-
Electron Structure tuned Oxygen Vacancy-rich AuPd/CeO2 for Enhancing 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Oxidation ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Yanan Wei, Jianming Pan, Xu Yan, Yanli Mao, Yunlei Zhang
The design of high activity catalyst for the efficiently conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) gains great interest. The rationally tailoring of electronic structure directly affects the interaction between catalysts and organic substrates, especially molecular oxygen as the oxidant. This work, the bimetallic catalysts AuPd/CeO2 were prepared by the combining
-
Structural Decoration of Porphyrin/Phthalocyanine Photovoltaic Materials ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Sibei Mai, Weilun Zhang, Xijiao Mu, Jing Cao
Porphyrin/phthalocyanine compounds with fascinating molecular structures have attracted widespread attention in the field of solar cells in recent years. In this review, we focus on the pivotal role of porphyrin and phthalocyanine compounds in enhancing the efficiency of solar cells. The review seamlessly integrates the intricate molecular structures of porphyrins and phthalocyanines with their proficiency
-
Multi‐metallic Layered Catalysts for Stable Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Formate and Formic Acid ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Tu Nguyen, Behnam Nourmohammadi Khiarak, Zijun Xu, Amirhossein Farzi, Sharif sadaf, A Seifitokaldani, Cao-Thang Dinh
We report the development of bismuth (Bi) gas diffusion electrodes on a polytetrafluoroethylene‐based electrically conductive silver (Ag) substrate (Ag@Bi), which exhibits high Faradaic efficiency (FE) for formate of over 90% in 1 M KOH and 1 M KHCO3 electrolytes. The catalyst also shows high selectivity of formic acid above 85% in 1 M NaCl catholyte, which has a bulk pH of 2‐3 during ECR, at current
-
Multifunctional Interface Modification Enables Efficient and Stable HTL‐Free Carbon‐Electroded CsPbI2Br Perovskite Solar Cells ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Wei Zhao, Lin Wu, Jian-Lin Chen, Jiayao Ju, Yuxi Zeng, Zihan Wu, Jintao He, Jincheng Huang, Zhuoyin Peng, Jian Chen
In recent years, hole transport layer‐free all‐inorganic CsPbI2Br carbon‐electroded perovskite solar cells (C‐PSCs) have garnered significant attention due to a trade‐off between stability and photovoltaic performance. However, there are inevitably many defects generated at the surfaces or grain boundaries of CsPbI2Br perovskite films, which will serve as carrier non‐radiative recombination centers
-
Interface Defects Dependent on Perovskite Annealing Temperature for NiOX‐Based Inverted CsPbI2Br Perovskite Solar Cells ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Zhaoxuan Huang, Nan Tian, Shiyu Duan, Jicheng Zhang, Disheng Yao, Guoyuan Zheng, Yanhan Yang, Bing Zhou
Nickel oxide (NiOX) is an ideal inorganic hole transport material for the fabrication of inverted perovskite solar cells owing to its excellent optical and semiconductor properties. Currently, the main research on developing the performance of NiOX‐based perovskite solar cells focuses on improving the conductivity of NiOX thin films and preventing the redox reactions between metal cations (Ni3+ on
-
Ultrafine Ni‐MoOx Nanoparticles Anchored on Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanosheets: A Highly Efficient Noble‐Metal‐Free Catalyst for Ammonia Borane Hydrolysis ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Weihong Liu, Longhua Yao, Xiongfei Sun, Wei Wang, Gang Feng, Qilu Yao, Lei Zhang, Zhang-Hui Lu
The development of low‐cost and high‐efficiency catalysts for the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane (AB, NH3BH3) is still a challenging technology. Herein, ultrafine MoOx‐doped Ni nanoparticles (~3.0 nm) were anchored on g‐C3N4@glucose‐derived nitrogen‐doped carbon nanosheets via a phosphate‐mediated method. The strong adsorption of phosphate‐mediated nitrogen‐doped carbon nanosheets (PNCS)
-
Optimized Incorporation of Furan into Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Based Conjugated Polymers for Organic Field‐Effect Transistors ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Justin Neu, Kan Ding, Shubin Liu, Harald Ade, Jie Xu, Wei You
