Chapter 13: Nanocellulose-Based Materials for Energy Conversion

The increasing environmental pollution and serious shortage of energy and resources have become big problems in human society in the recent years. Exploration of novel renewable and biodegradable materials based on biomass and construction of biomass-based energy-related applications have received more and more attention. Cellulose is the most abundant biomass on earth. Especially, nanocellulose possesses excellent mechanical, thermal, and optical properties. In this chapter, we review the recent advances in nanocellulose-based energy conversion materials, including piezoelectric materials, loudspeakers, antenna, phototransistors, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and touch screen.