Themed collection Biomass Materials

Guest Editors Meisha Shofner and Andrew Tennyson introduce the Materials Advances Biomass Materials themed collection.

Development of an advanced wood bio-composite, using an economical and energy-efficient manufacturing strategy is showcased in this study.

Three sizes of hop fibers were tested at 30 wt% in PBSA biocomposites for material performance. Fibre length and size distribution were found to be key factors on mechanical and thermal properties of natural fiber-reinforced composites.

The fracture mechanics of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) thin films are strongly dependent on their alignment direction relative to the loading direction.

This paper investigates the catalytic hydrogenolysis of solid digestate from anaerobic digestion to extract biofuel.

Insulative materials from forest residues prepared by oven-drying.

Lignin-derivable non-isocyanate polyurethane thermosets are highlighted as potential alternatives to petroleum-derived analogues with significant enhancement in toughness without compromising other application-specific thermomechanical properties.

Burlap biocarbon pyrolyzed at 1000 °C showed a 250% improvement in electrical conductivity compared to commercial graphite.

A simple method of enhancing the oxygen barrier property of a renewable polysaccharide-based multilayer film by increasing the processing temperatures.

Rheotactic structures: hierarchically and anisotropically structured textiles obtained by the growth of bacterial cellulose under flow, constituting porous substrates for potential applications as e.g. adsorbents or mineralization templates.

Successive modification of starch with octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA) and plant-derived geraniol allows for a largely bio-derived starch derivative that can undergo facile reaction with elemental sulfur to generate sustainable composite materials.