Flexible electronics have received considerable attention in the past decades due to their promising application in rollable display screens, wearable devices, implantable devices, and others electronic applications. In particular, conjugated polymers are favored for flexible electronics due to their mechanical flexibility and potential for solution‐processed fabrication techniques, such as blade‐coating
-
Effect of Gas Composition on Temperature and CO2 Conversion in a Gliding Arc Plasmatron reactor: Insights for Post‐plasma Catalysis from Experiments and Computation ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 wencong xu, Senne Van Alphen, Vladimir V. Galvita, Vera Meynen, Annemie Bogaerts
Plasma‐based CO2 conversion has attracted increasing interest. However, to understand the impact of plasma operation on post‐plasma processes, we studied the effect of adding N2, N2/CH4 and N2/CH4/H2O to a CO2 gliding arc plasmatron (GAP) to obtain valuable insights into their impact on exhaust stream composition and temperature, which will serve as feed gas and heat for post‐plasma catalysis (PPC)
-
Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Fundamental Understanding and Electrocatalysts Design ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jiao Li, Weichen Tian, Qi Li, Shenlong Zhao
Water electrolysis driven by “green electricity“ is an ideal technology to realize energy conversion and store renewable energy into hydrogen. With the development of proton exchange membrane (PEM), water electrolysis in acidic media suitable for many situations with an outstanding advantage of high gas purity has attracted significant attention. Compared with hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in water
-
Sustainable Production of Propionic acid and Derivatives on Industrial Scale ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Joaquim Henrique Teles
-
Facile Synthesis of Iron Carbide via Pyrolysis of Ferrous Fumarate for Catalytic CO2 Hydrogenation to Lower Olefins ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Haochen Qi, Wuqiang Si, Zhiren Xu, Guofeng Wang, Xuangan Liu, Changjiang Lyu, Bin Huang, Noritatsu Tsubaki, Chuang Xing, Jian Sun
Hydrogenation of CO2 to olefin catalyzed by iron‐based catalysts is a sustainable and important way to achieve carbon neutrality. In this study, iron‐based catalysts were facilely prepared by direct pyrolysis of ferric fumarate (FF), which are applied to CO2 hydrogenation to olefin reaction to explore the effects of pyrolysis temperature and atmosphere on catalytic performance of the catalysts. Among
-
Optimized Transition Metal Phosphides for Direct Seawater Electrolysis: Current Trends ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Yong Li, Tianran Xin, Zongcheng Cao, Weiran Zheng, Peng He, Lawrence Yoon Suk Lee
Seawater electrolysis presents a viable route for sustainable large‐scale hydrogen production, yet its practical application is hindered by several technical challenges. These include the sluggish kinetics of hydrogen evolution, poor stability, cation deposition at the cathode, electrode corrosion, and competing chloride oxidation at the anode. To overcome these obstacles, the development of innovative
-
Enhanced Carbon‐Carbon Coupling at Interfaces with Abrupt Coordination Number Changes ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Xuan Wang, Ruihu Lu, Binbin Pan, Chao Yang, Mengjiao Zhuansun, Jun Li, Yi Xu, Sung-Fu Hung, Gengfeng Zheng, Yanguang Li, Ziyun Wang, Yuhang Wang
Cu‐catalyzed electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) produces multi‐carbon (C2+) chemicals with considerable selectivities and activities, yet required high overpotentials impede its practical application. Here, we design interfaces with abrupt coordination number (CN) changes that greatly reduce the applied potential for achieving high C2+ Faradaic efficiency (FE). Encouraged by the mechanistic
-
Advances in Hierarchical Inorganic Nanostructures for Efficient Solar Energy Harvesting Systems ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 MANJUNATHA C, Chandresh Kumar R, Manmadha Rao B, Girish Kumar S, Varun S, Kartik R, Gyanprakash Maurya, Karthik B, Swathi C, Mohtada Sadrzadeh, Ajit Khosla
The urgent need to address the global energy and environmental crisis necessitates the development of efficient solar‐power harvesting systems. Among the promising candidates, hierarchical inorganic nanostructures stand out due to their exceptional attributes, including a high specific surface area, abundant active sites, and tunable optoelectronic properties. In this comprehensive review, we delve
-
