Optically Transparent Wood from a Nanoporous Cellulosic Template: Combining Functional and Structural Performance

• Published in: Biomacromolecules Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 1358 - 1364
• Main Authors: Li, Yuanyuan, Fu, Qiliang, Yu, Shun, Yan, Min, Berglund, Lars
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 11.04.2016
• Subjects: buildings; Cell Wall - physiology; cell walls; cellulose; Cellulose - chemistry; cellulosic fibers; Efficient; Fibers; lignin; Lignin - chemistry; Mechanical Phenomena; mechanical properties; Nanofiber Paper; nanopores; Optical Devices; Optical Phenomena; photovoltaic cells; polymethylmethacrylate; Refractometry; Scattering; Solar-Cells; transmittance; wood; Wood - chemistry; wood anatomy

Optically transparent wood (TW) with transmittance as high as 85% and haze of 71% was obtained using a delignified nanoporous wood template. The template was prepared by removing the light-absorbing lignin component, creating nanoporosity in the wood cell wall. Transparent wood was prepared by succe...