“…13 Recently, there is a growing interest in using lignin-based aerogels and carbon aerogels for advanced applications, such as energy storage, 14 environmental remediation, 15 etc. Nonetheless, except for some starch- and protein-based hydrogel products, which have only found certain niche applications, 16,17 current commercially available hydrogel products are almost entirely made from petrochemical feedstock, especially from acrylic acid and acrylamide monomers. 18 In recent years, hydrogels based on natural polymers, such as cellulose and hemicellulose, have also received considerable attention.…”