Hydrothermal treatment of biomass feedstocks for sustainable production of chemicals, fuels, and materials: progress and perspectives

B Zhang, BK Biswal, J Zhang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrothermal process is an emerging technology that contributes to sustainable production
of biomass-derived chemicals, fuels, and materials. This technology uses hot compressed …

Biobased nanomaterials─ the role of interfacial interactions for advanced materials

M Osterberg, KA Henn, M Farooq… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review presents recent advances regarding biomass-based nanomaterials, focusing on
their surface interactions. Plant biomass-based nanoparticles, like nanocellulose and lignin …

Perspectives on recent advancements in energy harvesting, sensing and bio-medical applications of piezoelectric gels

T Vijayakanth, S Shankar, G Finkelstein-Zuta… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of next-generation bioelectronics, as well as the powering of consumer
and medical devices, require power sources that are soft, flexible, extensible, and even …

Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: self-assembly, optics, and applications

B Frka-Petesic, TG Parton, C Honorato-Rios… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

Sustainable preparation of lignocellulosic nanofibrils and cellulose nanopaper from poplar sawdust

W Liu, S Zhang, K Liu, H Yang, Q Lin, T Xu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic nanofibrils (LCNFs) are isolated from poplar sawdust via a sustainable
preparation approach based on recyclable p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TsOH) treatment and …

Room-temperature phosphorescent materials derived from natural resources

X Luo, B Tian, Y Zhai, H Guo, S Liu, J Li, S Li… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Room-temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials have enormous potential in many
different areas. Additionally, the conversion of natural resources to RTP materials has …

Chitin, chitosan, and nanochitin: extraction, synthesis, and applications

M Kozma, B Acharya, R Bissessur - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crustacean shells are a sustainable source of chitin. Extracting chitin from crustacean shells
is ongoing research, much of which is devoted to devising a sustainable process that yields …

Nano-chitin: Preparation strategies and food biopolymer film reinforcement and applications

J Liao, Y Zhou, B Hou, J Zhang, H Huang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Current trends in food packaging systems are toward biodegradable polymer materials,
especially the food biopolymer films made from polysaccharides and proteins, but they are …

Bioinspired multiscale micro-/nanofiber network design enabling extremely compressible, fatigue-resistant, and rapidly shape-recoverable cryogels

L Qi, S Wang, L Chen, L Yu, X Guo, M Chen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cryogels with extreme mechanical properties such as ultrahigh compressibility, fatigue
resistance, and rapid recovery are attractive in biomedical, environmental remediation, and …

Designing biomass-integrated solid polymer electrolytes for safe and energy-dense lithium metal batteries

O Sheng, C Jin, T Yang, Z Ju, J Luo… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) as a key battery component promises advances in solid-
state lithium (Li) metal batteries (SSLMBs). Biomass, with a naturally derived structure …