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Up-recycling of waste wood into value-added room temperature phosphorescent materials - Nature Communications

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By Wei-Ming Yin, Min Sun, Shujun Li, Tony James
| Nature Verified
Abstract Up-recycling waste wood as a source for producing materials is crucial for sustainability. Here, we discovered that in situ thermal curing of melamine-formaldehyde resin (MF) with natural wood enhanced its room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) performance. This enhancement is due to the interaction of MF with the components in wood during the in situ thermal curing process, both covalently and non-covalently, promoting RTP emission of holocellulose and lignin in natural wood.
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Solvent-free processing of lignin into robust room temperature phosphorescent materials - Nature Communications

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By Wei-Ming Yin, Yingxiang Zhai, Shujun Li, Tony James
| Nature Verified
Abstract Producing room temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials from biomass resources using a solvent free method is essential but hard to achieve. Here, we discovered that lignin dissolved well in the liquid monomer, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), due to extensive hydrogen bonding and non-bonding interactions between lignin and HEA. Motivated by this discovery, we developed a solvent free system consisting of HEA and urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA) for converting lignin into RTP materials.
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Producing sustainable room temperature phosphorescent materials using natural wood and sucrose

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By Ben Dang, YuanYuan Miao, Shujun Li, Wei-Ming Yin
| Cell Reports Physical Science Verified
Highlights • Sucrose is introduced into the wood to produce natural RTP materials (S-wood) • S-wood is produced with low CO2 emission and is degradable in soil • S-wood is used for visual decorations and anti-counterfeiting applications Summary Producing room temperature phosphorescent materials from natural sources is essential for sustainability.
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