The critical roles of water in the processing, structure, and properties of nanocellulose

S Jing, L Wu, AP Siciliano, C Chen, T Li, L Hu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The cellulose industry depends heavily on water owing to the hydrophilic nature of cellulose
fibrils and its potential for sustainable and innovative production methods. The emergence of …

Cellulose Ionic Gel and Its Sustainable Thermoelectric Devices–Design, Applications and Prospects

Q Long, G Jiang, J Zhou, D Zhao, P Jia, S Nie - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials, which can convert thermal behaviors into electrical properties, are
widely used in thermoelectric power generation, friendly refrigeration, and wearable …

Chemical binder-free and oven-dried lignocellulose/clay composite foams: flame resistance, thermal insulation, and recyclability

Y Zhu, J Zhu, Y Li, J Chen, O Rojas… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Global efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve thermal comfort demand sustainable
and safe-to-use insulative materials. This study advances a new type of chemical binder-free …

Vertically aligned sheet-like structural aerogel incorporated with expanded graphite for efficient solar desalination and atmospheric water harvesting

N Ding, B Liang, X Gao, D Yao, J Chen, C Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar desalination and atmospheric water harvesting are economically friendly techniques
for obtaining freshwater. However, developing aerogels capable of simultaneously …

Enhanced continuous atmospheric water harvesting with scalable hygroscopic gel driven by natural sunlight and wind

X Yang, Z Chen, C Xiang, H Shan, R Wang - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) has received unprecedented
attention as a future water and energy platform. However, the water productivity of SAWH …

Towards the sustainable production of biomass-derived materials with smart functionality: a tutorial review

R Wang, Y Feng, D Li, K Li, Y Yan - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
To meet the ever-increasing demand for the continuous development of human society and
carbon neutralization, biomass has been demonstrated to be a pluripotent and powerful …

Lignocellulose-based optical biofilter with high near-infrared transmittance via lignin capturing–fusing approach

S Yu, Y Zhou, M Gan, L Chen, Y Xie, Y Zhong, Q Feng… - Research, 2023 - spj.science.org
Near-infrared (NIR) transparent optical filters show great promise in night vision and
receiving windows. However, NIR optical filters are generally prepared by laborious …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of hornification on the isolation of anionic cellulose nanofibrils from Kraft pulp via maleic anhydride esterification

D Zheng, X Sun, H Sun, Y Zhu, J Zhu, P Zhu, Z Yu… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) isolation based on a catalyst-free maleic anhydride esterification
has proven to be effective, however, the effects of pulp hornification on CNF isolation by this …

Passive atmospheric water harvesting: Materials, devices, and perspectives

W Zeng, T You, W Wu - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Atmospheric water, being ubiquitous, is extractable in an almost all-scope fashion: from
coasts to inland areas, besides being large in amount, thus providing us with a promising …

Hygroscopic salt-embedded composite materials for sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting

H Shan, P Poredoš, Z Chen, X Yang, Z Ye… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting has the potential to address water scarcity by
extracting fresh water from the air. The performance of this technology largely depends on …