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September 2024
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Furan-derived Schiff base covalent adaptable thermosets with recyclability and anti-flammability
September 2024
Conventional thermosetting polymers, mostly derived from nonrenewable petroleum resources, are not reprocessable and recyclable due to their highly cross-linked three-dimensional networks and face the...
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Ionic liquid driven nanostructure self-assembly in organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors
September 2024
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One-step selective separation and efficient recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium batteries by phosphoric acid-based deep eutectic solvent
September 2024
With more and more lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) being put into production and application, precious metals such as lithium and cobalt are scarce, so it is imminent to recover various strategic metal...
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Progress on gas-solid phase photoreactor and its application in CO2 reduction
September 2024
The burgeoning field of photocatalytic reduction of CO2 has emerged as a remarkable promising solution to address some of the most pressing global energy and environmental issues which we face today....
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Enhanced termination of zinc and cadmium ions from wastewater employing plain and chitosan-modified mxenes: synthesis, characterization, and adsorption performance
September 2024
Zinc and cadmium pollutants cause a significant environmental effect that cannot be ignored. Due to their considerable amount in an aqueous environment, industries are seeking suitable adsorbents that...
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Prospective life cycle assessment of CO2 conversion by photocatalytic reaction
September 2024
CO2 conversion is gradually seen as a better way for society to effectively use carbon sources and avoid climate crisis associated with fossil CO2 emissions. And the decision to deploy CO2 technology...
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A review on the chemo-catalytic conversion of cellulose to bio-ethanol
September 2024
While the industry has produced sugar-derived ethanol from the conventional method of fermentation for hundreds of years, other effective routes involving the direct transformation of carbohydrates...
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An antistatic agent based on polyionic liquid applied to nylon 6
September 2024
In order to improve the electrical conductivity of nylon 6 (PA6) and avoid misfires and explosions caused by static charge accumulation, a quaternary ammonium salt polyionic liquid (PIL) antistatic...
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Hydrothermal carbonization pretreatment makes a remarkable difference in activation of rice and lettuce in food waste
September 2024
Cooked rice and the vegetables like lettuce are common kitchen waste, which are carbonaceous materials and have the potential as feedstock for the production of activated carbon. Cooking is similar...
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The effect of the concentration of plastic waste on the formation of reaction products of the Ti–PET system
September 2024
The paper presents research results of the synthesis, phase composition, and structure of products obtained by highly exothermic reactions between Ti and C10H8O4 mixture components, depending on the...
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Exploring the thermophysical properties of natural deep eutectic solvents for gas capture applications: a comprehensive review
September 2024
With the intensifying challenge of global warming driven largely by anthropogenic activities, effective greenhouse gas capture techniques are critical. This paper focuses on the role of deep eutectic...
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Development of an interpretable QSPR model to predict the octanol-water partition coefficient based on three artificial intelligence algorithms
Available online 22 July 2024
This study aims to significantly improve existing quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) models for predicting the octanol-water partition coefficient (KOW). This is because accurate predictions...
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Multi-criteria computational screening of [BMIM][DCA]@MOF composites for CO2 capture
Available online 17 July 2024
Ionic liquid (IL) can be inserted into metal organic framework (MOF) to form IL@MOF composite with enhanced properties. In this work, hypothetical IL@MOFs were computationally constructed and screened...
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pH-Tuneable Simultaneous and Selective Dye Wastewater Remediation with Digestate-Derived Biochar: Adsorption behaviour, Mechanistic insights and Potential application
Available online 4 July 2024
The use of biochar for organic pollutants adsorption has emerged as a key component in wastewater remediation research. In this study, biochar prepared from digestate was subjected to nitric acid functionalization...
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Catalytic transformation of 4-nitrophenol into 4-aminophenol over ZnO nanowire array-decorated Cu nanoparticles
June 2024
To realize economical and effective removal of hazardous 4-nitrophenol from the environment, we developed an easily recyclable ZnO nanowire array decorated with Cu nanoparticles. Its salix argyracea-shaped...
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Alternative technology for the recovery of butyl acetate with low concentration: high capacity adsorbent and high efficiency adsorption
June 2024
Industrial pharmaceutical wastewater usually contains butyl acetate (BA) with a concentration of 1 wt%–7 wt%, and the traditional method for BA recovery is distillation with high energy consumption....
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Low-concentration and multi-component NMHCs capture from oil field exhaust using porous ZIF-8/iso-hexadecane slurry
June 2024
Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) are a common type of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pollutant in the petrochemical industry and have attracted widespread attention because of their adverse health...
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Can the Bass innovation diffusion model describe adsorption breakthrough curves of pharmaceutical contaminants?
June 2024
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Dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles for enzyme immobilization
June 2024
Dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles (DMSNs) are a new class of solid porous materials used for enzyme immobilization support due to their intrinsic characteristics, including their unique open...
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Application of efficient and sustainable freeze-dissolving technology in manufacturing of KHCO3 ultrafine particles
June 2024
The development of ultrafine particles provided a new way to solve problems in the fields of energy, environment, and medicine, and had become one of the most promising technologies. Therefore, the...
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The stability of MOFs in aqueous solutions—research progress and prospects
June 2024
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are favored in the fields of adsorption, separation, catalysis, electrochemistry, and magnetism due to their advantages of large specific surface area, high porosity,...
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Construction of conjugated scaffolds driven by mechanochemistry towards energy storage applications
June 2024
Mechanochemistry has been recognized as an efficient and sustainable methodology to provide a unique driven force and reaction environments under ambient and neat conditions for the construction of...
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Recent advances in the biosynthesis of coumarin and its derivatives
June 2024
Coumarin and its derivatives, presenting in many organisms (plants, fungi, and bacteria), are critical metabolites composed of fused benzene and α-pyrone rings. With unique biological and chemical properties,...
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Sequential pyrolysis for understanding specific influence of cellulose- and lignin-derived volatiles on properties of counterpart char
June 2024
Interactions of cellulose- and lignin-derived intermediates have been well documented during pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass. The reaction network for the interactions is rather complex, as cellulose-derived...
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