Techno-economic assessment of plasma-driven air oxidation coupled with electroreduction synthesis of ammonia
September 2025
Recently, the plasma-driven air oxidation coupled with electrocatalytic NOx reduction reaction (pAO-eNOxRR) technology for sustained NH3 synthesis displays the promise in tackling the high energy-consumption...
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September 2025
N2 treatment triggered self-reorganization into fully exposed platinum cluster catalysts for efficient low-temperature CO oxidation
September 2025
The development of efficient low-load platinum catalysts for CO oxidation is critical for large-scale industrial applications and environmental protection. In this study, a strategy of N2 treatment...
The crucial role of intrinsic properties in determining the biological effects of CeO2 nanocrystals
September 2025
Nano ceria (nano-CeO2) has been widely applied in various fields of industry and daily life, however, knowledge regarding the biological effects of nano-CeO2 with different intrinsic physicochemical...
Oriented crystallization of metal electrodeposition in aqueous zinc batteries
September 2025
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are attractive for large-scale energy storage due to their safety and low cost, but practical use is limited by dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution, and passivation....
Freestanding and flexible CNT/Si/metal electrodes for high energy density lithium-ion batteries with enhanced electrochemical performance
September 2025
In pursuit of meeting the demands for the next generation of high energy density and flexible electronic products, there is a growing interest in flexible energy storage devices. Silicon (Si) stands...
The in-situ growth of Cu2O–CuO on Cu foam coated with carbon derived from polydopamine as the flexible high-voltage cathode for thermal batteries
September 2025
Thermal batteries are a type of thermally activated reserve battery, where the cathode material significantly influences the operating voltage and specific capacity. In this work, Cu2O–CuO nanowires...
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September 2025
Construction of an adsorption-diffusion model reveals the conversion-deposition process of polysulfides
September 2025
Despite progress in suppressing polysulfide shuttling, this challenge persists in lithium-sulfur battery commercialization. While existing strategies emphasize polysulfide adsorption and catalytic conversion,...
Atomically dispersed Co sites on BiOCl nanosheets for efficient CO2 photoreduction
September 2025
Efficient CO2 photoreduction to produce fuel remains a great challenge, due to the fast recombination of photogenerated charge carriers and the lack of effective reactive sites in the developed photocatalysts....
Recent progress in hydrophobic pervaporation membranes for phenol recovery
September 2025
Phenol is extensively utilized in various industries involving paints, rubber, textiles, explosives, plastics, etc. Compared to the conventional distillation or extraction technologies, pervaporation...
Recent progress on the development of non-fluorinated proton exchange membrane-A review
September 2025
Proton exchange membranes (PEMs) are widely employed in energy conversion and storage devices including fuel cells (FCs), redox flow batteries (RFBs) and PEM water electrolysis (PEMWE). As one of the...
Heteroatom-functionalized carbon nanoarchitectonics: Unlocking the doping effects for supercapacitor electrode design
September 2025
This review focuses on the significant impact of heteroatom doping in enhancing the electronic properties and electrochemical performance of carbon materials for supercapacitors (SCs). Incorporating...
Defect Engineering of TiO2 for Efficient Photocatalytic Transfer Hydrogenation with Palladium as Cocatalyst and Water as a Hydrogen Source
Available online 18 September 2025
Photocatalytic transfer hydrogenation using water as the proton source has emerged as an attractive and green approach for the catalytic reduction of unsaturated bonds. Herein, we report an oxygen-defective...
Ionic Liquids for olefin extractive separation from fluid catalytic cracking naphtha: Thermodynamics and molecular mechanisms
Available online 18 September 2025
This study investigates the extractive separation of olefins from fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) naphtha using ionic liquids (ILs), from the perspectives of molecular thermodynamics and separation mechanisms....
Carbon nitride-based single-molecular Van der Waals heterojunction for selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CO
Available online 17 September 2025
Single-molecular heterojunctions have demonstrated significant application potential in the fields of photocatalysis due to prominent photoelectric properties, while the charge transfer behavior still...
Enhancing High Volumetric Energy Density of Supercapacitors through Diatomic Reconstruction of Layered Double Hydroxides
Available online 17 September 2025
Double atom regulation and synergistic phosphorus doping and oxygen vacancy (OV) engineering are effective strategies for optimizing the electronic structure of layered double hydroxides (LDHs). In...
High-efficiency capacitive deionization: Freestanding carbon electrodes derived from fungal hyphae with in-situ oriented MOF growth
Available online 17 September 2025
High-performance electrode materials are critical for the development of the capacitive deionization (CDI) technology for efficient water desalination. In this study, binder-free porous carbon electrodes...
Lignin-derived High-quality Graphene Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Mechanistic Insights, and Emerging Applications
Available online 17 September 2025
Lignin-based graphene quantum dots (L-GQDs), serving as a bridge between renewable biomass resources and functional carbon materials. This review begins with the molecular structure of lignin, exploring...
Computational Screening of Covalent Organic Frameworks for He Purification with Adsorption or Membrane Separation
Available online 17 September 2025
Separating He from CH4 or N2 is crucial for natural gas He extraction, a prevailing industrial approach. Herein, molecular simulation and machine learning (ML) were combined to screen 801 experimentally...
Oriented Superhydrophobic Bimetallic MOF Composite Membrane for Efficient Ethanol-Water Separation
Available online 17 September 2025
Extracting ethanol from aqueous solutions is important but challenging in industry. Pervaporation membranes show great promise for separating ethanol from water, with the design of their structure being...
Tailoring the Architecture of Metal-Organic Frameworks: Precision Etching for Engineered Defects and Surfaces
Available online 17 September 2025
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising materials owing to their high surface areas, tunable pore sizes, and diverse functionalities. However, their practical deployment is frequently...
CO2 Utilization and Fixation in Biomass-Derived Furanics Conversion: Thermochemical and Electrochemical Pathways
Available online 16 September 2025
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main greenhouse gas (GHG) released by human activities. The substitution of fossil resources by biomass as a bio-renewable resource, has significant potential to reduce GHG...
Synergistic Brønsted and Lewis Acid Sites for Selective Catalytic Valorization of Isopropanol from VOC Streams
Available online 15 September 2025
Directional catalytic transformation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into value-added chemicals represents a more sustainable strategy than complete mineralization, as it simultaneously mitigates...
Efficient cyclohexane dehydrogenation over Pt/B-ZrO2 for H2 production
Available online 13 September 2025
The efficient storage and release of H2 are pivotal for the advancement of hydrogen energy technologies. Cyclohexane, as a promising liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), provides a safe and practical...