Preparation of Sulfonyl Chlorides by Oxidative Chlorination of Thiols and Disulfides using HNO3/HCl/O2 in a Flow Reactor ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Niklas Sulzer, Dominik Polterauer, Christopher Hone, C Oliver Kappe
A continuous flow metal‐free protocol for the synthesis of sulfonyl chlorides from thiols and disulfides in the presence of nitric acid, hydrochloric acid and oxygen was developed. The influence of the reaction parameters was investigated under batch and flow conditions. Online 19F NMR was successfully implemented to investigate different reaction conditions within a single experiment. The sulfonyl
-
Photocatalyzed Oxidative Tandem Reaction Mediated by Bipyridinium for Multifunctional Derivatization of Alcohols ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Xin-Rong Yao, Meng-Ze Jia, Xiao-Li Miao, Shi-Kai Yu, Yun-Rui Chen, Jia-Qi Pan, Jie Zhang
The multifunctional derivatization of alcohols has been achieved by the bipyridinium‐based conjugated small molecule photocatalysts with redox center and Lewis acid site. Besides exhibiting high activity in the selective generation of aldehydes/ketones, acids from alcohols through solvent modulation, this system renders the first selective synthesis of esters via an attractive cross‐coupling pattern
-
Amorphous ZnSnOx Hollow Spheres Enable Highly Efficient CO2 Reduction ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Hanjun Li, Yao Chen, Honggang Huang, Zijing Cheng, Shuxing Bai, Feili Lai, Nan Zhang, Tianxi Liu
Carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorption and electron transport play an important role in CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Herein, we have demonstrated a new class of diverse hollow ZnSnOx (ZSO) through the amorphization of hydroxides to enhance CO2 adsorption and accelerate electron transport. The amorphization is occurred by calcination process, as indicated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman
-
Ni‐Based Catalysts for CO2 Methanation: Exploring the Support Role in Structure‐Activity Relationships ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Syed Musab Ahmed, Jie Ren, Inam Ullah, Hao Lou, Nuo Xu, Zeeshan Abbasi, Zhandong Wang
The catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to methane is one of the highly researched areas for the production of chemical fuels. The activity of catalyst is largely affected by support type and metal‐support interaction deriving from the special method during catalyst preparation. Hence, we employed a simple solvothermal technique to synthesize Ni‐based catalysts with different supports and studied the support
-
Recent Advances in Ammonia Synthesis: From Haber‐Bosch Process to External Field Driven Strategies ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jiayang Li, Qingchuan Xiong, Xiaowei Mu, Lu Li
Ammonia, a pivotal chemical feedstock and a potential hydrogen energy carrier, demands efficient synthesis as a key step in its utilization. The traditional Haber‐Bosch process, known for its high energy consumption, has spurred researchers to seek ammonia synthesis under milder conditions. Advances in surface science and characterization technologies have deepened our understanding of the microscopic
-
Perovskite for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution at Elevated Temperatures ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Fatma Abdelghafar, Xiaomin Xu, San Ping Jiang, Zongping Shao
The development of advanced electrolysis technologies such as anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer (AEMWE) is central to the vision of a sustainable energy future. Key to the realization of such AEMWE technology lies in the exploration of low‐cost and high‐efficient catalysts for facilitating the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Despite tremendous efforts in the fundamental research, most
-
The Laccase Catalysed Tandem Lignin Depolymerisation/polymerisation ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Nicolò Pajer, Matteo Gigli, Claudia Crestini
The development of strategies allowing either the production of high value phenolics, or the isolation of properties‐enhanced materials from technical lignins represents a fundamental step in the industrial upcycling of technical lignins. Both aims are met by the strategy presented in the present work, relying on the coupling of solvent‐based fractionation with the oxidative action of a new type of
