Publication detail
Biorefinery Approach for Aerogels
Budtova, T. Aguilera, D.A. Beluns, S. Berglund, L. Chartier, C. Espinosa, E. Gaidukovs, S. Klimek-Kopyra, A. Kmita, A. Lachowicz, D. Liebner, F. Platnieks, O. Rodríguez, A. Tinoco Navarro, L.K. Zou, F. Buwalda, S.J.
Original Title
Biorefinery Approach for Aerogels
English Title
Biorefinery Approach for Aerogels
Language
en
Original Abstract
According to the International Energy Agency, biorefinery is “the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of marketable bio-based products (chemicals, materials) and bioenergy (fuels, power, heat)”. In this review, we survey how the biorefinery approach can be applied to highly porous and nanostructured materials, namely aerogels. Historically, aerogels were first developed using inorganic matter. Subsequently, synthetic polymers were also employed. At the beginning of the 21st century, new aerogels were created based on biomass. Which sources of biomass can be used to make aerogels and how? This review answers these questions, paying special attention to bio-aerogels’ environmental and biomedical applications. The article is a result of fruitful exchanges in the frame of the European project COST Action “CA 18125 AERoGELS: Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for Environment and Life Sciences”.
English abstract
According to the International Energy Agency, biorefinery is “the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of marketable bio-based products (chemicals, materials) and bioenergy (fuels, power, heat)”. In this review, we survey how the biorefinery approach can be applied to highly porous and nanostructured materials, namely aerogels. Historically, aerogels were first developed using inorganic matter. Subsequently, synthetic polymers were also employed. At the beginning of the 21st century, new aerogels were created based on biomass. Which sources of biomass can be used to make aerogels and how? This review answers these questions, paying special attention to bio-aerogels’ environmental and biomedical applications. The article is a result of fruitful exchanges in the frame of the European project COST Action “CA 18125 AERoGELS: Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for Environment and Life Sciences”.
Keywords
biomass; aerogel; lignocellulose; cellulose; nanocellulose; starch; chitosan; alginate; pectin; carrageenan
Released
24.11.2020
Publisher
MDPI AG
Location
MDPI Polymers
ISBN
2073-4360
Periodical
Polymers
Year of study
12
Number
12
State
CH
Pages from
2779
Pages to
2842
Pages count
63
URL
Documents
BibTex
@inproceedings{BUT167456,
author="Lizeth Katherine {Tinoco Navarro}",
title="Biorefinery Approach for Aerogels",
annote="According to the International Energy Agency, biorefinery is “the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of marketable bio-based products (chemicals, materials) and bioenergy (fuels, power, heat)”. In this review, we survey how the biorefinery approach can be applied to highly porous and nanostructured materials, namely aerogels. Historically, aerogels were first developed using inorganic matter. Subsequently, synthetic polymers were also employed. At the beginning of the 21st century, new aerogels were created based on biomass. Which sources of biomass can be used to make aerogels and how? This review answers these questions, paying special attention to bio-aerogels’ environmental and biomedical applications. The article is a result of fruitful exchanges in the frame of the European project COST Action “CA 18125 AERoGELS: Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for Environment and Life Sciences”.",
address="MDPI AG",
chapter="167456",
doi="10.3390/polym12122779",
howpublished="online",
institution="MDPI AG",
number="12",
year="2020",
month="november",
pages="2779--2842",
publisher="MDPI AG"
}