Recently, the team led by Academician Li Jian and Professor Yu Haipeng from the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory in Biomaterial Science and Technology, the College of Material Science and Engineering of NEFU, cooperated with Professor Fan Zhuangjun from Harbin Engineering University and Professor Sang-Young Lee from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology. They published a review article titled “Nanocellulose: A Promising Nanomaterial for AdvancedElectrochemical Energy Storage” in an international authoritative review journal Chemical Society Reviews (Chemical Society Reviews, 2018, DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00790f). The first author of the paper is Associate Professor Chen Wenshuai from the College of Material Science and Engineering.

Chemical Society Reviews is a top review journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry and has a very high academic influence in chemistry, materials, and related fields. The influence factor is 38.618.

The topic of the article focused on the development of nano-cellulose, a new type of sustainable nanomaterial in the field of materials science. This material is mainly derived from renewable resources such as wood, bamboo, and crop stalks. It is the most basic structural unit supporting trees, and has advantages such as high crystallinity, high strength, and high specific surface area. In recent years, it has received extensive attention in the field of energy storage. The paper systematically reviews and comments on cellulose nanostructures of trees and other forestry resources, preparation strategies of nanocellulose with different structures and surface chemical properties, the research status of nanocellulose and derived materials in energy storage fields such as supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries. This article has important theoretical reference value for understanding the application potential of nanocellulose in the energy storage field.

Text Link:http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/cs/c7cs00790f