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Shihui Wang, Jinzhi Cai, Iwei Wang, Zhenshan Li
Summary: Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) are crucial technologies for achieving carbon neutrality, and ICCU-RWGS presents a promising strategy for in-situ conversion of CO2. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a Cu-Al composite catalyst in CO2 hydrogenation, highlighting its potential for commercialization.
CARBON CAPTURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Shuai Feng, Donglian Li, Hao Dong, Song Xie, Yaping Miao, Xuming Zhang, Biao Gao, Paul K. Chu, Xiang Peng
Summary: In this study, MoO2/Mo2N heterostructures were prepared by regulating the coordination of Mo atoms. The electrocatalyst exhibits high current density and excellent stability for hydrogen evolution reaction.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Chemistry, Physical
Zhenli He, Yuehui He, Yue Qiu, Qian Zhao, Zhonghe Wang, Xiyue Kang, Linping Yu, Liang Wu, Yao Jiang
Summary: The rational design and synthesis of cost-effective and efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts are crucial for developing hydrogen energy. This study presents the development of porous monolith electrocatalysts comprising transition metal silicide with strong synergetic effects and high exposure of active sites, achieving excellent catalytic kinetics in both oxygen evolution reaction and hydrogen evolution reaction. The introduction of doping further enhances the electrocatalytic performance. This work shows great prospects for industrialization.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Chemistry, Physical
Jiasheng Mao, Kexin Yin, Yang Zhang, Yanan Shang, Qian Li, Yanwei Li, Baoyu Gao, Xing Xu
Summary: In this study, a Si-O doped carbon-based catalyst with biomimetic montmorillonite (MT) structure was prepared for oxidizing refractory organic pollutants via peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation. The C/Si@MT/PMS system demonstrated ultrafast oxidation of versatile refractory organics and strong resilience against interference from environmental matrixes by enhancing both radicals and electron transfer process (ETP). The ETP oxidation of pollutants in the C/Si@MT/PMS system proceeded through the Si-O site, with kobs data positively correlated to redox parameters such as falling potential and energy gap. The removal of inert aluminosilicate in C/Si@MT retained the lamellar structure, promoting continuous oxidation of pollutants with high stability in a catalytic membrane.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Chemistry, Physical
Ting Li, Kaiyi Su, Chaofeng Zhang, Bingbing Luo, Yue Zhang, Jinlan Cheng, Yongcan Jin, Feng Wang
Summary: This study systematically investigated the promotion effect of N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) on the photocatalytic C-H bond activation and proposed two photocatalytic mechanisms: hole oxidation mechanism and ligand-to-metal charge transfer mechanism. The lattice-molecular structure matching effect was also emphasized.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Chemistry, Physical
Shengpeng Mo, Xin Zhao, Lili Huang, Jiangjing Zhou, Shuangde Li, Ruosi Peng, Zhihong Tu, Lei Liao, Qinglin Xie, Yunfa Chen, Yanan Zhang, Daiqi Ye
Summary: In this study, a concentrated photothermal catalysis (CPTC) system was developed to convert light into heat effectively. Mn3O4-based catalysts with unsaturated coordination defects were designed for solar-heating photothermal ethyl acetate oxidation without additional energy input. The Mn3O4-3 catalyst exhibited outstanding photothermal catalytic performance under weak simulated sunlight or natural sunlight irradiation. The enriched unsaturated defects in Mn3O4-3 improved the concentration of surface reactive species and regulated the energy-band structure, leading to enhanced light absorption capacity and charge separation. Experimental and theoretical results showed that the abundant Mn defects promoted the dissociation/hydrolysis of ethyl acetate into key intermediates, while the presence of O vacancies facilitated the dissociation of O2 and deep oxidation of intermediates. The reaction pathway of photothermal ethyl acetate oxidation on manganese oxides under sunlight irradiation was revealed. This work provides an attractive CPTC technology for VOCs removal in energy and environmental applications.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Chemistry, Physical
Wenfang Zhai, Yuting He, Yu-e Duan, Shengwu Guo, Yuanzhen Chen, Zhengfei Dai, Liting Liu, Qiang Tan
Summary: The fundamental challenge of supporting coexistence of different metals in trimetallic single-atoms catalysts has been overcome, and the tri-metal single-atoms electrocatalyst exhibits superior performance in electrocatalytic ORR/OER. This study provides insights into the structure-mechanism-activity relationship and establishes a strategy for efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Chemistry, Physical
Quan Zhou, Zaoxue Yan, Yangchun Lan, Zheshun Ou, Ruiting Hu, Xiaoli Wang, Zexi Yang, Yilin Chen, Junjie Cai, Qihong Lu, Shanquan Wang, Jimmy C. Yu, Lejing Li, Zhuofeng Hu
Summary: Two-electron water oxidation is attracting more attention as a method for producing H2O2, which can be used in oxygen-deficient environments without the need for oxygen gas bubbling. The design of high-efficiency anode materials is currently the most important research focus. In this study, a general method using Sb2O3 modification is developed to enhance the activity of two-electron water oxidation for H2O2 production. This modification strategy has been demonstrated to improve reaction kinetics, increase specific surface area, and suppress H2O2 decomposition. The Sb-modified electrodes are also capable of efficiently removing difficult-to-degrade organic pollutants and heavy metals.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Chemistry, Physical
Xinyu Zhang, Yiwen Dong, Qianxi Lv, Fuli Wang, Chi Jiang, Yingli Wang, Jie Dou, Qiyao Guo, Bin Dong, Qunwei Tang
Summary: Manipulating the built-in electric field of a catalyst to improve carrier transport is a promising approach. In this study, the electrochemical microenvironment of a nickel phosphide catalyst was modified using a simple ion group exchange strategy, resulting in an expansion of the built-in electric field and enhanced electron transport. The target catalyst exhibited ultra-low overpotential at high current density.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Arman Shiravi, Mohammad Salehi Maleh, Ahmadreza Raisi, Mika Sillanpaeaeb
Summary: This review compares different types of HFMC systems to clarify their advantages and disadvantages. It emphasizes the importance of the feedback loop between the lab and industrial scale, as well as the future direction to accelerate HFMC development and achieve practical CO2 absorption.
