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ADVANCED MATERIALS
卷 33, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202001588
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cellulose; lignin engineering; optical properties; photocatalytic-oxidation; wood
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- AIMLab
- Maryland Nanocenter, its Surface Analysis Center
A new strategy modifying lignin in wood through photocatalytic oxidation has been developed, improving the optical properties and mechanical strength of wood with reduced processing times. This process opens up possibilities for large-scale manufacturing of sustainable biomaterials for various applications.
Lignin serves as a binder that forms strong matrices of the cell walls of wood. However, it has many photolabile chromophore groups that create a monotonic brownish color and make wood susceptible to photodegradation. Herein, a new strategy is reported for modifying lignin using an in situ, rapid, and scalable process that involves the photocatalytic oxidation of native lignin in wood by H2O2 and UV light. The reaction selectively eliminates lignin's chromophores while leaving the aromatic skeleton intact, thus modulating the optical properties of wood. The resulting photonic wood retains approximate to 80% of its original lignin content, which continues to serve as a strong binder and water-proofing agent. As a result, photonic wood features a much higher mechanical strength in a wet environment (20-times higher tensile strength and 12-times greater compression resistance), significant scalability (approximate to 2 m long sample), and largely reduced processing times (1-6.5 h vs 4-14 h) compared with delignification methods. Additionally, this in situ lignin-modified wood structure is easily patterned through a photocatalytic oxidation process. This photocatalytic production of photonic wood paves the way for the large-scale manufacturing of sustainable biosourced functional materials for a range of applications, including energy-efficient buildings, optical management, and fluidic, ionic, electronic, and optical devices.
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