[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 …

Valorization of lignin in polymer and composite systems for advanced engineering applications–a review

MN Collins, M Nechifor, F Tanasă, M Zănoagă… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
As fossil fuel resources dwindle and new regulations for a cleaner and safer environment
come on stream, there is growing interest in developing new sustainable feedstocks for …

Wood-lignin: Supply, extraction processes and use as bio-based material

A Tribot, G Amer, MA Alio, H de Baynast… - European Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Wood is the main source of lignin in the world. This generic term “Lignin” describes a large
group of aromatic biopolymers, ie the second most abundant class of biopolymers on Earth …

Continuously processing waste lignin into high-value carbon nanotube fibers

F Liu, Q Wang, G Zhai, H Xiang, J Zhou, C Jia… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
High value utilization of renewable biomass materials is of great significance to the
sustainable development of human beings. For example, because biomass contains large …

A review on lignin-based polymeric, micro-and nano-structured materials

A Duval, M Lawoko - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Next to cellulose, lignin is the second most abundant biopolymer, and the main source of
aromatic structures on earth. It is a phenolic macromolecule, with a complex structure which …

Recent advances in green hydrogels from lignin: a review

VK Thakur, MK Thakur - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2015 - Elsevier
Recently, biorenewable polymers from different natural resources have attracted a greater
attention of the research community for different applications starting from biomedical to …

Thermal properties of lignin in copolymers, blends, and composites: a review

S Sen, S Patil, DS Argyropoulos - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The need for renewable alternatives to conventional petroleum based polymers has been
the motivation for work on biobased composites, blends and materials whose foundations …

Lignin-derivatives based polymers, blends and composites: A review

A Naseem, S Tabasum, KM Zia, M Zuber, M Ali… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignin and lignin derivatives biopolymers have several properties, such as high thermal
stability, antioxidant, biodegradability, antimicrobial actions, adhesive properties, etc., and …

Lignin-based hydrogels: Synthesis and applications

D Rico-García, L Ruiz-Rubio, L Pérez-Alvarez… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymers obtained from biomass are an interesting alternative to petro-based polymers due
to their low cost of production, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. This is the case of …

Flexible, highly graphitized carbon aerogels based on bacterial cellulose/lignin: Catalyst‐free synthesis and its application in energy storage devices

X Xu, J Zhou, DH Nagaraju, L Jiang… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, most carbon aerogels are based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or graphene,
which are produced through a catalyst‐assisted chemical vapor deposition method …