Recent advancements and perspectives of the CO2 hydrogenation reaction
December 2023
Owing to excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which cause severe environmental issues, the conversion and utilization of CO2 have received increasing attention. Owing to its high efficiency and...
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Recycled polymer: Green roads for polyester plastics
March 2024
Plastics are integral to numerous significant social advancements. Nonetheless, their contribution to environmental pollution and climate crises cannot be disregarded, as their negative impact on the...
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Advances in reactive co-precipitation technology for preparing high-performance cathodes
December 2023
Reactive crystallization plays an essential role in the synthesis of high-quality precursors with a narrow particle size distribution, dense packing, and high sphericity. These features are beneficial...
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Towards greener polymers: Trends in the German chemical industry
March 2024
Global plastics production is expected to exceed 400 million tons and reach 600 million tons by 2060. Their synthesis currently accounts for approximately 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately...
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Cellulosomal hemicellulases: Indispensable players for ensuring effective lignocellulose bioconversion
March 2024
The bioconversion of lignocellulose has attracted global attention, due to the significant potential of agricultural and forestry wastes as renewable zero-carbon resources and the urgent need for substituting...
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Textile waste – an opportunity as well as a threat
December 2023
Clothing and textiles are very challenging to recycle due to the fact that they are nearly always a blend of fibres from different types of polymers. There are some promising early indications that...
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Zeolites for the environment
March 2024
Zeolites are characterized by their microporous, crystalline structures with a four-connected framework with variable compositions, predominantly aluminosilicates. They are extensively utilized as adsorbents,...
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Recycling is not enough to make the world a greener place: Prospects for the circular economy
December 2023
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Opportunities of CO2-based biorefineries for production of fuels and chemicals
September 2023
Biorefinery production of fuels and chemicals represents an attractive route for solving current energy crisis, as well as reducing green-house gas (GHG) emissions from ships, planes, and long-haul...
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Microbial L-malic acid production: History, current progress, and perspectives
December 2023
L-malic acid (L-MA) is an important intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and a crucial bulk chemical with various applications in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. With the...
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Engineering of cofactor preference and catalytic activity of methanol dehydrogenase by growth-coupled directed evolution
Available online 5 April 2024
Methanol, produced from carbon dioxide, natural gas, and biomass, has drawn increasing attention as a promising green carbon feedstock for biomanufacturing due to its sustainable and energy-rich properties....
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Thermal conductivity of carbon-based nanomaterials: Deep understanding of the structural effects
September 2023
The thermal conductivity of carbon-based nanomaterials (e.g. carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphene aerogels, and carbon fibers) is a physical property of great scientific and engineering importance....
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ZIF-8-derived Fe-C catalysts: Relationship between structure and catalytic activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction
December 2023
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity of carbonized ZIF-8 (CZ) and its Fe-doped derivatives, CZ-A (doped with ammonium iron (II) sulphate) and CZ-B (doped with iron (II) acetate), were examined...
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Multiple routes toward engineering efficient cyanobacterial photosynthetic biomanufacturing technologies
December 2023
Developing efficient CO2 utilization technologies can alleviate the urgent pressure on energy and the environment. Moreover, these technologies are crucial for achieving the goal of net zero emissions....
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Moorella thermoacetica: A promising cytochrome- and quinone-containing acetogenic bacterium as platform for a CO2-based bioeconomy
September 2023
The negative effect of fossil-based industrial processes on the environment, especially the contribution to global warming by emitting greenhouse gases such as CO2 causes a global threat to mankind....
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Pilot-scale acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation from corn stover
March 2024
Biobutanol is an advanced biofuel that can be produced from excess lignocellulose via acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation. Although significant technological progress has been made in this field,...
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Advances in electrocarboxylation reactions with CO2
March 2024
Recently, significant research has been conducted on the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added chemicals. With the decreasing cost of clean electricity, electrochemical methods have emerged...
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Integration of advanced biotechnology for green carbon
Available online 8 March 2024
Carbon neutralization has been introduced as a long-term policy to control global warming and climate change. As plant photosynthesis produces the most abundant lignocellulosic biomass on Earth, its...
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Affinity-induced covalent protein-protein ligation via the SpyCatcher-SpyTag interaction
September 2023
Production of economically viable bioethanol is potentially an environmentally and financially worthwhile endeavor. One major source for fermentable sugars is lignocellulose. However, lignocellulosic...
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Adopting green absorbent for CO2 capture and agricultural utilization: Biogas slurry and biomass ash case
Available online 16 March 2024
Previously, the once-through CO2 chemical absorption process by biogas slurry was experimentally verified to offer the unique advantages like low energy consumption, cost-effectiveness, and feasibility...
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Electronic interaction and oxygen vacancy engineering of g-C3N4/α-Bi2O3 Z-scheme heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic aerobic oxidative homo-/hetero-coupling of amines to imines in aqueous phase
December 2023
Photocatalytic oxidation coupling of amines represents a green and cost-effective method for the synthesis of highly value-added imines under visible light irradiation. However, the catalytic efficiency...
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Carbon nanotube-based photothermal membrane for efficient cold air heating and removal of particulate matter and airborne bacteria
March 2024
Indoor heating results in high energy consumption and severe atmospheric pollution. Although the development of solar air heaters provides a sustainable route for indoor thermal comfort, such heaters...
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Synergistic oxidation-reforming of biomass for high quality syngas production based on a bifunctional catalyst
March 2024
Conventional O2 gasification for low-rank biomass/sludge conversion is prone to high CO2 concentrations in the syngas because of its high O content and low calorific value. This study establishes a...
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NiCu-based catalysts for the low-temperature hydrodeoxygenation of anisole: Effect of the metal ratio on SiO2 and γ-Al2O3 supports
December 2023
The effects of the metal ratio of NiCu catalysts on the low-temperature hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of anisole were assessed on a neutral SiO2 and an acidic γ-Al2O3 support. The activity of SiO2-supported...
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Optimization of two-dimensional solid-state electrolyte–anode interface by integrating zinc into composite anode with dual-conductive phases
March 2024
Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) are a solution to safety issues related to flammable organic electrolytes for Li batteries. Insufficient contact between the anode and SSE results in high interface resistance,...
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