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The Clear Choice

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dc.contributor.authorGil, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Pedro L.
dc.contributor.authorGodinho , Maria H.
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Ana P. C.
dc.contributor.institutionCENIMAT-i3N - Centro de Investigação de Materiais (Lab. Associado I3N)
dc.contributor.institutionDCM - Departamento de Ciência dos Materiais
dc.contributor.institutionUNINOVA-Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias
dc.contributor.institutionLAQV@REQUIMTE
dc.contributor.pblMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-22T21:32:00Z
dc.date.available2025-08-22T21:32:00Z
dc.date.issued2025-04-08
dc.descriptionCopyright: © 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.description.abstractMany modern technologies rely on materials that harm the environment. Glass manufacturing, for instance, is both expensive and environmentally damaging. In response, scientists have developed a technique to replace glass with transparent wood, an innovative, versatile, and sustainable alternative. Wood naturally retains heat, is durable, and remains cost-effective, making it promising substitute for glass and plastic in window production. This innovation highlights the urgent need for eco-friendly technologies to replace or improve existing materials. This work explores cork as a sustainable alternative for producing transparent materials, potentially replacing transparent wood. Unlike wood, cork can be harvested from the same tree for up to 300 years. The process followed a method like transparent wood production, involving delignification, bleaching, and forced polymer impregnation. The choice of bleaching agent significantly impacted results—samples treated with sodium hypochlorite solution appeared whiter but became extremely fragile, whereas hydrogen peroxide preserved mechanical properties better. The resin-to-hardener ratio was crucial, with higher resin content improving polymer infiltration and transparency. While fully transparent cork was not achieved, the resulting translucent material lays the groundwork for future research in this field.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.3390/macromol5020017
dc.identifier.issn2673-6209
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dc.identifier.otherScopus: 105009308535
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/186770
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105009308535
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dc.language.isoeng
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dc.relationInstitute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication
dc.relationInstitute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication
dc.subjectCellulose
dc.subjectCork
dc.subjectTranslucent material
dc.titleThe Clear Choiceen
dc.title.subtitleDeveloping Transparent Cork for Next-Generation Sustainable Materialsen
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