Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4910: Tannin-Based Hybrid Materials and Their Applications: A Review

Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4910: Tannin-Based Hybrid Materials and Their Applications: A Review Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25214910 Authors: Ann-Kathrin Koopmann Christian Schuster Jorge Torres-Rodríguez Stefan Kain Heidi Pertl-Obermeyer Alexander Petutschnigg Nicola Hüsing Tannins are eco-friendly, bio-sourced, natural, and highly reactive polyphenols. In the past decades, the understanding of their versatile properties has grown substantially alongside a continuously broadening of the tannins’ application scope. In particular, recently, tannins have been increasingly investigated for their interaction with other species in order to obtain tannin-based hybrid systems that feature advanced and/or novel properties. Furthermore, in virtue of the tannins’ chemistry and their high reactivity, they either physicochemically or physically interact with a wide variety of different compounds, including metals and ceramics, as well as a number of organic species. Such hybrid or hybrid-like systems allow the preparation of various advanced nanomaterials, featuring improved performances compared to the current ones. Consequently, these diverse-shaped materials have potential use in wastewater treatment or catalysis, as well as in some novel fields such as UV-shielding, functional food packaging, and biomedicine. Since these kinds of tannin-based hybrids represent an emerging field, thus far no comprehensive overview concerning their p...
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