Shiyu Fu

TL;DR: The discovery of the hydrotropic properties of a recyclable aromatic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TsOH), for potentially low-cost and efficient fractionation of wood through rapid and near-complete dissolution of lignin.

TL;DR: Experimental results revealed that the Pb(II)-loaded m-CS/PVA/CCNFs hydrogels could be easily regenerated in weak acid solution and the adsorption effectiveness of 90% can be maintained after the 4 cycles.

TL;DR: The incorporation of CCNFs improved salt resistance properties of the hydrogels with slower deswelling rate and higher water retention capacity at des welling equilibrium, and the CCNF nanocomposite hydrogel presented better responsive behavior in relation to pH presence and showed an increase in water retentioncapacity at various temperatures.

TL;DR: In this article, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) hydrogel beads were successfully prepared using epichlorohydrin (ECH) as a crosslinking agent in the suspension of fluid wax.

TL;DR: An analysis of the chemical composition and anatomical structure of banana pseudo-stem was carried out using light microscopy (LM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Confocal Laser Scanning MicroScopy (CLSM), which indicated there is a high holocellulose content and low lignin content in banana pseudostem compared with some other non-wood fiber resources as discussed by the authors.