Emerging engineered wood for building applications

Y Ding, Z Pang, K Lan, Y Yao, G Panzarasa… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The building sector, including building operations and materials, was responsible for the
emission of∼ 11.9 gigatons of global energy-related CO2 in 2020, accounting for 37% of the …

Hard carbon anodes for next‐generation Li‐ion batteries: review and perspective

L Xie, C Tang, Z Bi, M Song, Y Fan… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carbonaceous materials have been accepted as a promising family of anode materials for
lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) owing to optimal overall performance. Among various emerging …

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 …

Structural materials with afterglow room temperature phosphorescence activated by lignin oxidation

K Wan, B Tian, Y Zhai, Y Liu, H Wang, S Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable afterglow room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials, especially
afterglow RTP structural materials, are crucial but remain difficult to achieve. Here, an …

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 …

Application of lignin in preparation of slow-release fertilizer: Current status and future perspectives

J Lu, M Cheng, C Zhao, B Li, H Peng, Y Zhang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin is the most abundant renewable aromatic resource on the Earth, which can be used
for producing bio-products to support human sustainable development. Due to the dual …

Robust bioinspired MXene–hemicellulose composite films with excellent electrical conductivity for multifunctional electrode applications

R Chen, H Tang, Y Dai, W Zong, W Zhang, G He… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
MXene-based structural materials with high mechanical robustness and excellent electrical
conductivity are highly desirable for multifunctional applications. The incorporation of …

In Situ Lignin Adhesion for High-Performance Bamboo Composites

T Meng, Y Ding, Y Liu, L Xu, Y Mao, J Gelfond, S Li… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bamboo composite is an attractive candidate for structural materials in applications such as
construction, the automotive industry, and logistics. However, its development has been …

Highly fire-retardant optical wood enabled by transparent fireproof coatings

T Chu, Y Gao, L Yi, C Fan, L Yan, C Ding, C Liu… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
Transparent wood (TW) is a bio-sourced material with superior optical functions. However,
the fire safety problem greatly restricts its development and applications. In this paper, a new …

Room temperature phosphorescence from natural wood activated by external chloride anion treatment

Y Zhai, S Li, J Li, S Liu, TD James, JL Sessler… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Producing afterglow room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) from natural sources is an
attractive approach to sustainable RTP materials. However, converting natural resources to …