Biomass and Green Electronics Laboratory (BioGEL)

Department of Wood Engineering and Technology
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

    Since 2012, MRG has focused on researching and developing biomass-based functional nanocomposites with magnetic, optical, and electrical properties. Given the importance of environmental concerns in the electronics industry and the anticipated use of biomass-based engineering materials in sustainable electronics, the MRG established the Biomass and Green Electronics Laboratory (BioGEL) in the Department of Wood Engineering and Technology in September 2021, under the leadership of Dr. Mahdi Mashkour.

   By using cutting-edge technologies such as nanotechnology and laser technology, the main goal of BioGEL is to develop innovative and environmentally friendly biomass-derived advanced materials for sustainable electronics. At BioGEL, we are exploring the potential applications of a variety of biomass-derived materials for use in sustainable electronics. These materials range from wood and bacterial cellulose in their raw form to cellulose nanofibers, lignocellulose, chitin, chitosan, biomass-derived carbon, and 3D graphene materials that have undergone various physical and chemical modifications. Thanks to the research team’s efforts, BioGEL has received grants from national research organizations since its inception, including the Iran National Elites Foundation (INEF) and the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), for research projects on sustainable electronics using biomass-derived materials.

 

Mashkour, M., Kimura, T., Mashkour, M., Kimura, F. and Tajvidi, M., 2018. Printing birefringent figures by surface tension-directed self-assembly of a cellulose nanocrystal/polymer ink components. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 11(1), pp.1538-1545.
Mashkour, M. and Mashkour, M., 2021. A Simple and scalable approach for fabricating high-performance superparamagnetic natural cellulose fibers and Papers. Carbohydrate Polymers, 256, p.117425.
Mashkour, M., Sharifinia, M., Yousefi, H. and Afra, E., 2018. MWCNT-coated cellulose nanopapers: Droplet-coating, process factors, and electrical conductivity performance. Carbohydrate polymers, 202, pp.504-512.
Mashkour, M., Kimura, T., Kimura, F., Mashkour, M. and Tajvidi, M., 2014. One-dimensional core–shell cellulose-akaganeite hybrid nanocrystals: synthesis, characterization, and magnetic field induced self-assembly. RSC Advances, 4(94), pp.52542-52549.
Mashkour, M. and Ranjbar, Y., 2018. Superparamagnetic Fe3O4@ wood flour/polypropylene nanocomposites: Physical and mechanical properties. Industrial Crops and Products, 111, pp.47-54.
Mashkour, M., Moradabadi, Z. and Khazaeian, A., 2017. Physical and tensile properties of epoxy laminated magnetic bacterial cellulose nanocomposite films. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 134(30), p.45118.
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