• Janiszewska-Latterini, Dominika
• Lekawa-Raus, Agnieszka
• Łukawski, Damian
• Hochmańska-Kaniewska, Patrycja

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Driven by the quest for greener and more sustainable materials, the presented review analyzes recent studies in which wood and wood-based materials were combined with carbon nanomaterials in the form of carbon nanotubes and graphene. The analysis shows a close kinship between these two carbon-based materials. The first studies have shown that wood may be directly transformed into <jats:italic>sp</jats:italic><jats:sup>2</jats:sup>-bonded carbons, i.e., form graphene-like structures. Further, it has been demonstrated that both carbon nanotubes and graphene can be used to coat or infiltrate wood and processed wood-based materials such as flexible wood sponges or biochars. Thanks to the unique electrical, mechanical, thermal, and wetting properties of graphene and carbon nanotubes, their wood-based nanocomposites were shown to have many potential applications in green electronics area or as nanodevices. Finally, a new range of studies in the area of wood composites showed that carbon nanomaterials integrated into wood-based boards could improve the properties of the former ones. The presented review shows that this emerging area of research on wood-based materials, graphene, and carbon nanotubes is highly promising and interesting in the context of new applications and future perspectives for sustainable development.</jats:p>

Topics

• nanocomposite
• impedance spectroscopy
• Carbon
• nanotube
• wood