Transparent lignin-containing wood nanofiber films with UV-blocking, oxygen barrier, and anti-microbial properties
Juho Antti Sirviö, Mostafa Y. Ismail, Kaitao Zhang, Mysore V. Tejesvi, Ari Ämmälä
Abstract
Anti-microbial cationic wood nanofiber films exhibiting high visible light transparency and UV-blocking ability together with good mechanical and oxygen barrier properties were produced directly from sawdust.
Topics & Concepts
LigninNanofiberMaterials scienceSawdustCationic polymerizationOxygenChemical engineeringBlocking (statistics)ChemistryComposite materialPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryStatisticsEngineeringMathematicsAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood ChemistryEnzyme-mediated dye degradation