-
V‐MXenes for energy storage/conversion applications: Trends and Prospects ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Iftikhar Hussain, Muhammad Ahmad, Onkar Jaywant Kewate, Abdul Hanan, Faiza Bibi, Muhammad Sufyan Javed, Irum Shaheen, Kaili Zhang
MXenes, a two‐dimensional (2D) material, exhibit excellent optical, electrical, chemical, mechanical, and electrochemical properties. Titanium‐based MXene (Ti‐MXene) has been extensively studied and serves as the foundation for 2D MXenes. However, other transition metals possess the potential to offer excellent properties in various applications. This comprehensive review aims to provide an overview
-
A Porphyrinic Metal−Organic Framework with Cooperative Adsorption Domains for PFAS Removal from Water ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Ying Zhang, Ke Kong, Qiao Wu, Tiantian Ma, Jun Liang, Ruihu Wang
The removal of toxic poly− and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as persistent pollutants from wastewater is imperative but challenging for water remediation. Many adsorbents including activated carbon, biochar, and clay minerals have been investigated for PFAS removal, but most of these materials are faced with high cost or/and low efficiency. The use of metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) as sorbents
-
Enhancing Efficiency and High‐Value Chemicals Generation through Coupling Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with Propane Oxidation ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Zitao Duan, Ruiqi Lv, Zongyi Huang, Jiwei Li, Xiaohong Xiao, Zhaoxia Zhang, Shaolong Wan, Shuai Wang, Haifeng Xiong, Xiaodong Yi, Yong Wang, Jingdong Lin
Conversion of CO2 into high‐value chemicals using solar energy is one of promising approaches to achieve carbon neutrality. However, the oxidation of water in the photocatalytic CO2 reduction is kinetically unfavorable due to multi‐electron and proton transfer processes, along with the difficulty in generating O‐O bonds. To tackle these challenges, this study investigated the coupling reaction of photocatalytic
-
Recycling of Spent FCC Catalysts: Conversion of Leached Residues to Zeolite ZSM‐5 ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Vladislav Timoshev, Liane Andrea Haufe, Oliver Busse, Homa Hamedi, Markus Seifert, Jan J. Weigand
The commercial recycling of spent FCC catalyst typically focuses on recovering only 1 – 3% of rare‐earth elements, with the remaining residues often disposed of in landfills. Here, we present a novel method to close a recycling loop for spent FCC catalyst. The method involves a series of leaching steps: Firstly, the spent catalyst material is leached with HNO3 to remove rare‐earth elements such as
-
Effect of Salts on Laccase‐Catalyzed Polymerization of Lignosulfonate ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Sebastian A. Mayr, Harald Rennhofer, Lars Gille, Nikolaus Schwaiger, Gibson S. Nyanhongo, Renate Weiß, Georg M. Guebitz
Enzymatic polymerization of lignosulfonate (LS) has a high potential for various applications. Here, the effect of different ions in low concentrations on enzymatic polymerization of LS was investigated, including salt solutions consisting of mono‐ and dicarboxylic acids, sulfate, phosphate and chloride with sodium as counter ion. LS polymerization was followed by viscometry and size exclusion (SEC)
-
Role of Nb2O5 Crystal Phases on the Photocatalytic Conversion of Lignin Model Molecules and Selectivity for Value‐Added Products ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Susana Dennis Rojas de la Fuente, Gabriela Rafaela, Nicole Espinoza-Villalobos, Donovan E. Diaz-Droguett, Ricardo Salazar-González, Lizethly Caceres-Jensen, Néstor Escalona, Lorena Barrientos
The photocatalytic conversion in aqueous media of phenol and guaiacol as a lignin model compound using Nb2O5 with different crystal phases was studied. Nb2O5 particles were synthesized using hydrothermal methods, where it was observed that changes in the solvent control their morphology and crystal phase. Different photocatalytic behavior of Nb2O5 was observed with the selected model compounds, indicating
-
Impact of Dipole Effect on Perovskite Solar Cells ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Kaiwen Dong, Guangyue Yang, Minhuan Wang, Jiming Bian, Lina Zhu, Fengshan Zhang, Shitao Yu, Shiwei Liu, Juan‐Ding Xiao, Xin Guo, Xiaoqing Jiang
-
