Preparation and Applications of Hemicellulose- or Lignin-Containing Nanocelluloses

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are a class of emerging sustainable nanomaterials derived from natural resources, while the production often evolves harsh chemical treatments and high energy-demanding nanofibrillation process, it is critical to develop more high value-added advanced applications in order to drive the mass production of CNFs, which can in-turn reduce the costs.

In this webinar, you'll learn about the research progress of Yang's lab (Team Cellulose at Zhejiang University), and the eco-friendly pretreatments to produce CNFs with preserved hemicellulose or lignin. Based on this, these CNFs are explored to be able to fabricate papers, textile fibers and composites with superior mechanical properties and different functions.

Dr. Xuan (Justin) Yang is a “Hundred Talent” tenure-track assistant professor in the College of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Zhejiang University (China). He had ten years of extensive research training on bio-based materials including pulp & paper, nanocellulose, and biocomposites, under the supervision of Prof. Emily Cranston (McMaster University, Canada) and Prof. Lars Berglund (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), before he joined Zhejiang University at 2020. Dr. Yang’s research group (Team Cellulose) is currently focusing on biomass chemical engineering, especially with a scope of “taking inspiration from nature, harnessing bio-based components, and engineering high-performance materials to meet the growing demand for sustainable products and processes”. He is the recipient of Distinguished Young Scholars of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Overseas) and the winner of the China Innovation Challenge (Zhejiang Province) in 2022. He is also currently serving as an editorial board member of Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering.