Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals and fuels
February 2023
In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production rate has been...
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Progress in electrolytes for rechargeable Li-based batteries and beyond
April 2016
Owing to almost unmatched volumetric energy density, Li-based batteries have dominated the portable electronic industry for the past 20 years. Not only will that continue, but they are also now powering...
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Recent progress on synthesis of ZIF-67-based materials and their application to heterogeneous catalysis
February 2022
In recent years, an increasing amount of interest has been dedicated to the synthesis and application of ZIF-67-based materials due to their exceptionally high surface area, tunable porosity, and excellent...
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A comprehensive review on recent progress in aluminum–air batteries
July 2017
The aluminum–air battery is considered to be an attractive candidate as a power source for electric vehicles (EVs) because of its high theoretical energy density (8100 Wh kg−1), which is significantly...
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Application of metal organic framework in wastewater treatment
June 2023
Water pollution is an increasingly serious environmental problem because many pollutants have carcinogenic effects on humans and aquatic organisms. Metal organic framework (MOF), made up of metal ions...
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Magic of hydrogen spillover: Understanding and application
December 2022
The hydrogen spillover effect (HSPE) plays an important role in heterogeneous catalysis and hydrogen storage as an interfacial phenomenon, which facilitates the improvement of hydrogen storage properties...
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Overview of acidic deep eutectic solvents on synthesis, properties and applications
January 2020
This review divides the acidic deep eutectic solvents (ADES) into Brønsted and Lewis DES according to their diversity of acidic character. The hydrogen bond donors and halide salts for formulating an...
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Prelithiation strategies for silicon-based anode in high energy density lithium-ion battery
October 2023
Green energy storage devices play vital roles in reducing fossil fuel emissions and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Growing markets for portable electronics and electric vehicles create tremendous...
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Lignin-based carbon fibers: Formation, modification and potential applications
August 2022
As an aromatic polymer in nature, lignin has recently attracted gross attention because of its advantages of high carbon content, low cost and bio-renewability. However, most lignin is directly burnt...
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Novel high-entropy oxides for energy storage and conversion: From fundamentals to practical applications
October 2023
High-entropy oxides (HEOs) are gaining prominence in the field of electrochemistry due to their distinctive structural characteristics, which give rise to their advanced stable and modifiable functional...
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Reviewing electrochemical stability of ionic liquids-/deep eutectic solvents-based electrolytes in lithium-ion, lithium-metal and post-lithium-ion batteries for green and safe energy
Available online 9 May 2023
Sustainable energy is the key issue for the environment protection, human activity and economic development. Ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are dogmatically regarded as green...
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Advances in particulate matter filtration: Materials, performance, and application
June 2023
Air-borne pollutants in particulate matter (PM) form, produced either physically during industrial processes or certain biological routes, have posed a great threat to human health. Particularly during...
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Synthesis strategies of covalent organic frameworks: An overview from nonconventional heating methods and reaction media
Available online 14 May 2022
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), as an emerging class of porous crystalline materials constructed by covalent links between the building monomers, have gained tremendous attention. Over the past...
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A review on the synthesis of transition metal nitride nanostructures and their energy related applications
April 2023
Transition metal nitrides (TMN) have recently grabbed immensely appealing as ideal active materials in energy storage and catalysis fields on account of their remarkable electrical conductivity, excellent...
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A survey of hybrid energy devices based on supercapacitors
August 2023
Developing multifunctional energy storage systems with high specific energy, high specific power and long cycling life has been the one of the most important research directions. Compared to batteries...
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Potential industrial applications of photo/electrocatalysis: Recent progress and future challenges
Available online 9 May 2023
Nowadays, the rapid development of the social economy inevitably leads to global energy and environmental crisis. For this reason, more and more scholars focus on the development of photocatalysis and/or...
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Cellulose-based materials in wastewater treatment of petroleum industry
January 2020
The most abundant natural biopolymer on earth, cellulose fiber, may offer a highly efficient, low-cost, and chemical-free option for wastewater treatment. Cellulose is widely distributed in plants and...
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The infinite separation principle
October 2023
In this paper, we propose “The Infinite Separation Principle”. This principle contains two implications: firstly, even exhausting all separation approaches, including chemical techniques, it is impossible...
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Understanding the molecular structure of HSW coal at atomic level: A comprehensive characterization from combined experimental and computational study
February 2021
In this work, the coal samples from Hongshiwan (HSW) mining area, Ningxia, northwest of China, are characterized by using several modern materials characterization techniques, such as proximate and...
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Recent advancement and future challenges of photothermal catalysis for VOCs elimination: From catalyst design to applications
June 2023
Photothermal catalysis realizes the synergistic effect of solar energy and thermochemistry, which also has the potential to improve the reaction rate and optimize the selectivity. In this review, the...
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Direct conversion of methane to methanol by electrochemical methods
December 2022
A convenient method for methane (CH4) direct conversion to methanol (CH3OH) is of great significance to use methane-rich resources, especially clathrates and stranded shale gas resources located in...
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Porous framework materials for energy & environment relevant applications: A systematic review
Available online 2 January 2023
Carbon peaking and carbon neutralization trigger a technical revolution in energy & environment related fields. Development of new technologies for green energy production and storage, industrial energy...
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Machine learning for membrane design and discovery
Available online 7 December 2022
Membrane technologies are becoming increasingly versatile and helpful today for sustainable development. Machine Learning (ML), an essential branch of artificial intelligence (AI), has substantially...
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Furfural residues derived nitrogen-sulfur co-doped sheet-like carbon: An excellent electrode for dual carbon lithium-ion capacitors
Available online 27 May 2023
The state-of-the-art lithium-ion capacitors (LICs), consisting of high-capacity battery-type anode and high-rate capacitor-type cathode, can deliver high energy density and large power density when...
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Synthesis and applications of MOF-derived porous nanostructures
July 2017
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) represent a class of porous material which is formed by strong bonds between metal ions and organic linkers. By careful selection of constituents, MOFs can exhibit very...
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