Transforming wastes into functional materials: natural cork-based physical structural components and polymers
Wenxiang Zhai, Yijing Zhong, Min Xu, Xinli Wei, Liping Cai, Changlei Xia
Abstract
This article systematically reviews the research progress on the natural structure and components of cork, as well as its derived functional polymers and structural components.
Topics & Concepts
CorkPolymerNatural (archaeology)Functional polymersNatural polymersMaterials sciencePolymer scienceNatural materialsChemistryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyWaste managementComposite materialPolymerizationEngineeringBiologyPaleontologyPlant Surface Properties and TreatmentsTree Root and Stability Studies