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...
Advancements in synthesis strategies and environmental application of FAU-type zeolite: Bibliometric-driven review
Available online 10 October 2025
FAU zeolites have emerged as multifunctional materials with broad applications in catalysis and adsorption, owing to their hierarchical pore architectures, elevated specific surface areas, and adjustable...
Integrated reaction–separation in a pilot-scale catalytic membrane reactor for efficient continuous p-nitrophenol hydrogenation
Available online 10 October 2025
Hydrogenation reactions, vital in chemical engineering, are hampered by limitations including catalyst recovery, mass transfer issues, and scalability. Catalytic membrane reactors offer a promising...
Techno-economic assessment of plasma-driven air oxidation coupled with electroreduction synthesis of ammonia
September 2025
Recently, the plasma-driven air oxidation coupled with electrocatalytic NOx reduction reaction (pAO-eNOxRR) technology for sustained NH3 synthesis displays the promise in tackling the high energy-consumption...
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September 2025
N2 treatment triggered self-reorganization into fully exposed platinum cluster catalysts for efficient low-temperature CO oxidation
September 2025
The development of efficient low-load platinum catalysts for CO oxidation is critical for large-scale industrial applications and environmental protection. In this study, a strategy of N2 treatment...
The crucial role of intrinsic properties in determining the biological effects of CeO2 nanocrystals
September 2025
Nano ceria (nano-CeO2) has been widely applied in various fields of industry and daily life, however, knowledge regarding the biological effects of nano-CeO2 with different intrinsic physicochemical...
Oriented crystallization of metal electrodeposition in aqueous zinc batteries
September 2025
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are attractive for large-scale energy storage due to their safety and low cost, but practical use is limited by dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution, and passivation....
Freestanding and flexible CNT/Si/metal electrodes for high energy density lithium-ion batteries with enhanced electrochemical performance
September 2025
In pursuit of meeting the demands for the next generation of high energy density and flexible electronic products, there is a growing interest in flexible energy storage devices. Silicon (Si) stands...
The in-situ growth of Cu2O–CuO on Cu foam coated with carbon derived from polydopamine as the flexible high-voltage cathode for thermal batteries
September 2025
Thermal batteries are a type of thermally activated reserve battery, where the cathode material significantly influences the operating voltage and specific capacity. In this work, Cu2O–CuO nanowires...
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September 2025
Construction of an adsorption-diffusion model reveals the conversion-deposition process of polysulfides
September 2025
Despite progress in suppressing polysulfide shuttling, this challenge persists in lithium-sulfur battery commercialization. While existing strategies emphasize polysulfide adsorption and catalytic conversion,...
Atomically dispersed Co sites on BiOCl nanosheets for efficient CO2 photoreduction
September 2025
Efficient CO2 photoreduction to produce fuel remains a great challenge, due to the fast recombination of photogenerated charge carriers and the lack of effective reactive sites in the developed photocatalysts....
Recent progress in hydrophobic pervaporation membranes for phenol recovery
September 2025
Phenol is extensively utilized in various industries involving paints, rubber, textiles, explosives, plastics, etc. Compared to the conventional distillation or extraction technologies, pervaporation...
Recent progress on the development of non-fluorinated proton exchange membrane-A review
September 2025
Proton exchange membranes (PEMs) are widely employed in energy conversion and storage devices including fuel cells (FCs), redox flow batteries (RFBs) and PEM water electrolysis (PEMWE). As one of the...
Heteroatom-functionalized carbon nanoarchitectonics: Unlocking the doping effects for supercapacitor electrode design
September 2025
This review focuses on the significant impact of heteroatom doping in enhancing the electronic properties and electrochemical performance of carbon materials for supercapacitors (SCs). Incorporating...
Defect Engineering of TiO2 for Efficient Photocatalytic Transfer Hydrogenation with Palladium as Cocatalyst and Water as a Hydrogen Source
Available online 18 September 2025
Photocatalytic transfer hydrogenation using water as the proton source has emerged as an attractive and green approach for the catalytic reduction of unsaturated bonds. Herein, we report an oxygen-defective...
Ionic Liquids for olefin extractive separation from fluid catalytic cracking naphtha: Thermodynamics and molecular mechanisms
Available online 18 September 2025
This study investigates the extractive separation of olefins from fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) naphtha using ionic liquids (ILs), from the perspectives of molecular thermodynamics and separation mechanisms....
Carbon nitride-based single-molecular Van der Waals heterojunction for selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CO
Available online 17 September 2025
Single-molecular heterojunctions have demonstrated significant application potential in the fields of photocatalysis due to prominent photoelectric properties, while the charge transfer behavior still...
Enhancing High Volumetric Energy Density of Supercapacitors through Diatomic Reconstruction of Layered Double Hydroxides
Available online 17 September 2025
Double atom regulation and synergistic phosphorus doping and oxygen vacancy (OV) engineering are effective strategies for optimizing the electronic structure of layered double hydroxides (LDHs). In...
High-efficiency capacitive deionization: Freestanding carbon electrodes derived from fungal hyphae with in-situ oriented MOF growth
Available online 17 September 2025
High-performance electrode materials are critical for the development of the capacitive deionization (CDI) technology for efficient water desalination. In this study, binder-free porous carbon electrodes...
Lignin-derived High-quality Graphene Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Mechanistic Insights, and Emerging Applications
Available online 17 September 2025
Lignin-based graphene quantum dots (L-GQDs), serving as a bridge between renewable biomass resources and functional carbon materials. This review begins with the molecular structure of lignin, exploring...
Computational Screening of Covalent Organic Frameworks for He Purification with Adsorption or Membrane Separation
Available online 17 September 2025
Separating He from CH4 or N2 is crucial for natural gas He extraction, a prevailing industrial approach. Herein, molecular simulation and machine learning (ML) were combined to screen 801 experimentally...
