Catalytic conversion of bioethanol to value-added chemicals and fuels: A review
March 2022
•Bioethanol as an important platform molecule for further valorisation.•Different routes of bioethanol upgrading to value-added chemicals/fuels are discussed.•Catalyst structure-activity relationships...
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Recent progress in flame retardant technology of battery: A review
March 2023
•Flame retardant modification of electrolyte for improving battery safety is discussed.•The development of flame retardant battery separators for battery performance and safety are investigated.•New...
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A Review of Cathode and Electrolyte Recovery from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries: Recent technologies, processes and policies
Available online 3 February 2024
•Technologies for cathode and electrolyte recovery from spent lithium-ion batteries are reviewed.•Various national polices and regulations on battery recycling are summarized.•Practical industrial recycling...
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Synthesis and applications of low dielectric polyimide
March 2023
•PI is an important interlayer dielectric material with excellent comprehensive properties.•PIs are widely served as flexible dielectric materials due to their excellent properties.•The synthesis and...
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Developments of polyurethane in biomedical applications: A review
December 2023
•This paper reviews PU's research progress and applications in the biomedical field.•It focuses on medical PU regarding dressings, skin sensors, orthopedics, and cardiovascular.•This article evaluates...
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Dielectric elastomer actuators for artificial muscles: A comprehensive review of soft robot explorations
September–December 2022
•Some representative design ideas and methods for preparing DEA driven soft robots are described.•The configuration and performance requirements of DEA for various bioinspired robots are introduced.•Perspectives...
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Biomass carbon materials for high-performance secondary battery electrodes: A review
June 2024
•The recent advances on bio-based carbon electrodes were reviewed.•The preparation approaches of biomass carbon materials were described.•The properties and application of biomass carbons in batteries...
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Bio-based polymeric materials synthesized from renewable resources: A mini-review
September 2023
•It reviews the recent developments and potential trends of bio-based polymers.•It mainly focuses on the preparation process, specific properties and applications of bio-based polymers.•It discusses...
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Zeolite-based cracking catalysts for bio-oil upgrading: A critical review
June 2022
•Zeolite-based catalysts for bio-oil upgrading are critically reviewed.•Effects of main parameters on catalyst performance are summarized.•Mechanisms on the bio-oil upgrading over zeolite catalysts...
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Recent advances in catalytic filters for integrated removal of dust and NOx from flue gas: fundamentals and applications
September–December 2022
1Catalytic filters include the catalytic bag filters and catalytic filter candles.2Multiple pollutants can be removed simultaneously with catalytic filters.3The materials, structures, performances and...
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Review of the applications of 3D printing technology in the field of piezoelectric ceramics
June 2023
•The main types of 3D printing technology in piezoelectric ceramic manufacturing are introduced.•Each 3D printing technology is described in detail from principle, process to application.•The application...
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Rational design of photofunctional dyes BODIPYs/aza-BODIPYs and applications for photocatalysis, photoelectric conversion and thermochromic materials
June 2024
•Structurally tuned BODIPYs/aza-BODIPYs are photofunctional dyes.•Triplet BODIPYs/aza-BODIPYs are employed in photocatalytic field.•BODIPYs/aza-BODIPYs capture the photons for photovoltaic conversion.•BODIPYs/aza-BODIPYs...
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Cellulose-based functional gels and applications in flexible supercapacitors
June 2023
•Various preparation methods for cellulose functional gels are discussed.•The promising applications of gels in supercapacitors are summarized.•The key technologies for developing cellulose gels with...
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Research progress in antioxidation and anti-ablation coatings of carbon-based materials: A review
March 2024
•The main types of high-temperature oxidation/ablation resistance ceramic coatings are introduced.•Each coating technology is described in detail from process to principle.•The main unsolved problems...
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C1 Chemistry: The Stories of Research and Applications from Toyama
March 2024
•Prof. Tsubaki's professional career spanning over 35 years is covered.•Innovative achievements of Prof. Noritatsu Tsubaki in C1 chemistry are listed.•State-of-the-art technologies on C1 chemistry and...
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Thermal physical applications of carbon dioxide: Recent progress, challenges and perspective
December 2023
•Current researches on various applications for thermodynamic properties of CO2 were systematically and comprehensively reviewed.•The paper introduced the use of CO2 as solvent, heat transfer medium...
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Advances in low-temperature extraction of natural resources using liquefied dimethyl ether
March 2022
•Dimethyl ether (DME) owns many special properties that make it suitable for extraction applications.•The liquefied DME extraction shows many advantages and strong potential market competitiveness.•Liquefied...
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Discrete particle methods for engineering simulation: Reproducing mesoscale structures in multiphase systems
March 2022
•Principle of EMMS-DPM method is introduced.•GPU-CPU heterogeneous computing and multi-level heterogeneous parallelization to accelerate simulation.•Review of handling complex particles and complex...
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Highly efficient synthesis of benzyl benzoate directly from self-coupling of benzyl alcohol in water
June 2023
•Benzyl benzoate (BB), an important fine chemical, is synthesized with a green catalytic system.•The system is highly efficient, with very high selectivity near full conversion in just 0.5 h.•The ester...
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Microwave vs conventional heating in hydrogen production via catalytic dry reforming of methane
September–December 2022
•Review microwave non-equilibrium heating.•First summary on temperature measurement in microwave.•Comparison of microwave with conventional heating in drying reforming methane.•Microwave reaction design...
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A mini review on recent advances in thermocatalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to value-added chemicals and fuels
September–December 2022
•Recent advances in thermocatalytic hydrogenation of CO2 are reviewed.•Different reaction routes and target products are presented individually.•Mechanisms and regulation strategies of catalysts in...
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ZK60 based alloys with high-strength and high-ductility: A review
June 2023
•Development of Mg-Zn-Zr (ZK) based alloys was reviewed.•The highest TYS of ZK based alloys is still in the order of 400 MPa.•Two efficient methods were developed to improve mechanical properties.•Combination...
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Recent advances in carbon dioxide selective hydrogenation and biomass valorization via single-atom catalysts
September 2023
•CO2 hydrogenation to methanol, ethanol and hydrocarbons via SACs is discussed.•Biomass conversion through thermocatalysis, electrocatalysis and photocatalysis methods via SACs is summarized.•Challenges...
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Recent advance on cobalt-based oxide catalyst for the catalytic removal of volatile organic compounds: A review
March 2022
•Research development of Co-based catalyst for VOCs removal is overviewed.•The influence of water vapor in catalytic oxidation of VOCs is discussed.•The performance metrics of the catalysts were normalized...
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Review of CO2-kerogen interaction and its effects on enhanced oil recovery and carbon sequestration in shale oil reservoirs
March 2022
•Progress has been obtained in determining the unconventional petrophysical properties of shale oil rocks.•Supercritical CO2 can spontaneously replace hydrocarbons from the organic matter of shale formations.•CO2-kerogen...
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