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...
Oriented superhydrophobic bimetallic MOF composite membrane for efficient ethanol–water separation
Available online 17 September 2025
Extracting ethanol from aqueous solutions is important but challenging in industry. Pervaporation membranes show great promise for separating ethanol from water, with the design of their structure being...
Tailoring the architecture of metal–organic frameworks: Precision etching for engineered defects and surfaces
Available online 17 September 2025
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising materials owing to their high surface areas, tunable pore sizes, and diverse functionalities. However, their practical deployment is frequently...
CO2 Utilization and Fixation in Biomass-Derived Furanics Conversion: Thermochemical and Electrochemical Pathways
Available online 16 September 2025
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main greenhouse gas (GHG) released by human activities. The substitution of fossil resources by biomass as a bio-renewable resource, has significant potential to reduce GHG...
Synergistic Brønsted and Lewis Acid Sites for Selective Catalytic Valorization of Isopropanol from VOC Streams
Available online 15 September 2025
Directional catalytic transformation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into value-added chemicals represents a more sustainable strategy than complete mineralization, as it simultaneously mitigates...
Efficient cyclohexane dehydrogenation over Pt/B-ZrO2 for H2 production
Available online 13 September 2025
The efficient storage and release of H2 are pivotal for the advancement of hydrogen energy technologies. Cyclohexane, as a promising liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), provides a safe and practical...
Efficient construction of SiC membranes to filtrate high-temperature dust-laden gas for environmental sustainability
Available online 1 September 2025
During the production processes of energy, metallurgy, chemical engineering, and other process industries, substantial high-temperature dust-laden flue gas is generated. Asymmetric silicon carbide (SiC)...
Photothermal dry reforming of methane reaction over (Ni/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2)@SiO2 catalysts: The Ni content regulation
August 2025
Dry reforming of methane (DRM) converts CH4 and CO2 to syngas. Photothermal DRM, which integrates temperature and light, is a sustainable method for storing solar energy in molecules. However, challenges...
Constructing multiple sites porous organic polymers for highly efficient and reversible adsorption of triiodide ion from water
August 2025
The utilization of nuclear power will persist as a prominent energy source in the foreseeable future. However, it presents substantial challenges concerning waste disposal and the potential emission...
Advanced microwave synthesis strategies for innovative photocatalyst design
August 2025
Amidst environmental pollution and the energy crisis, photocatalytic technology has emerged as a potent tool for promoting clean energy and environmental preservation. However, the promotion and widespread...
Limiting cationic mixing and lattice oxygen loss of single-crystalline Ni-rich Co-poor cathodes for high-voltage Li-ion batteries
August 2025
Developing cost-effective single-crystalline Ni-rich Co-poor cathodes operating at high-voltage is one of the most important ways to achieve higher energy Li-ion batteries. However, the Li/O loss and...
Activation of persulfate using a biochar polyacrylic acid composite loaded with nanoscale zero-valent iron for the in situ remediation of anthracene-contaminated soil
August 2025
Synthesizing highly efficient, low-toxicity catalysts for the remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated soils is crucial. Nanoscale zero-valent iron (n-ZVI) is widely used...
MOFs-based porous liquids for CO2 capture and utilization
August 2025
Due to the greenhouse effect caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, much attention has been paid for the removal of CO2. Porous liquids (PLs), as new type of liquid materials, have obvious advantages...
Hydrothermal liquefaction for preparation of liquid fuels and chemicals: Solvent effects, catalysts regulation and thermochemical conversion processes
August 2025
Hydrothermal liquefaction technology is an effective method for the resource utilization and energy conversion of biomass under the dual-carbon context, facilitating the conversion of biomass into liquid...
