Catalysts for Tar Reforming in Biomass and Solid Waste Gasification: A Comprehensive Review
Available online 14 November 2025
Catalytic reforming plays a pivotal role in converting tar produced from the gasification of biomass and municipal solid waste (MSW). This review offers an in-depth discussion of formation processes...
Heat and Hydrogen Co-Production based on Photoresponsive Electrode in the Full-Spectrum SOEC Hybrid System
Available online 7 November 2025
Facing the growing demand for clean and efficient energy conversion, this study presents the first full-spectrum SOEC hybrid system that co-produces heat and hydrogen by integrating a photoresponsive...
Rigid-flexible dual network hydrogel photoelectrodes for ultrafast and stable catalytic degradation of bisphenol A with minimal metal leaching
Available online 5 November 2025
Photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) technologies provide a promising and sustainable approach for the elimination of persistent organic pollutants, but their practical deployment is limited by catalyst deactivation...
Selective Hydrogenolysis of Lignin to Alkene-Functionalized Monomers over ZnO-Modified Carbon Nanotube Supported Pd Catalysts
Available online 3 November 2025
Although current methods enable lignin extraction and depolymerization, the selective hydrogenolysis of lignin into alkene-functionalized monomers remains a significant scientific challenge. These monomers...
A Tunable and Universal Catalyst for Efficient One-Pot Conversion of Xylose to γ-Valerolactone
Available online 3 November 2025
The one-pot synthesis of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from xylose is pivotal for sustainable biofuel and fine chemical production. This study introduces a novel catalyst, Hf-LS-Beta, which is tailored for...
Recent advances in cellulose-based separators for zinc-based batteries: Performances, mechanism and perspectives
October 2025
Zinc-based batteries have attracted widespread attention due to their inherent safety, notable cost-effectiveness and consistent performance, etc. However, the advancement of zinc-based battery technology...
Heterointerface of nickel-ferric hydroxide / cobalt-phosphide-boride boosting hydrazine-assisted water electrolysis
October 2025
Sustainable H2 production based on hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) has attracted wide attention due to minimal energy consumption compared to overall water...
Construction of two-dimensional heterojunctions based on metal-free semiconductor materials and Covalent Organic Frameworks for exceptional solar energy catalysis
October 2025
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are newly developed crystalline substances that are garnering growing interest because of their ultra-high porosity, crystalline nature, and easy-modified architecture,...
Constructing S-scheme 3D Zn3In2S6/ReS2 heterojunction photocatalyst for simultaneous organic pollutants degradation and hydrogen production
October 2025
Controlling efficient interfacial charge transfer is crucial for developing advanced photocatalysts. This study successfully developed a bifunctional photocatalyst with an S-scheme heterojunction by...
Construction of hollow porous lychee-structured Ni/C/ZnFe2O4 microwave-responsive catalysts with rapid efficiently reduction of Cr(VI) ions
October 2025
Designing catalysts with high reaction efficiency is essential for reducing heavy metal Cr(VI) ions in wastewater via microwave induction. In this paper, a unique microwave-responsive lychee-like Ni/C/ZnFe2O4...
Lattice sulfur-induced disordered and electron-deficient Pd-based nanosheets enabling selective electrocatalytic semi-hydrogenation of alkynes
October 2025
The semi-hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes is of great significance in the industrial production of pharmaceutical and fine chemicals. Electrochemical semi-hydrogenation (ECSH) has emerged as a promising...
Factors affecting the performance of membranes for H2/CH4 separation from the perspective of separation mechanisms
October 2025
The production of high-purity H2 is the building block of hydrogen economy, which can greatly promote the construction of related technologies and infrastructure. Efficient H2/CH4 separation is a necessary...
Advancements in catalytic hydrogenation of nitrocyclohexane to cyclohexanone oxime
October 2025
Cyclohexanone oxime serves as a crucial intermediate in the synthesis of caprolactam, which is an essential precursor for manufacturing nylon fibers, high-performance engineering plastics, and specialized...
