Review
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Malin Wohlert, Tobias Benselfelt, Lars Wagberg, Istvan Furo, Lars A. Berglund, Jakob Wohlert
Summary: In the cellulose scientific community, hydrogen bonding is often exaggerated in its importance, as it is just one of several molecular interactions and relatively weak, sensitive to the environment.
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Gotore Obey, Munodawafa Adelaide, Rameshprabu Ramaraj
Summary: This study reveals the surface morphology, elemental composition, and kinetic mechanism characteristics of Matamba shell. The biochar derived from Matamba shell demonstrates excellent adsorption performance for removing organic and inorganic contaminants from the water environment.
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Lansheng Wei, Weijie Deng, Shanshan Li, Zhengguo Wu, Jihai Cai, Jiwen Luo
Summary: This study combines Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets with porous carbon microspheres to construct a sandwich-like structure, which exhibits high specific capacitance and good cycling stability in supercapacitors.
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Jiaxiu Wang, Markus Euring, Kolja Ostendorf, Kai Zhang
Summary: Consumers are increasingly demanding healthier, high-quality, and safe foods, as well as sustainable and green packaging options that minimize environmental impact. Bio-based materials derived from renewable biomass are highlighted as a potential solution for food packaging, with a focus on their characteristics, advantages, and strategies for improving their performance.
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Junlei Xiao, Huiling Li, Hua Zhang, Shuijian He, Qian Zhang, Kunming Liu, Shaohua Jiang, Gaigai Duan, Kai Zhang
Summary: This article reviews the application of nanocellulose materials in sustainable energy storage, particularly in the field of supercapacitors. Nanocellulose-derived composite materials exhibit good electrical conductivity and tunable microstructures, showing great potential. The article introduces the fabrication strategies of nanocellulose-derived hybrid materials and discusses the use of nanocellulose in constructing composite electrode materials for supercapacitors.
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Lubos Kristak, Petar Antov, Pavlo Bekhta, Muhammad Adly Rahandi Lubis, Apri Heri Iswanto, Roman Reh, Jan Sedliacik, Viktor Savov, Hamid R. Taghiyari, Antonios N. Papadopoulos, Antonio Pizzi, Aleksander Hejna
Summary: This article reviews the current research status of low formaldehyde emission wood adhesives and formaldehyde scavengers, and discusses how to manufacture low-toxic, eco-friendly wood composites.
WOOD MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Tanzina Huq, Avik Khan, David Brown, Natasha Dhayagude, Zhibin He, Yonghao Ni
Summary: Chitosan, a biopolymer, can be obtained from animal/marine sources or derived from agricultural waste like mushrooms or various fungi through chitin deacetylation. The cell walls of filamentous fungi provide an easy method for chitin extraction, allowing for control over the physicochemical characteristics of fungal chitosan compared to chitosan from crustacean sources. Fungal sourced chitosan finds applications in food, pharmaceutical, and biomedical fields, serving as an antimicrobial agent, coating material, water purification agent, or bio-pesticide. This review focuses on the extraction of chitin from mushrooms or different fungal sources, as well as highlighting various applications of commercial chitosan products.
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2023)
Correction
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Huilin Xu, Dongyue Zhang, Jianshu Li
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Faris M. AL-Oqla, Mohammed T. Hayajneh, Mu'ayyad M. Al-Shrida
Summary: This study investigates the mechanical properties, thermal stability, and morphological analysis of date palm polypropylene composites. Results show that treatment with sodium hydroxide improves the tensile strength and modulus of the composites, and the addition of DPL fibers enhances their performance.
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Pradeep Kumar Panda, Pranjyan Dash, Jen-Ming Yang, Yen-Hsiang Chang
Summary: In this study, chitosan-based composite blended films were prepared using simple techniques. The addition of graphene oxide and cerium oxide improved the water contact angle and tensile strength of the films, while decreasing the elongation at break. The chitosan/graphene oxide/cerium oxide film showed the highest antioxidant activity and has potential for food packaging applications.
