Lignin rebirth enables sustainable afterglow emission

Converting low-quality waste materials into available high-quality products in a simple way is one of the effective ways to achieve energy savings and emissions reductions. Here, Yuan and colleagues took full advantage of abundant lignin to prepare a series of sustainable and environment-friendly afterglow materials and successfully applied them to flexible fabrics. Converting low-quality waste materials into available high-quality products in a simple way is one of the effective ways to achieve energy savings and emissions reductions. Here, Yuan and colleagues took full advantage of abundant lignin to prepare a series of sustainable and environment-friendly afterglow materials and successfully applied them to flexible fabrics. Sustainable afterglow materials from lignin inspired by wood phosphorescenceYuan et al.Cell Reports Physical ScienceAugust 23, 2021In BriefInspired by the afterglow room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) of natural wood, Yuan et al. prepare sustainable afterglow RTP materials by confining lignin within a 3D molecular matrix, which paves a route for sustainable RTP materials. Full-Text PDF Open Access