Recent progress on the development of non-fluorinated proton exchange membrane-A review
Available online 14 March 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...
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Recent progress in hydrophobic pervaporation membranes for phenol recovery
Available online 14 March 2025
Phenol is extensively utilized in various industries involving paints, rubber, textiles, explosives, plastics, etc. Compared to the conventional distillation or extraction technologies, pervaporation...
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Environmentally benign process for valorization of lignocellulosic bamboo residues with green solvent propylene carbonate
Available online 13 March 2025
A novel environmentally benign biphasic system composed of propylene carbonate (PC) and aqueous solution of p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TsOH aq) was designed for the efficient valorization of lignocellulosic...
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The crucial role of intrinsic properties in determining the biological effects of CeO2 nanocrystals
Available online 8 March 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...
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Heteroatom-functionalized carbon nanoarchitectonics: Unlocking the doping effects for supercapacitor electrode design
Available online 5 March 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...
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Photothermal dry reforming of methane reaction over (Ni/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2)@SiO2 catalysts: The Ni content regulation
Available online 1 March 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...
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Intermetallic compounds for nitrogen electrochemistry
February 2025
Electrochemical nitrogen transformation techniques represent a burgeoning avenue for nitrogen pollutant remediation and synthesizing valuable nitrogenous products from atmospheric nitrogen. Intermetallic...
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CO hydrogenation conversion driven by micro-environments of active sites over iron carbide catalysts
February 2025
Essentially clearing the structure–activity relationship between iron carbide catalysts involving multiple active centers to understand the reaction mechanism of CO hydrogenation conversion process...
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Novel titanium vanadate with superior Na+ transport kinetics for rapid charging and low-temperature sodium ion batteries
February 2025
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) hold great promise for large-scale energy storage in the post-lithium-ion battery era due to their high rate performance and long lifespan, although their sluggish Na+ transformation...
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CCUS: A Panacea or a Placebo in the fight against climate change?
February 2025
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) is a crucial technology for achieving carbon neutrality, but it faces significant challenges. Despite substantial investments and policy support, CCUS...
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Spatially confined synthesis of TiNb2O7 quantum dots onto mesoporous carbon and Ti3C2TX MXene for boosting lithium storage
February 2025
TiNb2O7 has been emerged as one of the most promising electrode materials for high-energy lithium-ion batteries. However, limited by the slow electron/ion transport kinetics, and insufficient active...
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Construction of an artificial zinc alloy layer toward stable zinc-metal anode
February 2025
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) present a promising option for next-generation batteries given their high safety, eco-friendliness, and resource sustainability. Nonetheless, the practical application...
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Research progress of lignin-derived materials in lithium/sodium ion batteries
February 2025
With the increase of energy consumption, the shortage of fossil resource, and the aggravation of environmental pollution, the development of cost-effective and environmental friendly bio-based energy...
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Preparation and performance of highly-conductive dual-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 solid electrolytes for thermal batteries
February 2025
Garnet Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) electrolytes have been recognized as a promising candidate to replace liquid/molten-state electrolytes in battery applications due to their exceptional performance, particularly...
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Organic solvent nanofiltration membranes for separation in non-polar solvent system
February 2025
Membrane technology holds significant potential for augmenting or partially substituting conventional separation techniques, such as heat-driven distillation, thereby reducing energy consumption. Organic...
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Armoring hydrophilic wood-structured ultrathick electrode with bimetallic nitride enables high energy-density supercapacitor
February 2025
Thick electrodes can reduce the ratio of inactive constituents in a holistic energy storage system while improving energy and power densities. Unfortunately, traditional slurry-casting electrodes induce...
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Triazine-COF@Silicon nanowire mimicking plant leaf to enhance photoelectrocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2+ chemicals
February 2025
Converting CO2 and water into valuable chemicals like plant do is considered a promising approach to address both environmental and energy issues. Taking inspiration from the structures of natural leaves,...
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Dual-selective silver recovery strategy by simultaneous adsorption-reduction boosted by in-situ magnetic field
February 2025
The mainstream silver recovery has problems such as resource waste, weak silver selectivity, and complicated operation. Here, self-propelled magnetic enhanced capture hydrogel (magnetic NbFeB/MXene/GO,...
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Advances in enhancing hydrodeoxygenation selectivity of lignin-derived oxygenates: From synthetic strategies to fundamental techniques
February 2025
In recent years, studies focusing on the conversion of renewable lignin-derived oxygenates (LDOs) have emphasized their potential as alternatives to fossil-based products. However, LDOs, existing as...
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February 2025
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Energy transfer enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in organic heterostructure nanoparticles via flash nanoprecipitation processing
February 2025
Organic nanophotocatalysts are promising candidates for solar fuels production, but they still face the challenge of unfavorable geminate recombination due to the limited exciton diffusion lengths....
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Insights into novel indium catalyst to kW scale low cost, high cycle stability of iron-chromium redox flow battery
February 2025
Iron-chromium flow batteries (ICRFBs) have emerged as an ideal large-scale energy storage device with broad application prospects in recent years. Enhancement of the Cr3+/Cr2+ redox reaction activity...
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