Biomass-derived cellulose nanofibers and iron oxide-based nanohybrids for thermal insulation application.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, due to high energy consumption in the building sector and subsequent environmental issues, environment-friendly and cost-effective thermally insulating materials are in high demand to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. Current commercially available thermal insulating materials (polystyrene) always pose a challenge due to their non-biodegradability and poor insulating performance. To this end, biomass-derived aerogels are attracting significant interest as renewable and sustainable insulating materials. In this work, we have developed a facile strategy for synthesizing cellulose nanofibers from biomass-derived wood pulp as a cost-effective starting material by TEMPO-oxidation, and further incorporating iron oxide nanoparticles to make a nanohybrid. Interestingly,

SUBMITTER: Sen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9417942 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature