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 …

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 …

Hofmeister Effect‐Enhanced Hydration Chemistry of Hydrogel for High‐Efficiency Solar‐Driven Interfacial Desalination

H Zou, X Meng, X Zhao, J Qiu - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven water evaporation technology holds great potential for mitigating the global
water scarcity due to its high energy conversion efficiency. Lowering the vaporization …

Tissue clearing

DS Richardson, W Guan, K Matsumoto, C Pan… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Tissue clearing of gross anatomical samples was first described more than a century ago
and has only recently found widespread use in the field of microscopy. This renaissance has …

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 …

An overview of regenerable wood-based composites: preparation and applications for flame retardancy, enhanced mechanical properties, biomimicry, and …

M Lian, Y Huang, Y Liu, D Jiang, Z Wu, B Li… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
With the increasing awareness of environmental protection and demand for smart homes
and high-performance composites, how to reduce the cost and improve their mechanical …

Advances in sustainable polymeric materials from lignocellulosic biomass

S Sugiarto, RR Pong, YC Tan, Y Leow… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic material (LCMs) is a renewable, recyclable and most abundant material with
ease of access around the globe, which makes it versatile for replacing fossil-based plastics …

[HTML][HTML] Wood xerogel for fabrication of high-performance transparent wood

S Wang, L Li, L Zha, S Koskela, LA Berglund… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Optically transparent wood has been fabricated by structure-retaining delignification of wood
and subsequent infiltration of thermo-or photocurable polymer resins but still limited by the …

Low-tortuosity carbon electrode derived from Wood@ ZIF-67 for supercapacitor applications

Z Zhang, S Deng, D Wang, Y Qing, G Yan, L Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Constructing a thick electrode with excellent electrochemical performance using carbon
materials remains a significant challenge. The crucial factor is that traditional thick …

A comprehensive review of the synthesis strategies, properties, and applications of transparent wood as a renewable and sustainable resource

M Chutturi, S Gillela, SM Yadav, ES Wibowo… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The uncertainties of the environment and the emission levels of nonrenewable resources
have compelled humanity to develop sustainable energy savers and sustainable materials …