Cellulose-based ionic conductor: An emerging material toward sustainable devices

Y Ye, L Yu, E Lizundia, Y Zhu, C Chen… - Chemical …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Ionic conductors (ICs) find widespread applications across different fields, such as smart
electronic, ionotronic, sensor, biomedical, and energy harvesting/storage devices, and …

A systematic review of metal organic frameworks materials for heavy metal removal: Synthesis, applications and mechanism

G Lin, B Zeng, J Li, Z Wang, S Wang, T Hu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Worldwide rapid urbanization and development accelerate anthropogenic heavy metals
release and dispersion from local to broader areas, posing serious threats to aquatic …

Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality

F Wang, JD Harindintwali, Z Yuan, M Wang, F Wang… - The innovation, 2021‏ - cell.com
Global development has been heavily reliant on the overexploitation of natural resources
since the Industrial Revolution. With the extensive use of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the development and applications of sustainable natural fiber composites: A review from a nanoscale perspective

Y Feng, H Hao, H Lu, CL Chow, D Lau - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024‏ - Elsevier
As a result of global sustainable development, natural fiber composites (NFCs) have
become increasingly attractive due to their remarkable performance, novel functionality, and …

Cellulose‐based interfacial solar evaporators: structural regulation and performance manipulation

W Wu, Y Xu, X Ma, Z Tian, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of freshwater resources has become a major obstacle threatening human
development, and directly utilizing solar energy by solar evaporators is emerging as a …

Transparent wood-based functional materials via a top-down approach

S Zhu, SK Biswas, Z Qiu, Y Yue, Q Fu, F Jiang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Transparent wood-based materials (TWMs), made by either bottom-up or top-down
strategies, have attracted great attention owing to their transparency, sustainability and …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation: design and application progress of structural evaporators and functional distillers

J Wang, Y Kong, Z Liu, H Wang - Nano Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation technology (TSDIE), which directly uses solar energy to
evaporate and purify water, is an emerging solution to address the shortage of freshwater …

Structure–property–function relationships of natural and engineered wood

C Chen, Y Kuang, S Zhu, I Burgert, T Keplinger… - Nature Reviews …, 2020‏ - nature.com
The complex structure of wood, one of the most abundant biomaterials on Earth, has been
optimized over 270 million years of tree evolution. This optimization has led to the highly …

Rheological aspects of cellulose nanomaterials: Governing factors and emerging applications

MC Li, Q Wu, RJ Moon, MA Hubbe… - Advanced …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs), mainly including nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) and
cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), have attained enormous interest due to their sustainability …

Recent progress in high‐strength and robust regenerated cellulose materials

H Tu, M Zhu, B Duan, L Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
High‐strength petroleum‐based materials like plastics have been widely used in various
fields, but their nonbiodegradability has caused serious pollution problems. Cellulose, as …