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Linhu Ding, Xiaoshuai Han, Lihua Cao, Yiming Chen, Zhe Ling, Jingquan Han, Shuijian He, Shaohua Jiang
Summary: This study extracted novel cellulosic fibers from manau rattan and comprehensively analyzed their chemical, thermal, mechanical and morphological properties. The results showed that manau rattan fibers have strong reinforcement effect and great potential for applications.
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Khairatun Najwa Mohd, Alireza Hosseinmardi, Darren J. Martin, Pratheep K. Annamalai
Summary: This study presents a mixed acid hydrolysis method to produce cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) with improved thermal stability and high productivity. The combination of phosphoric acid and hydrochloric acid in the hydrolysis process results in CNC with high thermal stability and good dispersibility, while reducing the impact on the environment.
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Huiyu Jiang, Rui Guo, Rony Mia, Heng Zhang, Shaofang Lu, Feng Yang, Sakil Mahmud, Huihong Liu
Summary: The traditional methods of coloration and functionalization of textiles are energy-intensive and require many chemicals. By using gardenia yellow and silver nanoparticles for dyeing and finishing of organic cotton fabrics, it is possible to achieve efficient and eco-friendly results, while also significantly enhancing UV resistance and antibacterial properties.
Review
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Brendan Nicholas Marais, Christian Brischke, Holger Militz
Summary: Factors such as temperature, moisture, wood-decaying fungi, bacteria, subterranean insects, and marine borers are important in the degradation of wood used in ground and water contact. The durability of wood is influenced by its inherent characteristics, including heartwood and sapwood differences. Wood durability testing methods, classification, and models for regional-level modeling are discussed.
WOOD MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Correction
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
H. A. Ajimotokan, S. E. Ibitoye, J. K. Odusote, O. A. Adesoye, P. O. Omoniyi
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2023)
Review
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Bahareh Azimi, Homa Maleki, Vito Gigante, Roohollah Bagherzadeh, Andrea Mezzetta, Mario Milazzo, Lorenzo Guazzelli, Patrizia Cinelli, Andrea Lazzeri, Serena Danti
Summary: Cellulose, as a natural and renewable biopolymer, is not widely processed currently due to its unique structure. Ionic liquids have been proposed as green solvents for cellulose dissolution and have been used for the production of cellulose fibers in recent years.
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Rongrong Li, Chujun He, Wei Xu, Xiaodong (Alice) Wang
Summary: Due to its flexible motion characteristics, helical milling is able to achieve high surface quality and cutting stability. In the medium density fiberboard (MDF) helical up-milling process, the effects of input parameters on specific cutting energy (SCE) were investigated. The results showed that the helical angle and depth of milling had extremely significant effects on SCE, while the rotation speed of the main shaft had a non-significant impact. A quadratic model was established to accurately predict SCE. The optimized parameters for helical angle, rotation speed, and depth of milling were determined. Although there was a slight increase in surface roughness under the optimized milling parameters, the optimization was feasible at the initial rough machining stage. These findings are important for guiding the selection of processing parameters to reduce SCE.
WOOD MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Xiaohong Wang, Xiangbo Fan, Honghao Xie, Xin Li, Chen Hao
Summary: The study used composite material PAA/CMC/AC to purify polluted water, efficiently capturing heavy metal ions and dyes. Results showed significant adsorption performance under different conditions. XPS results confirmed surface complexation and electrostatic attraction as main mechanisms of adsorption reaction.
Article
Forestry
Yue-feng Kou, Li-min Tian, Bei-bei Jin
Summary: BSTs exhibit mechanical properties similar to engineered bamboo under tension and compression, effectively confining concrete and improving the compressive strength and ultimate strains of plain concrete columns when the BST wall thickness is between 5-12 mm. The proposed stress-strain model for BST-confined concrete can accurately predict experimental results.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Marius Catalin Barbu, Eugenia Mariana Tudor
Summary: China has become a major player in the global wood products market over the past decade, being the largest exporter of both raw wood materials and value-added wood products, as well as the largest importer of unprocessed wood species. With increasing wood consumption, China's wood-based panel products consumption has steadily increased, making it a leading producer and exporter in various wood product categories.
WOOD MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2022)
