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April 2024
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A general descriptor for guiding the electrolysis of CO2 in molten carbonate
April 2024
Molten carbonate is an excellent electrolyte for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to carbonaceous materials. However, the electrolyte–electrode-reaction relationship has not been well understood....
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Low carbon alcohol fuel electrolysis of hydrogen generation catalyzed by a novel and effective Pt–CoTe/C bifunctional catalyst system
April 2024
Low carbon alcohol fuels electrolysis under ambient conditions is promising for green hydrogen generation instead of the traditional alcohol fuels steam reforming technique, and highly efficient bifunctional...
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Aqueous-phase reforming of hydroxyacetone solution to bio-based H2 over supported Pt catalysts
April 2024
Aqueous-phase reforming (APR) is an attractive process to produce bio-based hydrogen from waste biomass streams, during which the catalyst stability is often challenged due to the harsh reaction conditions....
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Engineering hierarchical quaternary superstructure of an integrated MOF-derived electrode for boosting urea electrooxidation assisted water electrolysis
April 2024
Controllable design of the catalytic electrodes with hierarchical superstructures is expected to improve their electrochemical performance. Herein, a self-supported integrated electrode (NiCo-ZLDH/NF)...
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F-doped orthorhombic Nb2O5 exposed with 97% (100) facet for fast reversible Li+-Intercalation
April 2024
Orthorhombic Nb2O5 (T-Nb2O5) is attractive for fast-charging Li-ion batteries, but it is still hard to realize rapid charge transfer kinetics for Li-ion storage. Herein, F-doped T-Nb2O5 microflowers...
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Carbon-doped CuFe2O4 with C--O--M channels for enhanced Fenton-like degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride: From construction to mechanism
April 2024
Carbon-doped copper ferrite (C–CuFe2O4) was synthesized by a simple two-step hydrothermal method, which showed enhanced tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) removal efficiency as compared to the pure CuFe2O4...
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An aqueous magnesium-ion hybrid supercapacitor operated at −50 °C
April 2024
The recent advances in aqueous magnesium-ion hybrid supercapacitor (MHSC) have attracted great attention as it brings together the benefits of high energy density, high power density, and synchronously...
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Pairing nitroxyl radical and phenazine with electron-withdrawing/-donating substituents in “water-in-ionic liquid” for high-voltage aqueous redox flow batteries
April 2024
Aqueous redox-active organic materials-base electrolytes are sustainable alternatives to vanadium-based electrolyte for redox flow batteries (RFBs) due to the advantages of high ionic conductivity,...
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Bilayer separator enabling dendrite-free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan >5000 h
April 2024
Aqueous zinc (Zn) batteries with Zn metal anodes are promising clean energy storage devices with intrinsic safety and low cost. However, Zn dendrite growth severely restricts the use of Zn anodes. To...
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Pyridinic-N doping carbon layers coupled with tensile strain of FeNi alloy for activating water and urea oxidation
April 2024
Exploitation of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR) catalysts with high activity and stability at large current density is a major challenge for energy-saving H2 production...
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Ionic liquid derived electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting
April 2024
Hydrogen production from electrochemical water splitting is a promising strategy to generate green energy, which requires the development of efficient and stable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution...
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Alcohol solvent effect on the self-assembly behaviors of lignin oligomers
April 2024
The interactions between lignin oligomers and solvents determine the behaviors of lignin oligomers self-assembling into uniform lignin nanoparticles (LNPs). Herein, several alcohol solvents, which readily...
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Recent advances and future prospects on Ni3S2-Based electrocatalysts for efficient alkaline water electrolysis
April 2024
Green hydrogen (H2) produced by renewable energy powered alkaline water electrolysis is a promising alternative to fossil fuels due to its high energy density with zero-carbon emissions. However, efficient...
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Crystallinity-defect matching relationship of g-C3N4: Experimental and theoretical perspectives
April 2024
Good crystallinity can reduce the charge recombination centers caused by defects, whilst structures with strong polycondensation have high charge mobility, leading to more charge transfer to the material...
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Facile preparation and efficient MnxCoy porous nanosheets for the sustainable catalytic process of soot
March 2024
The pursuit of high-performance is worth considerable effort in catalysis for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. To develop redox catalysts with superior performance for soot combustion,...
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New insights into the pre-lithiation kinetics of single-crystalline Ni-rich cathodes for long-life Li-ion batteries
March 2024
Developing single-crystalline Ni-rich cathodes is an effective strategy to improve the safety and cycle life of Li-ion batteries (LIBs). However, the easy-to-loss of Li and O in high-temperature lithiation...
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Critical approaches in the catalytic transformation of sugar isomerization and epimerization after Fischer-History, challenges, and prospects
March 2024
The transformation of aldose to ketose or common sugars into rare saccharides, including rare ketoses and aldoses, is of great value and interest to the food industry and for saccharidic biomass utilization,...
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March 2024
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Few-layered hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets stabilized Pt NPs for oxidation promoted adsorptive desulfurization of fuel oil
March 2024
A few-layered hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets stabilized platinum nanoparticles (Pt/h-BNNS) is engineered for oxidation-promoted adsorptive desulfurization (OPADS) of fuel oil. It was found that...
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Direct capture and separation of CO2 from air
March 2024
Direct air capture (DAC) has attracted increasing interest and investment over the past few years. There are a fast-growing number of companies that entered the field and demonstrated DAC carbon removal...
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Synthesizing active and durable cubic ceria catalysts (<6 nm) for fast dehydrogenation of bio-polyols to carboxylic acids coproducing green H2
March 2024
Dehydrogenation is considered as one of the most important industrial applications for renewable energy. Cubic ceria-based catalysts are known to display promising dehydrogenation performances in this...
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Grapevine-like high entropy oxide composites boost high-performance lithium sulfur batteries as bifunctional interlayers
March 2024
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) with high energy densities have been demonstrated the potential for energy-intensive demand applications. However, their commercial applicability is hampered by hysteretic...
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Carbon nanocages bridged with graphene enable fast kinetics for dual-carbon lithium-ion capacitors
March 2024
Lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) combining the advantages of lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors are considered a promising next-generation energy storage device. However, the sluggish kinetics of...
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