Qi Fan- Doctor of Engineering
- Professor (Associate) at South China Agricultural University
Qi Fan
- Doctor of Engineering
- Professor (Associate) at South China Agricultural University
Associate Professor, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University.
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Foam thermal insulators are indispensable for prevailing energy‐saving engineering, however their widespread use brings intractability such as unsustainability, “white pollution”, and fire hazards. The emergence of bio‐based foams is highly appreciated, but the fabrication approaches are economically unattractive and/or the product properties are i...
The development of wood-plastic composites (WPCs) is one of the key scientific interests in recent years for recycling industrial waste and reducing environmental pollution risks. In this study, low-cost and high-strength ultra-high-filled wood fiber/polypropylene composites (UH-WPCs) were fabricated using recycled polypropylene (R-PP) as the polym...
Biopolymer/silica nanocomposite aerogels are highly attractive as thermally insulating materials for prevailing energy-saving engineering but are usually plagued by their lack of mechanical strength and environmental stability. Lignin is an appealing plant phenolic biopolymer due to its natural abundance, high stiffness, water repellency, and therm...
The low comprehensive properties of soy protein-based wood adhesives (SPWAs), such as weak bonding strength, poor water and mildew resistance, etc., are the main issues that severely restrict their wide application in the wood manufacturing industry. In this study, fully biobased SPWAs with excellent bonding strength, water and mildew resistance, a...
Developing sustainable, high-performance, and flame-retardant wood coating is significantly important for effective utilization of wood. In this work, a bio-based flame-retardant curing agent of ammonium hydrogen phytate (AHP) was synthesized by controlling the reaction molar ratio of phytic acid and urea. This synthetic AHP displayed appropriate p...
On the basis of the world’s continuing consumption of raw materials, there was an urgent need to seek sustainable resources. Lignin, the second naturally abundant biomass, accounts for 15-35% of the cell walls of terrestrial plants and is considered waste for low-cost applications such as thermal and electricity generation. The impressive character...
Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) microplastics (MPs), as carriers, can bind with pesticides, which propose harmful impacts to aqueous ecosystems. Meanwhile, carbofuran and carbendazim (CBD), two widely used carbamate pesticides, are toxic to humans because of the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity. The interaction between two MPs a...
On the basis of the world’s continuing consumption of raw materials, there was an urgent need to seek sustainable resources. Lignin, the second naturally abundant biomass, accounts for 15–35% of the cell walls of terrestrial plants and is considered waste for low-cost applications such as thermal and electricity generation. The impressive character...
The influence of nano-silica (nSiO2) and micro-silica (mSiO2) in the shell and wood fiber filler in the core on the thermal expansion behavior of co-extruded wood/polyethylene composites (Co-WPCs) was investigated to optimize the thermal expansion resistance. The cut Co-WPCs samples showed anisotropic thermal expansion, and the thermal expansion st...
Sustainable thermosetting polyurethane (PU) anticorrosive coatings based on renewable biomass resources with long-lasting corrosion protection is highly desired. Herein, thermosetting lignin-based polyurethanes (LPU) coatings with superior corrosion resistance and high content of lignin were prepared by polymerization of lignin-based polyol (OH-EL)...
To improve the undesirable intrinsic properties of plantation wood, this study presents the development of unilaterally surface-densified wood with high dimensional stability, surface hardness, and bending property for value-added applications. Poplar wood (Populus euramevicana cv. 'I-214') was surface impregnated with a reactive waterborne acrylic...
High-efficient and cost-competitive dissolution of lignin is vital to value-added utilization of lignin waste streams. Here, a novel and cost-efficient supramolecular eutectic liquid (Phenol-MAH) comprised of phenol and maleic anhydride was developed, which can rapidly dissolve lignin with ultrahigh-solid loading (>50 wt.%) at room temperature. Abo...
Differences in anatomical structure and chemical composition of bamboo fractions have an obvious influence on the properties of bamboo thermoplastic composites (BPCs). Six fractions of bamboo particles including bamboo culm (BC), bamboo green (BG), bamboo timber (BT), bamboo yellow (BY), bamboo node (BN), and bamboo processing residue (BR) were pre...
Exploring renewable bio-based polymer materials with intrinsic flame retardancy and high mechanical strength will greatly increase the potential to meet fire safety and practicability requirements. In this study, a hexa-substituted cyclophosphazene monomer (HEP) is synthesized from abundant and renewable eugenol and then copolymerized with multi-th...
