Cellulose as an adhesion agent for the synthesis of lignin aerogel with strong mechanical performance, Sound-absorption and thermal Insulation

Sci Rep. 2016 Aug 26:6:32383. doi: 10.1038/srep32383.

Abstract

The lignin aerogels that are both high porosity and compressibility would have promising implications for bioengineering field to sound-adsorption and damping materials; however, creating this aerogel had a challenge to adhesive lignin. Here we reported cellulose as green adhesion agent to synthesize the aerogels with strong mechanical performance. Our approach-straightforwardly dissolved in ionic liquids and simply regenerated in the deionized water-causes assembly of micro-and nanoscale and even molecule level of cellulose and lignin. The resulting lignin aerogels exhibit Young's modulus up to 25.1 MPa, high-efficiency sound-adsorption and excellent thermal insulativity. The successful synthesis of this aerogels developed a path for lignin to an advanced utilization.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption / drug effects
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Cell Adhesion / drug effects
  • Cellulose / chemistry*
  • Gels / chemistry*
  • Lignin / biosynthesis
  • Lignin / chemistry*
  • Nanofibers / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Gels
  • Water
  • Cellulose
  • Lignin