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Biopolymers Derived from Trees as Sustainable Multifunctional Materials: A Review
Author(s) -
Liu Chao,
Luan Pengcheng,
Li Qiang,
Cheng Zheng,
Xiang Pengyang,
Liu Detao,
Hou Yi,
Yang Yang,
Zhu Hongli
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.202001654
Subject(s) - sustainability , nanotechnology , biopolymer , materials science , renewable energy , scope (computer science) , bark (sound) , biochemical engineering , computer science , engineering , ecology , biology , polymer , composite material , programming language
Abstract The world is currently transitioning from a fossil‐fuel‐driven energy economy to one that is supplied by more renewable and sustainable materials. Trees as the most abundant renewable bioresource have attracted significant attention for advanced materials and manufacturing in this epochal transition. Trees are composed with complex structures and components such as trunk (stem and bark), leaf, flower, seed, and root. Although many excellent reviews have been published regarding advanced applications of wood and wood‐derived biopolymers in different fields, such as energy, electronics, biomedical, and water treatment, no reviews have revisited and systematically discussed functional materials and even devices derived from trees in a full scope yet. Therefore, a timely summary of the recent development of materials and structures derived from different parts of trees for sustainability is prsented here. A concise introduction to the different parts of the trees is given first, which is followed by the corresponding chemistry and preparation of functional materials using various biopolymers from trees. The most promising applications of biopolymer‐based materials are discussed subsequently. A comprehensive review of the different parts of trees as sustainable functional materials and devices for critical applications is thus provided.