Wood and Cellulose: the Most Sustainable Advanced Materials for Past, Present, and Future Civilizations
Wallenberg Wood Science Center · KTH Royal Institute of Technology · +1 more institution
Abstract
Wood, with its constituent building block cellulose, is by far the most common biomaterial on the planet and has been the most important material used by humans to establish civilization. If there is one single biomaterial that should be studied and used by materials scientists across disciplines to achieve a sustainable future, it is cellulose. This perspective provides insights for the general materials science community about the unique properties of wood and cellulose and how they may be used in advanced sustainable materials to make a substantial societal impact. The focus is on sawn wood or cellulose fibers produced at scale by industry and the more recent cellulosic nanomaterials, highlighting the areas…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 26.98
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 72
Authors
6- MMMahiar Max HamediCorresponding
Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- MSMats Sandberg
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
- RTRichard T. Olsson
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- JFJan Fog Pedersen
- TBTobias Benselfelt
Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Topics & keywords
- Cellulose
- Cellulosic ethanol
- Bacterial cellulose
- Materials science
- Sustainable energy
- Nanotechnology
- Engineering
- Renewable energy