Progress in electrochemical engineering of carbon materials and solid electrolyte interphase in lithium and sodium batteries
Available online 23 June 2026
Lithium and sodium batteries are pivotal for electrochemical energy storage, where the stability of carbon-based anodes and their solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) critically governs battery performance....
Spatiotemporal insights into industrial catalysts: Recent advances in micro-scale characterization and dynamic spectroscopy for green chemistry
Available online 23 June 2026
Heterogeneous catalysis underpins the majority of industrial chemical manufacturing and is central to the low-carbon transition, encompassing CO2 valorization, light–alkane upgrading, and waste upcycling....
Polymer-assisted construction of plasmonic Bi/Bi2WO6 Schottky junctions for rapid visible-light photocatalytic wastewater remediation
Available online 22 June 2026
The efficient degradation of persistent organic pollutants in water represents a critical bottleneck in the development of sustainable photocatalytic purification technologies. Herein, a bismuth (Bi)/bismuth...
Green synthesis of carbon-bridged TiO2/MoS2 hybrids for sustainable sodium-ion storage
Available online 22 June 2026
In response to the growing demand for sustainable energy storage, sodium–ion batteries (SIBs) have emerged as a promising alternative due to the abundance and low cost of sodium resources. However,...
Sacrificial Cr-Triggered Cascade Reconstruction of NiFe LDH: Balancing Active Site Density and Intrinsic Activity for Water Oxidation
Available online 20 June 2026
NiFe-based layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are among the most effective oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts, yet their performance is fundamentally constrained by the quantity-quality paradox:...
Constructing NiO/CoMn2O4 heterojunction enables efficient and robust rechargeable zinc air battery
Available online 20 June 2026
Designing low-cost and high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a key issue for the development of rechargeable zinc-air...
Chemical-biological synergistic strategies for the valorisation of waste carbon resources
Available online 19 June 2026
The generation of waste is a significant challenge posed by industrialisation and population growth. The present viewpoint paper explores chemical-biological synergistic strategies for the valorisation...
Disrupting Interfacial Hydrogen-Bond Networks to Build a Local H2O-Poor Microenvironment for Durable Aqueous Zn Anodes
Available online 19 June 2026
Aqueous zinc metal anodes (ZMAs) suffer from H2O-driven parasitic reactions and dendritic plating, both rooted at the electrode-electrolyte interface. Herein, we report a molecular microenvironment...
Boosting Hybrid Supercapacitor Performance via Synergy between Ti-Doped Ni0.85Se Nanospheres and Ferrocyanide-Enhanced Electrolyte
Available online 16 June 2026
The trade-off between energy and power density remains a major hurdle for supercapacitors (SCs). This work demonstrates a substantial performance enhancement in aqueous hybrid supercapacitors through...
Oil-soluble surfactant regulated interfacial polymerization toward homogeneous fluorinated membranes for crude oil separation
Available online 16 June 2026
Membrane separations without phase transition offer a compelling route to low-energy crude oil fractionation. For practical implementation, membranes are required to simultaneously achieve high permeance,...
Bead-like MOF nanosheet assemblies for high-loading thin mixed-matrix membranes in molecular separation
Available online 16 June 2026
Metal–organic framework (MOF)-based molecular separation membranes have great potential in the recovery of organic solvents by pervaporation. Nevertheless, fabricating high-loading mixed-matrix membranes...
Engineering the artificial carbon cycle via tandem strategies and cross-scale integration in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction
Available online 16 June 2026
Consumption of fossil fuels has seriously impacted the carbon cycle, creating an urgent need to develop artificial carbon cycles to mitigate climate change. While electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction...
Regulating novel electrochemical reactions through transport processes and confinement effects
Available online 15 June 2026
Achieving high selectivity remains a central challenge in electrosynthesis, particularly as the field advances toward increasingly complex and value-added chemical transformations. Beyond catalyst design,...
Synergistic Electrocatalysis for Enhanced Nitrate Valorization with Dual Strategies of Alternative Anode Reactions and Cathodic Coupling
Available online 13 June 2026
Renewable electricity-driven nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) offers a sustainable strategy for simultaneously producing valuable chemicals and reducing environmental pollutants. Traditional systems...
Catalyst design for CO and CO2 hydrogenation reactions: From microenvironment engineering to selectivity control
Available online 11 June 2026
The catalytic hydrogenation of CO and CO2 is fundamental yet practically important in C1 chemistry, leading to sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. A universal challenge across these transformations...
Hotspot-catalytic site synergy enables photothermal closed-loop upcycling of polycarbonate into high-performance flame-retardant composites
Available online 10 June 2026
Engineering plastics are essential to modern industry, yet their recycling remains challenging because conventional processes are energy-intensive and often degrade material value. Polycarbonate (PC),...
Recalcitrance barriers in plant cell walls: From hierarchical organization to targeted depolymerization strategies
Available online 9 June 2026
The plant cell wall represents the most abundant renewable reservoir of organic carbon on Earth, and its efficient conversion is therefore critical for sustainable development. However, the intrinsic...
A perspective on ultra-high temperature and high-efficiency energy storage targeting critical resources
Available online 9 June 2026
Ultra-high temperature thermal energy storage (UHT-TES) technology offers an important pathway to address the decarbonization needs of critical resource industries. Herein, we provide a perspective...
Mitigating reaction heterogeneity in Li-rich layered cathodes through surface-phase regulation enabled by tailored concentration gradients engineering
May 2026
Lithium-rich layered oxides are promising cathodes for high-energy lithium-ion batteries, yet their applications are hindered by voltage decay, structural instability, and heterogeneous reaction dynamics....
Rare earth metal–organic framework catalysts: Properties, synthesis, characterizations, and application
May 2026
Among numerous metal–organic frameworks, rare earth metal–organic frameworks (RE-MOFs) have garnered significant attention across various catalytic fields. As a special class of MOFs, they exhibit high...
Unlocking efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of fatty alcohol via self-promoted hydrophobic interfacial microenvironment
May 2026
Electrocatalysis offers a promising solution for the oxidative valorization of fatty alcohols, showcasing reaction mildness and sustainability. However, the intrinsically low solubility of fatty alcohols...
Cellulose nanofiber-based nanofiltration membranes for sustainable water purification
May 2026
Although nanofiltration (NF) membranes enable energy-efficient molecular separations critical for a sustainable ecosystem, their conventional fabrication from petrochemical polymers raises end-of-life...
Efficient polyolefin plastic upcycling into jet fuel components over a Fe/Beta catalyst in decalin
May 2026
Jet-range hydrocarbons were produced from polyolefin waste via a one-pot conversion of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) in decalin using a bifunctional Fe/Beta catalyst. Operating at 300 °C for 90 min...
Polybenzimidazole anionic exchange membrane with hydrophobic clusters for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction
May 2026
Specific anion exchange membranes (AEMs) are vital to highly efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR), which is a promising choice for carbon neutrality. However, the unexpected trade-off effect...
In-situ encapsulation of Pt and acid-site engineering in hierarchical SAPO-11 for enhanced isomerization-cracking and anti-coking in sustainable aviation fuel production
May 2026
Isomerization-cracking is a critical step in the preparation of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The practical application of conventional Pt/SAPO-11 catalysts is hindered by several deactivation mechanisms,...