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    Easily-manufactured paper-based materials with high porosity for adsorption/separation applications in complex wastewater

    A multi-functional porous paper-based material was prepared from grass pulp by simple pore-forming and green cross-linking method. As a pore-forming agent, calcium citrate increased the porosity of the paper-b...

    Shan Jiang, Jianfeng **, Hongqi Dai in Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineer… (2023)

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    Constructing carboxymethyl cellulose-metal ion crosslinked networks in old corrugated recycled paper enhances its strength and wet stability

    Sustainable and low-cost old corrugated container (OCC) paper has been extensively employed in packaging materials for ship** and handling different products to substitute petroleum-based plastics. However, ...

    Weisheng Yang, Yi Ding, **gwen Liang, Chang Li, Huiyang Bian, Hongqi Dai in Cellulose (2023)

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    Bio-inspired catalytic one-step prepared R-siloxane cellulose composite membranes with highly efficient oil separation

    Inspired by the hydrophobic waxy layer structure on the back of the desert beetle, a super-hydrophobic material was prepared via the sol–gel silanisation of porous cellulose membrane (CM) using triethoxysilane...

    Zhaodong Ding, Zhongjian Tian, **ngxiang Ji in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (2022)

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    Phosphomolybdic acid-catalyzed oxidation of waste starch: a new strategy for handling the OCC pul** wastewater

    When old corrugated cardboard (OCC) is returned to the paper mill for repul** and reuse, the starch, which is added to the paper surface as a reinforcement agent, is dissolved into the pul** wastewater. Mo...

    Yongzhen Qiao, Weisheng Yang, **u Wang in Environmental Science and Pollution Resear… (2022)

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    Electrochemical sensing of Staphylococcus aureus based on conductive anti-fouling interface

    A system for the rapid and ultra-sensitive detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a prevalent foodborne pathogen is introduced. Limitations of typical electrochemical sensing, often subjected to interfe...

    Huanli Gao, Tingting Xu, Jiahuan Zhou, Orlando J. Rojas, Ming He in Microchimica Acta (2022)

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    Underwater superoleophobic all-cellulose composite papers for the separation of emulsified oil

    All-cellulose paper-based composites with underwater superoleophobicity and high-wet-strength were developed by casting a barrier layer of bacterial cellulose (BC) on a filter paper substrate. To optimize the ...

    Jianfeng **, Shan Jiang, Yanling Lou, Hongqi Dai, Weibing Wu in Cellulose (2021)

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    Facile isolation of colloidal stable chitin nano-crystals from Metapenaeus ensis shell via solid maleic acid hydrolysis and their application for synthesis of silver nanoparticles

    Recently, the isolation of chitin nano-crystals (ChNCs) via green methods has received great interests in the scientific research community. In this study, one-pot and eco-friendly process to isolate ChNCs from M...

    Liqin Liu, Frederikus Tunjung Seta, **ngye An, Jian Yang, Wei Zhang in Cellulose (2020)

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    Electrochemical sensing of lead(II) by differential pulse voltammetry using conductive polypyrrole nanoparticles

    An electrochemical sensor for Pb(II) is described that exploits (a) the outstanding adsorption ability of chitosan modified with quaternary ammonium groups (CQAS; cationic) and of lignosulfonate (LSN; anionic)...

    Tingting Xu, Hongqi Dai, Yongcan ** in Microchimica Acta (2019)

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    Fluorescent cellulose nanocrystals for the detection of lead ions in complete aqueous solution

    A fluorescent probe for the detection of lead ions in complete aqueous solution was synthesized by covalently combining a fluorescent 1,8-naphthalimide dye with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). The dye-labelled ...

    Ruyuan Song, Qing Zhang, Youlu Chu, Lei Zhang, Hongqi Dai, Weibing Wu in Cellulose (2019)

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    Fluorescent CdTe-QD-encoded nanocellulose microspheres by green spraying method

    With water-soluble CdTe quantum Dots (QDs) as fluorescent labels and TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) as matrix, dual-color QD-encoded microspheres were prepared by mechanical spraying, freeze-moldin...

    Qingshun Guan, Ruyuan Song, Weibing Wu, Lei Zhang, Yi **g, Hongqi Dai in Cellulose (2018)

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    Highly Dispersible Cellulose Nanofibrils Produced via Mechanical Pretreatment and TEMPO-mediated Oxidation

    Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) can prepare flexible nanomaterials with its large aspect ratio. Due to the supramolecular, cellulose fibers are difficultly dissociated to CNFs. In order to destroy this supramolec...

    Liang Jiao, Huiyang Bian, Ying Gao, Xuliang Lin, Wenyuan Zhu in Fibers and Polymers (2018)

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    Morphology control for tunable optical properties of cellulose nanofibrils films

    Flexible cellulose nanofibrils film substrates with high smooth surface and high transparency are attractive for next- generation flexible transparent electrical device applications. In recent years, tuning op...

    Weisheng Yang, Liang Jiao, Wei Liu, Yulin Deng, Hongqi Dai in Cellulose (2018)

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    Contribution of lignin to the surface structure and physical performance of cellulose nanofibrils film

    Herein, lignocellulosic nanofibrils (LCNF) suspension containing 0.1, 3.9, and 17.2 wt% lignin were utilized to fabricate films by filtration and pressing process. The stiff nature of fibrils containing lignin...

    Huiyang Bian, Ying Gao, Ruibin Wang, Zhulan Liu, Weibing Wu, Hongqi Dai in Cellulose (2018)

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    Enhancing physical performance and hydrophobicity of paper-based cellulosic material via impregnation with starch and PEI-KH560

    The exploitation of light-weight paper-based cellulosic materials (PBCM) is beneficial for protecting the environment, cutting production cost and improving utilization efficiency of cellulose. In this study, ...

    Shuzhen Ni, Chunjian Wang, Huiyang Bian, Zhihuai Yu, Liang Jiao, Guigan Fang in Cellulose (2018)

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    Effect of fiber drying on properties of lignin containing cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils produced through maleic acid hydrolysis

    The effect of fiber drying on the properties of lignin containing cellulose nanocrystals (LCNC) and nanofibrils (LCNF) produced using concentrated maleic acid hydrolysis of a never dried unbleached mixed hardw...

    Huiyang Bian, Liheng Chen, Hongqi Dai, J. Y. Zhu in Cellulose (2017)

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    Thermo-responsive cellulose paper via ARGET ATRP

    Thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacryl-amide) (PNIPAM), was grafted from cellulose paper via activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP). Six solvents with diffe...

    Weibing Wu, Jian Li, Wenyuan Zhu, Yi **g, Hongqi Dai in Fibers and Polymers (2016)

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    Hybridizing wood cellulose and graphene oxide toward high-performance fibers

    High-performance microfibers such as carbon fibers are widely used in aircraft and wind turbine blades. Well-aligned, strong microfibers prepared by hybridizing two-dimensional (2D) graphene oxide (GO) nanoshe...

    Yuanyuan Li, Hongli Zhu, Shuze Zhu, Jiayu Wan, Zhen Liu in NPG Asia Materials (2015)