Electrochemical Potential–Driven Ion Migration and Interfacial Adsorption in Ionic Liquids
Available online 8 April 2026
Although electrical energy storage and microfluidic systems employing electrically responsive ionic media such as ionic liquids (ILs) have seen substantial progress, the mechanisms by which ion migration...
Bioinspired engineering of simplified Type I photosensitizers against hypoxic oral squamous cell carcinoma
Available online 7 April 2026
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) ranks among the most common malignant neoplasms affecting the oral cavity. Conventional treatments like surgery and chemotherapy often cause severe side effects and...
Interpretable machine learning for green design of iron-based catalysts for efficient antibiotic degradation
Available online 1 April 2026
The conventional development of high-performance catalysts for antibiotic degradation often relies on resource-intensive trial-and-error methods, highlighting a critical bottleneck in green process...
Environmentally sustainable production of biodiesel from low-cost lipid feedstock using a zirconium-based metal-organic framework sulfonated solid catalyst
March 2026
Heterogeneous acidic Zr-MOF (metal-organic framework) catalyst, UiO-66/SO3H was synthesized for palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD)-methanol esterification. The characterizations for catalyst precursor...
Emerging applications of N-heterocyclic carbenes and related materials in environmental decontamination
March 2026
The increasingly environmental pollution have drawn global attentions to the development of new techniques that can effectively deal with the pollutants. With the unique set of electronic properties...
Electro-driven deep eutectic solvent pretreatment of wheat straw with enhancive component fractionation and hydrogen evolution at room temperature
March 2026
Deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment is attractive for the delignification of lignocellulosic biomass, while unable to circumvent the trenchant demand for the higher-temperature operating conditions....
High-performance single crystal Ni-rich cathode with regulated lattice and interface constructed by separated lithiation and crystallization calcination
March 2026
Incorporating high valence dopants, such as W6+ and Mo6+ has been verified to be effective for tuning the microstructure and grain boundary of polycrystal Ni-rich cathode. However, the hindered consolidation...
Prediction of organic sulfur solubility in mixed solvent using feature-based transfer learning and a hybrid Henry's law constant calculation method
March 2026
Machine learning (ML) algorithms are playing increasingly important roles in exploring solvents for wide industrial applications. However, most ML strategies for solvent screening neglect the contributions...
Mini-hydrocyclones in water: state-of-the-art
March 2026
A mini-hydrocyclone (MHC) is known for its higher separation efficiency, particularly for fine or ultra-fine particles. However, the exact mechanism for enhancing the separation efficiency of MHCs has...
A high current density and long cycle life iron-chromium redox flow battery electrolyte
March 2026
The electrolyte in the flow battery is the carrier of energy storage, however, there are few studies on electrolyte for iron-chromium redox flow batteries (ICRFB). The low utilization rate and rapid...
Coupling pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enzymatic hydrolysis with electrochemical reduction of CO2 for production of formic acid
March 2026
A new coupled electrolysis system has been developed by combining pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass (corn stover) in alkaline anolyte for increasing cellulose digestibility with electrochemical...
Multiple-site absorption of CO2 in 2-hydroxypyridium ionic liquids based task-specific deep eutectic solvents
March 2026
Global warming caused primarily by excessive emissions of CO2 has attracted worldwide attention. Herein, three 2-hydroxypyridium ionic liquids (ILs) based task-specific deep eutectic solvents (DESs)...
Incorporation of Mg/Al metal oxide into ionic liquids for CO2 capture and conversion into cyclic carbonate under solvent-free conditions: effect of coordination ability, recyclability, and catalytic study
March 2026
The direct conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) and propylene oxide (PO) into propylene carbonate (PC) offers a green way to utilize anthropogenic CO2. However, this reaction is limited by low conversion...
OFC: Outside Front Cover
March 2026
Gallate-based metal-organic frameworks for atmospheric water harvesting under ultra-low humidity
Available online 31 March 2026
Water scarcity affects the survival of over 2.2 billion people worldwide, emerging as a pressing global challenge. Atmospheric water harvesting based on porous adsorbents presents a promising solution...
Microbubble-enhanced cold plasma activation of food-industry wastewater for valorization and hydroponic crop production
Available online 28 March 2026
Cold plasma is an emerging electrified, reagent-free technology with strong potential for green chemical engineering. However, its integration into automated flow systems converting industrial wastewater...
Impact of nanoplastics on human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells and blood vessel organoids
Available online 2 March 2026
Nanoplastics (NPs) released during the aging of green energy infrastructure may pose significant threats to human vascular health. Here, we developed a three-dimensional (3D) bioprinted blood vessel...
Selective capture of alkali metal ions using crown ether functionalized ionic liquids: structures and interaction mechanism
Available online 23 February 2026
The selective capture of alkali metal ions in complex systems has consistently been an important but challenging subject in the field of separation science. In this work, three crown ether functionalized...
Layered double hydroxide separation membranes: advances and prospects in water purification applications
Available online 13 February 2026
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) exhibit highly promising applications in membrane separation due to their distinctive characteristics, including tunable interlayer spacing, high specific surface area,...
Effective H2O2 electrosynthesis enabled by carbonyl sites on wrinkled carbon surface
Available online 12 February 2026
Electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide (eH2O2) offers a facile and environmentally benign synthesis alternative through selective two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e–ORR). Carbon-based nonprecious...
Lignin depolymerization and downstream upgrading: mechanistic insights from catalytic hydrogenation of model compounds
Available online 12 February 2026
With the depletion of fossil fuels and increasing environmental concerns, lignin, the most abundant renewable aromatic polymer on Earth, has attracted attention as a promising alternative feedstock....
Cobalt embedded in N-doped carbon for aerobic oxidation of hydroquinone in water
Available online 13 January 2026
When air or oxygen is used as the oxidant, highly active non-noble metal catalysts are in urgent demand for the oxidation of hydroquinone (HQ), a typical phenolic environmental pollutant, in water....