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Thermally Resistant, Self-Extinguishing Thermoplastic Composites Enabled by Tannin-Based Carbonaceous Particulate
(MDPI, 2022-09-07)
Flame-resistant materials are key components in buildings and several other engineering applications. In this study, flame retardancy and thermal stability were conferred to a highly flammable technical thermoplastic&mda ...
Bioactive molecules in wood extractives: Methods of extraction and separation, a review
(Elsevier, 2022-10)
Bioactive molecules are those capable of interacting with living organisms, causing changes in them. Wood extractives contain important amounts of these molecules, and some of them have good antioxidant and antimicrobial ...
Influence of lignin modifications on physically crosslinked lignin hydrogels for drug delivery applications
(Elsevier, 2022-09)
So far, the possibility of synthesizing hydrogels based on multiple biopolymers has been investigated, and among them lignin has proven to be one of the potentials for this purpose due to the multiple advantages it offers. ...
Fine-tune of lignin properties by its fractionation with a sequential organic solvent extraction
(Elsevier, 2022-01)
[EN] In this work, different lignins were obtained from two different extraction methods (kraft and organosolv) but from the same raw material (Eucalyptus globulus sp.). They were subsequently fractionated to determine the ...
Impact of the lignin type and source on the characteristics of physical lignin hydrogels
(Elsevier, 2022-04)
[EN] Multiple natural polymers have been investigated for the synthesis of hydrogels to the present date, but lignin has demonstrated to be a promising one for this purpose for the multiple advantages it offers. Lignin can ...
Physicochemical Characterization of Phase Change Materials for Industrial Waste Heat Recovery Applications
(MDPI, 2022-05-16)
The recovery and storage of process heat in industrial applications are some of the key factors to improve the sustainability and reliability of high temperature applications. In this sense, one of the main drawbacks is ...
Non-destructive determination of core-transition-outer wood of Pinus nigra combining FTIR spectroscopy and prediction models
(Elsevier, 2022-08)
The early detection of wood quality by using advanced analytical non-destructive methods is an ongoing area of research and is highly interesting for the forest-based sector. The presence of core wood has negative effects ...
Nanocellulose-based sensing platforms for heavy metal ions detection: A comprehensive review.
(Pergamon-Elsevier, 2022-05-04)
Increase in industrial activities has been arising a severe concern about water pollution caused by heavy metal ions (HMIs), such us lead (Pb2+), cadmium (Cd2+) or mercury (Hg2+). The presence of substantial amounts of ...
Preparation of chitosan/tannin and montmorillonite films as adsorbents for Methyl Orange dye removal
(Elsevier, 2022-06-15)
A series of novel chitosan/tannin/montmorillonite (Cs/Tn/MMT) films were synthesised by loading different (from 0.2 to 0.5wt%) and MMT (from 0.5 to 1.5wt%) ratios, to be used as promising low-cost biosorbents for methyl ...
Integral valorisation of walnut shells based on a three-step sequential delignification
(Elsevier, 2022-05)
[EN] Walnut kernels represent no more than 50-60% of the total weight of the fruit, so the sum of walnut shells generated every year is immense. Nonetheless, these shells could be further valorised for the extraction of ...