Assessment of Carbon Footprint of Potable Water Production: A Case from Bangladesh
Available online 18 July 2024
Carbon footprint (CF), a measure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is currently a global concern because of its significant effects on climate change. Understanding GHG emissions from potable water...
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Biomass-based monomer design and closed-loop recycling strategy development for epoxy resin thermoset
Available online 9 July 2024
Designing plastic materials derived from renewable sources with inherent recyclability is of great significance for sustainable plastics development. However, commonly used epoxy resin thermosets (ERTs)...
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Photovoltaics of Low-Bandgap Inorganic Perovskites
Available online 3 July 2024
Low-bandgap inorganic perovskites are a group of materials that can simultaneously benefit from the stability of an all-inorganic composition and high photovoltaic efficiency potential of low-bandgap...
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Disordered Carbon Structures Enhance Capacitive Storage
Available online 2 July 2024
Electrochemical energy storage (EES) is one of the key technologies in global research, focusing on the efficient storage and utilization of electrical energy generated from intermittent sources. The...
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Side-Chain Engineering for Regulating Structure and Properties of a Novel Visible-Light-Driven Perylene Diimide-based Supramolecular Photocatalyst
Available online 1 July 2024
Systematic and in-depth explorations of the effects of side-chain modulation on the molecular assembly, optoelectronic properties, and photocatalytic properties of supramolecular systems, as well as...
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Experimental and numerical modeling of carbonized biomass gasification: A critical review
June 2024
Gasification is one of the most significant and well-researched pathways to produce energy from biomass among the different options available. It is a conversion through thermo-chemical process that...
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Customized molecular tools to strengthen metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria
June 2024
Cyanobacteria are promising oxygenic phototrophs for the production of various compounds. For their (photo)biotechnological exploitation, molecular tools are required, such as, for the introduction...
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Catalytic hydrogenolysis of organosolv lignin: Cleaving C–O bonds over CuMgAlOx-layered porous metal oxide catalysts for oriented monophenols production
June 2024
To understand the catalytic conversion of lignin into high-value products, lignin depolymerization was performed using a layered polymetallic oxide (CuMgAlOx) catalyst. The effects of the conversion...
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Advances in Sn-based oxide catalysts for the electroreduction of CO2 to formate
June 2024
The excessive consumption of fossil fuels increases carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and the consequent greenhouse effect resulting from higher levels of this gas in the atmosphere has a significant...
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Engineering pulp foam with highly improved water stability and multifunctional properties by incorporation of natural rubber and montmorillonite
June 2024
Considering the aim of carbon neutrality and reducing plastic pollution, lightweight porous materials with good thermal insulation and mechanical robustness derived from renewable resources are in high...
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Engineering of cofactor preference and catalytic activity of methanol dehydrogenase by growth-coupled directed evolution
June 2024
Methanol, produced from carbon dioxide, natural gas, and biomass, has drawn increasing attention as a promising green carbon feedstock for biomanufacturing due to its sustainable and energy-rich properties....
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Palladium-catalyzed oxidative double alkoxycarbonylation of ethylene toward succinic acid derivatives
June 2024
Employing biodegradable plastics is one of the choices to solve white pollution issues. Polybutylene succinate (PBS), as a biodegradable plastic with good stability and heat resistance, is produced...
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Size-dependent activity of Fe-N-doped mesoporous carbon nanoparticles towards oxygen reduction reaction
June 2024
The rational design of Fe–N–C catalysts that possess easily accessible active sites and favorable mass transfer, which are usually determined by the structure of catalyst supports, is crucial for the...
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Pathways to carbon neutrality in the built environment: Phase change materials
June 2024
Phase change materials (PCMs) are increasingly capturing the spotlight in the realm of building design and construction owing to their capacity to absorb and release thermal energy throughout phase...
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Adopting green absorbent for CO2 capture and agricultural utilization: Biogas slurry and biomass ash case
June 2024
Previously, the once-through CO2 chemical absorption process by biogas slurry was experimentally verified to offer the unique advantages like low energy consumption, cost-effectiveness, and feasibility...
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Integration of advanced biotechnology for green carbon
June 2024
Carbon neutralization has been introduced as a long-term policy to control global warming and climate change. As plant photosynthesis produces the most abundant lignocellulosic biomass on Earth, its...
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Enhancing Efficiency in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells: The Role of Dual-Site Binding Ligands
Available online 30 June 2024
Despite the rapid progress in efficiency, PSCs encounter substantial challenges regarding durability and scalability. Inverted p-i-n PSCs provide enhanced long-term operating stability over the conventional...
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Nanomaterial-biological hybrid systems: Advancements in solar-driven CO2-to-Chemical conversion
Available online 20 June 2024
The nanomaterial-biological hybrid system (NBHS) is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field that combines photocatalytic nanomaterials with biological systems, leveraging the superior light-harvesting...
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LPEO enhanced LAGP composite solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries
Available online 20 June 2024
The application of solid electrolyte is expected to realize the commercialization of high energy density lithium metal batteries (LMBs). While the interfacial contact between solid inorganic electrolyte...
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When Cellulosomes Meet Humans
Available online 15 June 2024
Cellulosomes are intricate molecular machines that efficiently degrade lignocellulose. Previous studies have proposed that cellulosomes are mainly produced by microorganisms from the soil environment...
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Effect of Zeolites on the Alkylation of Aromatics with Alkanes using a Pd Nanoparticle/Solid Acid Cooperative Catalytic System
Available online 31 May 2024
The direct alkylation of benzene with alkanes is an effective method for alkylbenzene production. Our group previously discovered that a mixture of supported Pd nanoparticles and solid acids effectively...
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Fine-Tuning N-Doped Species of C Catalysts for 98% Current Efficiency of Electrocatalytic Decarboxylation into Hindered Ether
Available online 28 May 2024
Regulating the interaction between the substrate and electrode is crucial for maximizing catalytic performance. In this study, we developed a method for controlling the sintering temperature and introducing...
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Embryonic zeolite-directed synthesis of ZSM-34 and SSZ-13 zeolites
Available online 9 May 2024
The use of an organic structure-directing agent (OSDA) makes zeolite synthesis expensive and environmentally non-friendly. Seeded zeolite synthesis offers an environmentally benign alternative that...
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Monolithic metal-based/porous carbon nanocomposites made from dissolved cellulose for use in electrochemical capacitor
March 2024
Porous metal-based carbon nanocomposites, with a monolithic shape, were prepared by a one-pot synthesis from dissolved cellulose and metallic salts using a simple, cheap, and environmentally friendly...
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