Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 2, 00377(2024)

Regeneration of Pea-Pod-Like Cellulose Acetate Fibers as Aerogel-Derived Boards for Building Thermal Regulation and Carbon Reduction

Shuangjiang Feng1... Lei Yao2, Mingxin Feng1, Haoran Cai1, Xu He1, Man He1,*, Xiaohai Bu1,3 and Yuming Zhou1,** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Jiangsu Optoelectronic Functional Materials and Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211100 Jiangsu, China
  • 2School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 212013 Jiangsu, China
  • 3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167 Jiangsu, China
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    Cellulose fibers play significant roles in building passive radiative cooling (PRC) and heating (PRH), benefiting from their porous structure and low thermal conductivity. However, the fixed structure and hydrophilic groups limit the regulation of optical and thermal properties. Herein, mechanically assisted solvent extraction strategy is proposed to regenerate cellulose acetate (CA) as pea-pod-like fibers. Different from natural fibers, photonic and thermal-storage particles are introduced into CA fibers to regulate optical selectivity and thermal properties. Further considering of building surface assembly, the biomimetic fibers are compressed into rigid bio-boards to achieve buildings thermal regulation. The results demonstrate that PRC bio-board can reflect ~ 94% of solar radiation and emit ~ 96% of thermal radiation and achieve ~ 11 ℃ (Isolar > 1500 W/m2 and Tenvironment ~ 35 ℃ at daytime) and 6 ℃ (nighttime) of cooling effects. The phase-change PRH bio-board integrates solar absorption (Asolar ~ 96%), thermal insulation (Tshielding ~ 30 ℃) and storage functions, which can heat building ~ 12 ℃ under Isolar ~ 1000 W/m2 and slowly releases heat for > 1200 s. According to evaluation, the bio-units can save over 45% of energy, 1.042 $/m2 cost and 4.978 kg/(m2 year) CO2 emission in Nanjing annually. It is believed that the results have positive effects on clarifying the structure–effect relationship and promoting the commercialization of thermal management materials.

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    Shuangjiang Feng, Lei Yao, Mingxin Feng, Haoran Cai, Xu He, Man He, Xiaohai Bu, Yuming Zhou. Regeneration of Pea-Pod-Like Cellulose Acetate Fibers as Aerogel-Derived Boards for Building Thermal Regulation and Carbon Reduction[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(2): 00377

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Oct. 2, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 4, 2024

    Published Online: Jul. 5, 2024

    The Author Email: He Man (heman@seu.edu.cn), Zhou Yuming (yumzhouchem@163.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00377-w

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