In this feature article, we critically review the physical properties of porous hydrogels and
their production methods. Our main focus is nondense hydrogels that have physical pores …

Around 1.3 billion tonnes of weak Kraft black liquor is produced every year, and is usually
concentrated by evaporation and burned to produce energy. Nevertheless, this strategy …

As the most abundant natural aromatic polymer, tens of million of tons of lignin produced in
paper-making or biorefinery industry are used as fuel annually, which is a low-value …

Fluorescent probe is a kind of fluorescent system that can selectively combine specific
substances to achieve qualitative or quantitative detection of targeted molecules. Most …

The production of thermosetting resins from lignin is a promising route to upcycle this
biomaterial, currently overwhelmingly used as fuel. Raw kraft black liquor with no prior …

Polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD), a thermoset with excellent mechanical properties, has
enormous potential as a lightweight, tough, and stable matrix material owing to its highly …

Amino-functionalised (triethylenetetramine) macroporous lignin monoliths were produced by
curing an emulsion template containing untreated kraft black liquor with oxirane …

Stable, liquid phenolic froths have been produced by whipping air into a mixture of phenolic
resole, catalyst and surfactant. These liquid froths can be moulded into desired shapes and …

In this work, we show that mechanically anisotropic short carbon fibre (sCF)-reinforced
epoxy foams with an isotropic cellular structure can be fabricated from liquid foam templates …

Macroporous polymers can be produced by curing liquid foam templates, which consist of
air bubbles mechanically beaten into a liquid monomer phase. However, non-aqueous foam …