Recent progress on synthesis of ZIF-67-based materials and their application to heterogeneous catalysis
February 2022
In recent years, an increasing amount of interest has been dedicated to the synthesis and application of ZIF-67-based materials due to their exceptionally high surface area, tunable porosity, and excellent...
Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals and fuels
February 2023
In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production rate has been...
Degradation and utilization of polyvinyl chloride (PVC): Challenges and opportunities toward a circular economy
February 2026
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) poses persistent environmental and recycling challenges due to its high chlorine content, complex additives, and structural resistance to degradation. Recent research has shifted...
Sustainable aviation fuels from biomass and biowaste via bio- and chemo-catalytic conversion: Catalysis, process challenges, and opportunities
June 2025
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from biomass and biowaste streams is an attractive option for decarbonizing the aviation sector, one of the most-difficult-to-electrify transportation sectors....
Recent progress on photothermal nanomaterials: Design, mechanism, and applications
July 2025
Photothermal energy conversion represents a cornerstone process in the renewable energy technologies domain, enabling the capture of solar irradiance and its subsequent transformation into thermal energy....
Ammonia synthesis and cracking: Thermocatalytic versus electrochemical approaches
March 2026
Ammonia (NH3) is a key chemical for agriculture, energy storage, and industrial processes. Its synthesis and cracking (decomposition) are pivotal for a sustainable energy future, particularly in the...
Lignin-based carbon fibers: Formation, modification and potential applications
August 2022
As an aromatic polymer in nature, lignin has recently attracted gross attention because of its advantages of high carbon content, low cost and bio-renewability. However, most lignin is directly burnt...
Advances in particulate matter filtration: Materials, performance, and application
June 2023
Air-borne pollutants in particulate matter (PM) form, produced either physically during industrial processes or certain biological routes, have posed a great threat to human health. Particularly during...
Synthesis strategies of covalent organic frameworks: An overview from nonconventional heating methods and reaction media
December 2023
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), as an emerging class of porous crystalline materials constructed by covalent links between the building monomers, have gained tremendous attention. Over the past...
Organic solvent nanofiltration membranes for separation in non-polar solvent system
February 2025
Membrane technology holds significant potential for augmenting or partially substituting conventional separation techniques, such as heat-driven distillation, thereby reducing energy consumption. Organic...
Magic of hydrogen spillover: Understanding and application
December 2022
The hydrogen spillover effect (HSPE) plays an important role in heterogeneous catalysis and hydrogen storage as an interfacial phenomenon, which facilitates the improvement of hydrogen storage properties...
Rare earth metal–organic framework catalysts: Properties, synthesis, characterizations, and application
May 2026
Among numerous metal–organic frameworks, rare earth metal–organic frameworks (RE-MOFs) have garnered significant attention across various catalytic fields. As a special class of MOFs, they exhibit high...
Overview of acidic deep eutectic solvents on synthesis, properties and applications
January 2020
This review divides the acidic deep eutectic solvents (ADES) into Brønsted and Lewis DES according to their diversity of acidic character. The hydrogen bond donors and halide salts for formulating an...
Application of metal organic framework in wastewater treatment
June 2023
Water pollution is an increasingly serious environmental problem because many pollutants have carcinogenic effects on humans and aquatic organisms. Metal organic framework (MOF), made up of metal ions...
Prelithiation strategies for silicon-based anode in high energy density lithium-ion battery
October 2023
Green energy storage devices play vital roles in reducing fossil fuel emissions and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Growing markets for portable electronics and electric vehicles create tremendous...
Artificial intelligence-driven discovery and design of solid-state hydrogen storage materials
April 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the discovery and optimization of solid-state hydrogen storage materials, a cornerstone of a scalable hydrogen economy. However, interdependent trade-offs among...
Data driven intelligent research and development of gel electrolyte: methods, challenges and cutting-edge trends
Available online 4 April 2026
As the core component of flexible energy storage and electronic devices, the research and development of gel electrolyte has long been limited by the inefficiency of the traditional trial and error...
Gas diffusion electrodes for sustainable energy conversion and chemical synthesis
April 2026
Gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) are emerging as a transformative platform for electrochemical energy conversion and sustainable chemical synthesis. By enabling efficient electrochemical reactions involving...
Research progress on lithium isotopes separation by chemical exchange with crown ethers decorated materials
March 2025
The separation of lithium isotopes (6Li and 7Li) is of great importance for the nuclear industry. The lithium amalgam method is the only lithium isotopes separation process in industry, and the extensive...
Machine learning for membrane design and discovery
January 2024
Membrane technologies are becoming increasingly versatile and helpful today for sustainable development. Machine Learning (ML), an essential branch of artificial intelligence (AI), has substantially...
Antibiotics-heavy metals combined pollution in agricultural soils: Sources, fate, risks, and countermeasures
May 2025
Agricultural soil is related to food security and human health, antibiotics and heavy metals (HMs), as two typical pollutants, possess a high coexistence rate in the environmental medium, which is extremely...
Ambient-air fabrication of perovskite solar cells: Challenges, progress, and perspectives
February 2026
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as a revolutionary photovoltaic technology due to their exceptional optoelectronic properties and low-cost solution processability, yet their fabrication typically...
Catalysts for Tar Reforming in Biomass and Solid Waste Gasification: A Comprehensive Review
Available online 14 November 2025
Catalytic reforming plays a pivotal role in converting tar produced from the gasification of biomass and municipal solid waste (MSW). This review offers an in-depth discussion of formation processes...
MOF synthesis using waste PET for applications of adsorption, catalysis and energy storage
November 2024
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as one of non-degradable wastes has become a huge threat to the environment and human health. Chemical Recycle of PET is a sustainable way to release 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic...
Cellulose nanofiber-based nanofiltration membranes for sustainable water purification
May 2026
Although nanofiltration (NF) membranes enable energy-efficient molecular separations critical for a sustainable ecosystem, their conventional fabrication from petrochemical polymers raises end-of-life...