{"title":"Emerging MXene/cellulose composites: Design strategies and diverse applications","authors":"Wei Zhang , Xing-Xiang Ji , Ming-Guo Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2023.141402","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>MXenes have received increasing attention owing to their unique layered structure, excellent electrical conductivity, and abundant terminal groups. Increasingly pioneering work has been devoted to the development of MXene/polymer composites with various design structures and functions. Among them, cellulose, as the most abundant natural polymer material on earth, has attracted worldwide attention for its renewability, low cost, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. The combination of MXene and cellulose compensates for the poor mechanical properties of pure MXene and improves the performance of composite materials. MXene/cellulose composites have fostered further exploration by researchers due to their outstanding mechanical, stability, and electrical properties. In this review article, the preparation process of MXene/cellulose composites is reviewed, followed by a detailed description of their diverse applications, including the fields of electromagnetic shielding, intelligent electronics (actuators, flexible sensor, triboelectric nanogenerator), energy storage, and water treatment. Finally, the future challenges are highlighted and discussed in light of the current progress. The superior performance and multifunctionality of MXene/cellulose composites open up considerable new horizons to explore a variety of applications in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"21","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Chemical Engineering Journal","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138589472300133X","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
MXenes have received increasing attention owing to their unique layered structure, excellent electrical conductivity, and abundant terminal groups. Increasingly pioneering work has been devoted to the development of MXene/polymer composites with various design structures and functions. Among them, cellulose, as the most abundant natural polymer material on earth, has attracted worldwide attention for its renewability, low cost, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. The combination of MXene and cellulose compensates for the poor mechanical properties of pure MXene and improves the performance of composite materials. MXene/cellulose composites have fostered further exploration by researchers due to their outstanding mechanical, stability, and electrical properties. In this review article, the preparation process of MXene/cellulose composites is reviewed, followed by a detailed description of their diverse applications, including the fields of electromagnetic shielding, intelligent electronics (actuators, flexible sensor, triboelectric nanogenerator), energy storage, and water treatment. Finally, the future challenges are highlighted and discussed in light of the current progress. The superior performance and multifunctionality of MXene/cellulose composites open up considerable new horizons to explore a variety of applications in the future.
期刊介绍:
The Chemical Engineering Journal is an international research journal that invites contributions of original and novel fundamental research. It aims to provide an international platform for presenting original fundamental research, interpretative reviews, and discussions on new developments in chemical engineering. The journal welcomes papers that describe novel theory and its practical application, as well as those that demonstrate the transfer of techniques from other disciplines. It also welcomes reports on carefully conducted experimental work that is soundly interpreted. The main focus of the journal is on original and rigorous research results that have broad significance. The Catalysis section within the Chemical Engineering Journal focuses specifically on Experimental and Theoretical studies in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, molecular catalysis, and biocatalysis. These studies have industrial impact on various sectors such as chemicals, energy, materials, foods, healthcare, and environmental protection.