Role of Microorganisms in Electrocatalysts for Energy Applications: Recent Progresses
Available online 1 July 2025
Recently, with the dual challenges of the global energy crisis and environmental pollution, developing efficient and environmentally friendly electrocatalysts is vital to clean energy conversion technologies....
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Modulating the electronic state of Cu over Cu/ZnO/SBA-15 catalysts for boosting methanol synthesis from CO2
June 2025
Methanol synthesis via CO2 conversion is a “green carbon” route for mitigating the greenhouse effect and recycling carbon resources. However, despite the widespread use of copper-based systems for methanol...
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Harnessing aromatic properties for sustainable bio-valorization of lignin derivatives into flavonoids
June 2025
Lignin represents the most abundant renewable aromatic source, while flavonoids are aromatic natural compounds with various health-promoting properties and superior biological activities. The bioconversion...
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Hierarchically structured macro-mesoporous carbon catalysts for saccharification of cellulose
June 2025
Hierarchically structured macro-mesoporous carbon catalysts were synthesized using dual templates of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and Pluronic-123 to enhance cellulose saccharification. Characterizations...
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Enhanced removal and valorization of CO2-adsorbent monoethanolamine by microalgae for green biomanufacturing
June 2025
Monoethanolamine (MEA) is a frequently utilized absorbent for CO2 capture in many settings, enabling biomanufacturing using carbon as the resource. Nevertheless, evidence indicates that MEA is toxic...
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Electrochemical conversion of biomass derivatives to value-added chemicals: A review
June 2025
Countless efforts have been dedicated to shifting from fossil- to bio-based resources, including the conversion of biomass derivatives into high-value building-block chemicals using various catalytic...
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Photo-Fenton catalyst embedded in photothermal aerogel for efficient solar interfacial water evaporation and purification
June 2025
Solar steam generation is used for the production of clean water through evaporation. However, during evaporation, high-boiling organic compounds tend to concentrate in the mother liquor, whereas low-boiling...
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Improving Chlorella protein production under heterotrophic high cell density fed-batch cultivation with a two-stage nitrogen nutrient supply strategy
June 2025
Heterotrophic cultivation has been proved to be an effective and industrially scalable route for the economical production of Chlorella biomass. Nevertheless, the low protein content of heterotrophic...
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Highly dispersed Cu0-Cuδ+/MgO-FeOx catalyst for the synergistic enhancement of the hydrogenation of furfural
June 2025
Cu-based catalysts are advantageous for selectively catalyzing the hydrogenation of the CO bonds in furfural (FF). Nevertheless, debates are ongoing regarding the identification of active sites. FeCuxMg...
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Coupling gas-assisted stripping and waste heat recovery for energy-efficient carbon capture process
Available online 27 June 2025
A novel CO2 regeneration process was designed by coupling gas-assisted stripping to waste heat recovery from the stripped gas, and this process was successfully implemented on a CO2 regeneration test...
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Landscape profiling method for mining novel PET hydrolases: advances and industrial implications
Available online 16 June 2025
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Electroenzymatic CO2 Reduction Using Dual Enzymes Encapsulated in Zn-MOF-74
Available online 29 May 2025
The capture and conversion of CO2 to valuable products has garnered significant attention. The electroenzymatic reduction of CO2 is of particular interest owing to its high selectivity and yield. However,...
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Protein language model empowered the robust ASR-driven PET hydrolase featured with two PET binding motifs
Available online 12 May 2025
Various tools specifically designed to accelerate evolutionary processes for biocatalysis and biotransformation have been developed in the field of protein engineering. Among them, protein language...
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COF-999: A High-Performance CO2 Adsorbent for Direct Air Capture Technology
Available online 9 May 2025
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Selective Conversion of Polyolefin Waste to Light Olefins by Tandem Catalytic Cracking and Isomerizing Ethenolysis
Available online 18 April 2025
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Developments of catalysts for the direct conversion of aqueous ethanol to butadiene
Available online 16 April 2025
1,3-Butadiene is an important chemical raw material, especially with its large market demand as the main monomer for rubber tires. It is mainly produced by the thermal cracking of naphtha as a by-product...
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Hydrogenation of layered oxide cathodes as a new pathway of self-discharge in lithium-ion batteries
Available online 10 April 2025
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction to C3+ products: a review
Available online 10 April 2025
A possible pathway to achieve carbon neutrality is the production of high-value-added multicarbon chemicals via electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). This review highlights recent advances...
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Porous materials with terminal zinc hydride sites to capture high-temperature carbon dioxide
Available online 8 April 2025
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Adipic acid synthesis from bio-derived 2-furoic acid by reduction-carbonylation
Available online 4 April 2025
Adipic acid (ADA) serves as a crucial monomer for the manufacturing of nylon and polyurethanes. However, current production methods are based on petrochemical feedstock and pose significant environmental...
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Perspective: Roles of rare earth elements in Bacteria
Available online 1 April 2025
Rare earth elements (REEs), particularly those within the lanthanide series, have become known to be crucial for microbial methane and methanol oxidation, a key process in the global carbon cycle. This...
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