CARBON CAPTURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Jia-Cheng E. Yang, Min -Ping Zhu, Daqin Guan, Baoling Yuan, Darren Delai Sun, Chenghua Sun, Ming-Lai Fu
Summary: This study successfully modulated the electron configuration and spin state of millimetric metal catalysts by adjusting the support curvature radius. The electronic structure-oriented spin catalysis was found to affect the degradation of pollutants, providing new insights for the design and production of highly active, reusable, and stable catalysts.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Gleb Zasypalov, Anna Vutolkina, Vladimir Klimovsky, Egor Abramov, Vladimir Vinokurov, Aleksandr Glotov
Summary: Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) show promise as a support material for liquid-phase hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) catalysts. Acid etching can enhance their properties and increase catalytic activity and selectivity.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Chemistry, Physical
Weicong Li, Hongying Guo, Chenyang Xu, Chenke Tang, Jae Sung Lee, Hemin Zhang
Summary: This study demonstrates the fabrication of an ultrathin amorphous hafnium oxide hole storage layer (HSL) through a combined strategy of hybrid microwave annealing and in-situ dopants. The HSL enhances the photoelectrochemical performance by promoting efficient charge separation, and shows high potential for solar energy conversion.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaojian Zha, Zewu Zhang, Long Yang, Zhenghong Zhao, Fan Wu, Xiaoshan Li, Cong Luo, Liqi Zhang
Summary: During oxy-fuel combustion, the catalytic effect of alkali and alkaline earth metals (AAEMs) can inhibit the emission of NO, but this effect is influenced by temperature and oxygen concentration. The catalytic effect of Na on NO reduction weakens as temperature increases, but strengthens as oxygen concentration increases. The K-Na binary additive is more effective in reducing NO emissions.
CARBON CAPTURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Xue Wen, Xiangcheng Zhang, Meng Wang, Congli Yuan, Junyu Lang, Xue Li, Hao Wei, Daniel Mandler, Mingce Long
Summary: This study developed a chainmail catalyst for efficient electrocatalytic H2O2 activation, providing a feasible solution for decentralized water disinfection. The catalyst successfully inactivated Escherichia coli in tap water in the experiment.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Yin Xu, Jeremy Dhainaut, Jean-Philippe Dacquin, Jean-Francois Lamonier, Hui Zhang, Sebastien Royer
Summary: Defect engineering in catalytic materials, specifically modifying the A-site cationic vacancies, has been proven to be a feasible strategy for optimizing the catalytic performance of perovskite materials, as demonstrated by the enhanced formaldehyde oxidation activity of La1-xMnO3 materials.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Jan Mican, Da 'san M. M. Jaradat, Weidong Liu, Gert Weber, Stanislav Mazurenko, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Jiri Damborsky, Ren Wei, David Bednar
Summary: Enzymatic PET recycling is a promising alternative to conventional methods, but requires optimization of PET hydrolases through engineering. A workflow integrating various methods can accelerate the discovery of PET-degrading enzymes, leading to the development of innovative plastic recycling techniques.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Aslam Hossain, T. C. Bhagya, E. A. Mukhanova, A. V. Soldatov, A. M. A. Henaish, Yuanbing Mao, S. M. A. Shibli
Summary: This article highlights the recent developments in new SrTiO3-based photocatalytic systems and other approaches for enhanced separation of photogenerated charge carriers for surface catalyzed reactions. SrTiO3-based photocatalysts have been widely researched for solar water splitting and commercial applications. The article provides a summary of the details and interesting information of small-scale research to larger-scale application, as well as historical progression.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
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Haftom Weldekidan, Himanshu Patel, Amar Mohanty, Manjusri Misra
Summary: The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing and posing a threat to life on the planet. Porous carbons made from waste resources can selectively adsorb CO2 and reduce atmospheric emissions.
CARBON CAPTURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wenyi Ni, Yaxuan Jing
Summary: This article discusses the strategies for producing long-chain heteroatom-containing chemicals from biomass, with a focus on the transformation of long-chain intermediates into long-chain heteroatom-containing chemicals.
CARBON CAPTURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
