Chen, JY Zhu, AJ Ragauskas… - Accounts of Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus As one of the most abundant and versatile natural materials on Earth, recently
wood has attracted tremendous attention from scientists and engineers due to its …

Lignin‐based materials for additive manufacturing: chemistry, processing, structures, properties, and applications

B Jiang, H Jiao, X Guo, G Chen, J Guo, W Wu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The utilization of lignin, the most abundant aromatic biomass component, is at the forefront
of sustainable engineering, energy, and environment research, where its abundance and …

Water-Induced Self-Assembly and In Situ Mineralization within Plant Phenolic Glycol-Gel toward Ultrastrong and Multifunctional Thermal Insulating Aerogels

Q Fan, R Ou, X Hao, Q Deng, Z Liu, L Sun, C Zhang… - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biopolymer/silica nanocomposite aerogels are highly attractive as thermally insulating
materials for prevailing energy-saving engineering but are usually plagued by their lack of …

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 …

3D printing to innovate biopolymer materials for demanding applications: A review

N Li, D Qiao, S Zhao, Q Lin, B Zhang, F **e - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Biopolymers are widely available, low-/nontoxic, biodegradable, biocompatible, chemically
versatile, and inherently functional, making them highly potential for a broad range of …

Monodispersed Lignin Colloidal Spheres with Tailorable Sizes for Bio‐Photonic Materials

J Wang, W Chen, D Yang, Z Fang, W Liu, T **ang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin colloidal spheres (LCSs) are promising biomaterials for application in drug storage
and delivery, pollutant adsorption, and ultraviolet protection due to their biocompatibility …