Bio-Inspired Amino Acid Promoted Nanofluidic Ion Transport and Energy Conversion in Free-Standing Layered Vermiculite-based Membranes
Available online 22 May 2025
Two-dimensional nanofluidic membranes have garnered considerable interest due to their potential for cost-effective osmotic energy harvesting. One promising approach to enhancing ion conductivity and...
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Ferrocene-Functionalized Ultrafiltration Membrane: Integrated Approach for Natural Organic Matter Separation and Catalytic Degradation of Small-Molecule Dye
Available online 21 May 2025
Water pollution and scarcity have become major global challenges. The Fenton oxidation method has been widely applied in organic wastewater treatment due to its ability to efficiently degrade toxic...
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Advancements in catalytic hydrogenation of nitrocyclohexane to cyclohexanone oxime
Available online 19 May 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...
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CO2 and ethylene vinyl acetate co-modification of solid waste-based filling materials: an integrated approach for carbon capture and recycling
Available online 17 May 2025
To improve the rigidity and flexibility of conventional grouting materials, one visionary approach is to replace Portland cement with a composite cementitious system containing circulating fluidized...
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Preparation, Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Novel Anode Materials Based on Magnesium-Air Batteries
Available online 17 May 2025
Magnesium-air (Mg-air) batteries have emerged as a promising sustainable energy storage technology, offering exceptional theoretical energy density, low cost, and environmental compatibility. Despite...
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Sulfonated Covalent Organic Framework Modified Separator Enables Long-span and High-capacity Zinc-Iodine Batteries
Available online 13 May 2025
Compared with the most advanced lithium-ion batteries, aqueous zinc-iodine batteries (Zn–I2 batteries) have higher theoretical capacity and energy density, thus attracting much attention in energy storage....
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High-Performance Moisture-Driven Power Generators Based on In-Situ Confined Polymerized Ionic Liquid Membranes
Available online 13 May 2025
Harvesting energy from humid air to generate electricity represents a promising strategy for sustainable power generation. However, achieving high output and long-term stability in moisture-driven power...
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1T-MoS2 nanosheets with enlarged interlayer spacing vertically bonded on rGO for high-performance lithium-ion capacitors
Available online 13 May 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...
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Multi-scale Nanofiber Filter-based TENG for Sustainable Enhanced PM0.3 Filtration and Self-powered Respiratory Monitoring
Available online 12 May 2025
Advanced healthcare monitors for air pollution applications pose a significant challenge in achieving a balance between high-performance filtration and multifunctional smart integration. Electrospinning...
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Superhydrophobic ceramic membrane coupled with a biphasic solvent for efficient CO2 capture
April 2025
An innovative strategy was proposed by integration of membrane contactor (MC) with biphasic solvent for efficient CO2 capture from flue gas. The accessible fly ash-based ceramic membrane (CM) underwent...
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Enhanced interlayer interaction in sulfonated CONs membrane by amino-rich CONs enabling ultrafast proton transport
April 2025
Covalent organic framework nanosheets (CONs) with porous crystalline features and ultrathin thickness are ideal candidates as membrane building blocks to form well-defined transfer nanochannels. The...
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Ti3C2 MXene nanosheets integrated cobalt-doped nickel hydroxide heterostructured composite: An efficient electrocatalyst for overall water-splitting
April 2025
Developing an efficient electrocatalyst for superior electrochemical water splitting (EWS) is crucial for achieving comprehensive hydrogen production. A heterostructured electrocatalyst, free of noble...
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Conjugated polyaniline as “conveyor” in tungstate boosting cation storage for high-performance aqueous batteries
April 2025
Aqueous ion storage systems have motivated great interest by virtue of low reduction, high eco-sustainability and safety. Among various cathode candidates, transition metal compounds are featured with...
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Heterogeneous iron-based catalysts for a sustainable photoinduced nitrogen fixation
April 2025
Ammonia is nowadays one of the most important commodities chemicals intensively produced at about 175 million tons per year, contributing to 1.8% of the global energy demand. The constantly increasing...
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Boosting electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO using molecule-regulated Ag nanoparticle in ionic liquids
April 2025
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 is a promising approach to convert CO2 to high-valued chemicals and fuels. However, developing efficient electrocatalysts featuring desirable activity and selectivity...
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Engineering crystal plane of NiCo2O4 to regulate oxygen vacancies and acid sites for alkali-free oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
April 2025
The catalytic oxidation of HMF involves a cascading reaction with multiple intermediate products, making it crucial to enhance the oriented adsorption capacity of specific functional groups for accelerating...
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Engineering of copper sulfide-based nanomaterials for thermoelectric application
April 2025
In the context of diminishing energy resources and worsening greenhouse effect, thermoelectric materials have great potential for sustainable development due to their green and environmentally friendly...
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2,6-Diaminoanthraquinone modified MXene (Ti3C2Tx)/graphene as the negative electrode materials for ionic liquid-based asymmetric supercapacitors
April 2025
Due to insufficient energy density, supercapacitors (SCs) with preeminent-power and long cycle stability cannot be implemented in some practical applications. Exploring hybrid materials with redox activity...
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Interfacial regulation for zinc metal anode of aqueous zinc-ion battery
April 2025
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted significant attention due to their high energy density, low cost, high efficiency, and environmental friendliness. Nevertheless, the development of...
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NiCoMn-LDH with core-shell heterostructures based on CoS nanotube arrays containing multiple ion diffusion channels for boosted supercapacitor applications
April 2025
Nanostructure engineering and composition rationalization are crucial for materials to become candidates for high-performance supercapacitor. Herein, a novel core-shell heterostructured electrode, combining...
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Rational engineering of triazine-benzene linked covalent-organic frameworks for efficient CO2 photoreduction
April 2025
Three large π-conjugated and imine-based COFs, named TFP-TAB, TFP-TTA, and TTA-TTB, were synthesized via the ordered incorporation of benzene and triazine rings in the same host framework to study how...
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