Breaking the stability limit of zeolite-based alkane dehydrogenation catalysts
Available online 7 September 2024
Metal catalysts confined inside zeolite micropores or crystals are widely applied in the chemical industry because of their distinctive catalytic functions, especially with regard to the conversion...
Share article
Charged Sorbents for Direct Air Capture: A Commentary
Available online 4 September 2024
In the current issue of Nature, Li and colleagues have developed a novel low-cost charged-sorbent by an electrochemical method for capturing carbon dioxide from air, showcasing promising oxidative stability...
Share article
Microbial Green Biomanufacturing: with Porphyrin Production as a Representative
Available online 3 September 2024
Share article
Chiral materials meet perovskite solar cells
Available online 31 August 2024
Share article
Direct Synthesis of Alkyl Amines from Dinitrogen and Alkenes
Available online 31 August 2024
In a recent issue of Nature, Hou, Luo and Shima presented a transformative approach for synthesizing alkyl amines, utilizing a trititanium polyhydride framework for the direct hydroamination of alkenes...
Share article
One-pot conversion of cellulosic sugars into methyl lactate using hierarchical Sn-MFI zeolite with intracrystalline mesoporosity
Available online 13 August 2024
Cellulosic sugars derived from lignocellulose are the most abundant and inexpensive raw materials used for the production of methyl lactate (MLA). In this study, hierarchical Sn-MFI zeolite with intracrystalline...
Share article
Catalyst-membrane system overcomes limitations in propane dehydrogenation
Available online 26 July 2024
Share article
Hexavalent iridium boosts oxygen evolution performance
Available online 25 July 2024
Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) involves the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the anode to produce O2 and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at the cathode to produce H2. Although...
Share article
Toward sustainable supply of vaccine adjuvant via synthetic Biology
Available online 24 July 2024
Share article
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...
Share article
Biomass-based monomer design and closed-loop recycling strategy development for epoxy resin thermoset
Available online 9 July 2024
Share article
Photovoltaics of low-bandgap inorganic perovskites
Available online 3 July 2024
Low-bandgap inorganic perovskites are a group of materials that can simultaneously harness the stability merit of an all-inorganic composition and high photovoltaic efficiency potential of low-bandgap...
Share article
Disordered carbon structures enhance capacitive storage
Available online 2 July 2024
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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....
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article