[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 …

Advanced and versatile lignin-derived biodegradable composite film materials toward a sustainable world

HM Wang, TQ Yuan, GY Song, RC Sun - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive use of petroleum-based non-biodegradable plastic products has resulted in
severe environmental pollution and ecological problems, which has stimulated the …

Porous materials for sound absorption

L Cao, Q Fu, Y Si, B Ding, J Yu - Composites Communications, 2018 - Elsevier
With the rapid urbanization and fast growth of transportation, noise pollution has become
one of the most serious environmental problems in front of the people worldwide, it usually …

Biopolymer aerogels and foams: Chemistry, properties, and applications

S Zhao, WJ Malfait… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biopolymer aerogels were among the first aerogels produced, but only in the last decade
has research on biopolymer and biopolymer–composite aerogels become popular …

Cellulose aerogels: Synthesis, applications, and prospects

LY Long, YX Weng, YZ Wang - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Due to its excellent performance, aerogel is considered to be an especially promising new
material. Cellulose is a renewable and biodegradable natural polymer. Aerogel prepared …

A binder-free high silicon content flexible anode for Li-ion batteries

H Wang, J Fu, C Wang, J Wang, A Yang, C Li… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the high theoretical capacity of Si anodes, their huge volume change and poor
electrical connectivity must be overcome by decreasing the feature sizes of the Si particles to …

Towards lignin-based functional materials in a sustainable world

D Kai, MJ Tan, PL Chee, YK Chua, YL Yap, XJ Loh - Green Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In light of the incessant consumption of raw materials in the world today, the search for
sustainable resources is ever pressing. Lignin, the second most naturally abundant …

Natural polysaccharide-based aerogels and their applications in oil–water separations: a review

Y Fu, Z Guo - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
With the development of the economy and the progress of industrialization, the problem of
water pollution has become very serious. Crude oil leakage at sea, petroleum industry …

Application of ionic liquids for dissolving cellulose and fabricating cellulose-based materials: state of the art and future trends

J Zhang, J Wu, J Yu, X Zhang, J He… - Materials Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose, a well-known fascinating biopolymer, has been considered to be a sustainable
feedstock of energy sources and chemical engineering in the future. However, due to its …

Emerging progressive developments in the fibrous composites for acoustic applications

S Sharma, P Sudhakara, J Singh, S Singh… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
The new age of fibrous and porous-based composite materials has excellent acoustic
characteristics. Some of the prominent areas where these acoustical materials have found …