2D/2D homojunction-mediated charge separation: Synergistic effect of crystalline C3N5 and g-C3N4 via electrostatic self-assembly for photocatalytic hydrogen and benzaldehyde production
October 2025
Homojunction engineering is a promising modification strategy to improve charge carrier separation and photocatalytic performance of carbon nitrides. Leveraging intrinsic heptazine/triazine phase and...
1T-MoS2 nanosheets with enlarged interlayer spacing vertically bonded on rGO for high-performance lithium-ion capacitors
October 2025
1T-MoS2 nanosheets, with metallic conductivity and high capacity, hold great potential for lithium-ion capacitors (LICs), but suffer from sluggish reaction kinetics due to dense stacking. Herein, 1T-MoS2...
Single-atom Mn-modified biomimetic phthalocyanine covalent organic frameworks with tunable pendant groups for high-efficiency sodium chloride batteries
October 2025
Rechargeable chlorine-based battery recently emerged as a promising substitute for energy storage systems due to their high average operating voltage (∼3.7 V) and large theoretical capacity of ∼754.9...
Single sodium atoms anchored on N-doped porous carbon: Solid strongly basic catalysts with uncommon activity and stability
Available online 29 October 2025
Solid strong base catalysts have high potentials in a variety of reactions due to the advantages of negligible corrosion, easy separation, and high efficiency. However, two issues hinder the applications...
Degradation and Utilization of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Challenges and Opportunities Toward a Circular Economy
Available online 28 October 2025
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) poses persistent environmental and recycling challenges due to its high chlorine content, complex additives, and structural resistance to degradation. Recent research has shifted...
Entropy-Driven Design of Multifunctional Electrocatalysts: Advances and Perspectives in High-Entropy Materials
Available online 22 October 2025
High-entropy materials (HEMs) have attracted extensive attention in the field of electrocatalysis due to their high performance enabled by their multi-component, tunable structural characteristics and...
Pearl-Necklace Structured Se-Doped Hollow Carbon Nanofibers for High-Capacity and Ultrastable Potassium Ion Storage
Available online 18 October 2025
Carbon-based materials are promising anodes for potassium-ion batteries due to their natural abundance and structural stability. However, their practical application remains hindered by limited capacity...
Unraveling the regulation rules of vanadium-site cation substitution for Na3V2(PO4)3 cathode materials toward high energy density sodium-ion batteries
Available online 16 October 2025
NASICON-type Na3V2(PO4)3 (NVP) materials are seen as highly promising cathode materials in the field of sodium-ion batteries due to their low cost, a solid three-dimensional skeleton and good theoretical...
Structure–Activity Relationship in Periodate Activation by Fe-MOFs: Why MIL-101(Fe) Outperforms Other MIL-Series in Antibiotic Degradation
Available online 16 October 2025
Antibiotics are emerging pollutants that pose significant risks to environmental and human health. Periodate (PI)-based advanced oxidation processes have shown promise for their effective degradation....
High-Value Utilization of Waste Plastics: Transforming Plastic Polymers into Thin-Walled and Uniform Carbon Nanotubes via Catalytic Pyrolysis
Available online 11 October 2025
The high-value utilization of waste plastics plays a crucial role in mitigating plastic pollution. In this work, transition metals were selected as active species, while magnesium oxide, derived from...
Boosting efficient C-C Coupling toward Electrocatalytic Acetate Synthesis from CO2 via Close Cu+/Ag Dual Active Sites
Available online 11 October 2025
Efficiency of C-C bond coupling in highly inert CO2 is relatively low, which severely limits its efficient conversion to acetate. Here, we successfully developed a highly stable NF@CoMn2O4@Cu2O-Ag bimetallic...
Peroxymonosulfate activation on the S-scheme heterojunction Bi4O5I2/TiO2 photoanode of a photocatalytic fuel cell for degradation of tetracyclines with green power generation
Available online 10 October 2025
Photocatalytic fuel cells (PFC) are green devices for simultaneous contaminant degradation and power generation. However, their performance is still limited due to the inefficient light capture and...
