Synergistic Electron–Proton Modulation in Donor–Acceptor Polymers for NADH Regeneration and CO2-to-Glycerol Conversion
Available online 2 April 2026
Photochemical regeneration of NADH is essential for bioinspired redox catalysis but remains limited by inefficient electron-proton coordination. We report a donor-acceptor conjugated polymer system...
Ni–Mo Interfacial Electronic Transfer and Acid-Site Coupling Drive Carbon-Backbone-Retentive Hydrodeoxygenation of Fatty Acid Esters under Mild Conditions
Available online 2 April 2026
Biodiesel, a renewable and carbon-neutral fuel, offers a sustainable alternative to petroleum diesel. However, its widespread application is hindered by the need for energy-intensive deoxygenation processes...
Engineering LDH-Derived LiCoMnO4 Spinel/MXene Heterostructures via a Dual-Tuning Strategy for Efficient Lithium Extraction from Low-Grade Brines
Available online 1 April 2026
Electrochemical lithium extraction from low-grade salt lake brines is a sustainable approach to reliable and cost-efficient lithium supply, yet it is hindered by sluggish diffusion kinetics and the...
Where to go for the chemical designs of P2 phase Mn-based sodium cathodes?
Available online 1 April 2026
P2 Mn based cathode materials has become one of the most promising candidate cathode materials due to its high specific capacity, suitable operating voltage and low-cost advantages, but its practical...
Assembling lignin carbonized polymer dots with bimetallic layered hydroxides to bridge water purification and zinc-ion storage
Available online 31 March 2026
Achieving multifunctional lignin-based carbonized polymer dots (CPDs) with controlled structures lie at the forefront of energy-environmental materials, yet tackling the structure-activity relationship...
Advanced Aqueous Electrolytes toward Better Aluminum-ion Batteries: A Comprehensive Review
Available online 31 March 2026
Rechargeable aluminium-ion batteries are emerging as promising next-generation energy storage systems, benefiting from the high mass/volumetric energy density, low cost, and intrinsic safety of Al anodes....
Coordination-Driven Highly Active Bi-(Et3N)0.3 for Selective Cleavage of Lignin Cβ-O-4 Bond via Fluidized Electrocatalysis
Available online 31 March 2026
The development of a mild and efficient electrocatalytic system for lignin depolymerization via selective cleavage of aryl ether bonds to produce high-value-added chemicals is highly attractive yet...
Oxygen vacancy-rich MoOx enables selective C-C bond cleavage for boosted glyceric acid production from xylose
Available online 31 March 2026
The oxidation of inexpensive sugars into high value glyceric acid holds considerable appeal, yet faces a fundamental challenge in achieving precise cleavage of the target C–C bond, resulting in inefficient...
Multi-scale research on coal chemical wastewater treatment: Pollutant molecules, technologies, and process integration
Available online 30 March 2026
The coal chemical industry serves as an indispensable element in the fabric of the global energy system. However, the wastewater generated from its production processes exhibits high chemical oxygen...
Highly Active and Robust Cr-Doped Co3O4 Electrocatalyst for Acidic Oxygen Evolution via H-Receptor-Mediated Mechanism
Available online 27 March 2026
Developing efficient and durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts for acidic media is vital for advancing proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs) but remains highly challenging....
Progress in Catalytic Metal-Zeolite composites for VOCs Abatement: A Comprehensive Review
Available online 27 March 2026
Amid the current environmental context, as the issue of VOCs control becomes increasingly severe, catalytic oxidation technology has emerged as a hot research direction in the industry. Meanwhile, research...
Nanoconfinement Engineering of MOF-Derived-Hollow-Heterojunctions Towards Enhanced Photocatalysis
Available online 26 March 2026
Rational heterostructure design, tailored architectures, and enhanced charge dynamics are key factors for developing efficient photocatalysis for environmental remediation. In this study, we employed...
Ultrathin Bismuth-Based Composite Nanosheets with Synergistic [Bi2+-VO]/VN Dual-Defect Engineering and g-C3N4 Modification for Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Antibiotic Degradation
Available online 25 March 2026
Synergistically coupling complementary vacancy pairs with an ultrathin framework provides a promising yet underexplored route to robust photocatalysts for water purification. Herein, we report the synthesis...
Cu-tuned Bifunctional CoMoP catalysts for Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural and Co-production of Hydrogen
Available online 24 March 2026
The electrocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) for the green production of bio-based 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and hydrogen offers a sustainable pathway for utilizing biomass...
Engineering Micropores in Biochar from Waste Cow Dung for Hydrogen Storage: Structure, Capacity, Kinetics and Mechanistic insights
Available online 24 March 2026
The resource utilization of massive amount of cow dung (CD) generated from modern animal husbandry is crucial for sustainable development. Converting CD into porous biochar for energy storage represents...
Hierarchically Porous UiO-66-Fe with Coordinatively Unsaturated Bimetallic Sites for High-Efficiency Selective Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide
Available online 21 March 2026
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a toxic and corrosive gas, poses significant environmental and health risks. The selective catalytic oxidation of H2S to elemental sulfur has emerged as an attractive and sustainable...
Rare earth metal-organic framework catalysts: properties, synthesis, characterizations, and application
Available online 19 March 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...
Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Nanofiltration Membranes for Sustainable Water Purification
Available online 19 March 2026
Although nanofiltration (NF) membranes enable energy-efficient molecular separations critical for sustainable ecosystem, their conventional fabrication from petrochemical polymers raises end-of-life...
Synergistic design of O2/O3 composite Li-rich cathodes: A novel strategy for high-performance Li-ion batteries
Available online 19 March 2026
Due to their unique anion and cation redox mechanisms, Li-rich Mn-based layered oxide cathodes are considered extremely promising candidates for next-generation high-performance Li-ion batteries. However,...
Z-Scheme Heterojunction-Enabled Superoxide Radical Dominance in BiO2-x-Bi2O2CO3 Photocatalyst for Efficient Organic Pollutant Degradation
Available online 16 March 2026
Heterojunction photocatalysis holds great significance for low-cost and efficient environmental remediation processes, particularly for addressing persistent antibiotic contamination. Here, BiO2-X-Bi2O2CO3...
Biomass-engineered graphitic carbon nitride: structure modulation, charge dynamics, and photocatalytic applications
Available online 11 March 2026
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a metal-free, environmentally sustainable semiconductor photocatalyst characterized by its well-defined layered structure, tunable electronic structure, and exceptional...
In-situ Encapsulation of Pt and Acid-Site Engineering in Hierarchical SAPO-11 for Enhanced Isomerization-cracking and Anti-Coking in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
Available online 7 March 2026
Isomerization-cracking is a critical step in the preparation of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The practical application of conventional Pt/SAPO-11 catalysts is hampered by several deactivation mechanisms:...
Syngas-Promoted Selective Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Cellulose into C6-Ketones
Available online 4 March 2026
Selective hydrogenolysis of cellulose into C6-ketones offers a promising route for the production of high-value carbonyl compounds. However, conventional metal-catalyzed hydrogenolysis methods typically...
Recent Advances in Biomass-Based Monolithic Carbon Materials: Preparation and Energy, Environment Applications
Available online 3 March 2026
Biomass-derived carbon materials (BC) have demonstrated significant promises in fields such as adsorbents, catalysts/catalyst supports, energy storage, and gas storage due to their versatile properties...
CdS-enzyme composite promotes photobiocatalytic conversion of plastic-derived lactate to chiral chemicals
February 2026
The combination of photo- and bio-catalysis in one-pot enables sustainable, visible-light driven cascade reactions for the synthesis of value-added chiral chemicals under mild conditions. Despite the...