Fabrication of Biodegradable Modified Wood for Future Application
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Bharat Baruah
Department
CSM - Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract
Current research demonstrates the delignification of natural wood (NW) by chemical treatment. In our research, the delignified wood (DW) is impregnated with bio-compatible and bio-degradable polymer to create transparent wood (TW). Furthermore, we aim to modify the resultant TW to (i) fire-retardant wood with the addition of a metal-organic framework (MOF) and (ii) a TW with electrical conductivity by incorporating silver nanowires (AgNWs). Such modified wood (MW) would have tremendous potential in optoelectronics, energy storage, and biosensors. We characterize samples with FTIR, Raman, UV-vis DRS, XRD, EDX, and SEM.
Disciplines
Chemistry
Fabrication of Biodegradable Modified Wood for Future Application
Current research demonstrates the delignification of natural wood (NW) by chemical treatment. In our research, the delignified wood (DW) is impregnated with bio-compatible and bio-degradable polymer to create transparent wood (TW). Furthermore, we aim to modify the resultant TW to (i) fire-retardant wood with the addition of a metal-organic framework (MOF) and (ii) a TW with electrical conductivity by incorporating silver nanowires (AgNWs). Such modified wood (MW) would have tremendous potential in optoelectronics, energy storage, and biosensors. We characterize samples with FTIR, Raman, UV-vis DRS, XRD, EDX, and SEM.