Efficient Host Materials for Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries: Ultrafine CoP Nanoparticles in Black Phosphorus‐Carbon Composite ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Kai Chen, Zihao Lin, Guodong Zhang, Jiangxin Zheng, Zhongxiong Fan, Liangping Xiao, Qingchi Xu, Jun Xu
The pursuit of efficient host materials to address the sluggish redox kinetics of sulfur species has been a longstanding challenge in advancing the practical application of lithium‐sulfur batteries. In this study, amorphous carbon layer loaded with ultrafine CoP nanoparticles prepared by a one‐step in situ carbonization/phosphating method to enhance the inhibition of 2D black phosphorus (BP) on LiPSs
-
Highly effective non‐noble MnO2 catalysts for 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation to 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Debora Álvarez-Hernández, Cristina Megías-Sayago, Anna Penkova, Miguel Angel Centeno, Svetlana Ivanova
Noble metal‐free catalyst or catalytic oxidation of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid are proposed in this study as a proposal to solve one of the great disadvantages of this reaction of using preferably noble metal‐based catalysts. The catalytic activity of six MnO2 crystal structures is studied as alternative. The obtained results showed a strong connection between catalytic
-
A Review of Capacity Decay Studies of All‐vanadium Redox Flow Batteries: Mechanism and State Estimation ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Yupeng Wang, Anle Mu, Wuyang Wang, Bin Yang, Jiahui Wang
As a promising large‐scale energy storage technology, all‐vanadium redox flow battery has garnered considerable attention. However, the issue of capacity decay significantly hinders its further development, and thus the problem remains to be systematically sorted out and further explored. This review provides comprehensive insights into the multiple factors contributing to capacity decay, encompassing
-
Production of biomass‐derived p‐hydroxybenzamide: Synthesis of p‐aminophenol and paracetamol ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Steven D Karlen, Vitaliy I Timokhin, Canan Sener, Justin K Mobley, Troy Runge, John Ralph
As we work to transition the modern society that is based on non‐renewable chemical feedstocks to a post‐modern society built around renewable sources of energy, fuels, and chemicals, there is a need to identify the renewable resources and processes for converting them to platform chemicals. Herein, we explore a strategy for extracting the p‐hydroxybenzoate from biomass feedstocks (e.g., poplar and
-
The Compatibility of COFs Cathode and Optimized Electrolyte for Ultra‐Long Lifetime Rechargeable Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Battery ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Yifan Wei, Zhonglin Li, Yongyao Liu, Zhenyu Ji, Shuixiang Zou, Yuzhe Zhou, Shuai Yan, Cheng Chen, Mingyan Wu
Rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (RAZIBs) are attractive due to their affordability, safety, and eco‐friendliness. However, their potential is limited by the lack of high‐capacity cathodes and compatible electrolytes needed for reliable performance. Herein, we have presented a compatibility strategy for the development of a durable and long‐lasting RAZIBs. The covalent organic frameworks (COFs)
-
An Integrated Process Analysis for Producing Glycerol Carbonate from CO2 and Glycerol ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Octavio Del-Mazo-Alvarado, Carlos Prieto, Antonio Sánchez, César Ramírez-Márquez, Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet, Mariano Martin
Glycerol carbonate (GC) is one of the most attractive green chemicals involved in several applications such as polymer synthesis, e.g., the production of polyurethanes and polycarbonates. This relevant chemical can be produced, in a green way, using CO2 (from carbon capture) and glycerol (a byproduct from biodiesel manufacturing). Therefore, in this work, a comprehensive analysis of the GC production
-
Non‐Equivalent Donor‐Acceptor Type Polymers as Dopant‐Free Hole‐Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Haotian Chen, Zhichao He, Xuelin Wang, Lu Yao, Chunyan Li, Zhonggao Zhou, Kan Li, Qidan Ling, Hongyu Zhen
-
Fully Bio‐Based 2,5‐Furandicarboxylic Acid Polyester Toward Plastics with Mechanically Robust, Excellent Gas Barrier and Fast Degradation ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Qingyang Luan, Jiayi Li, Han Hu, Xiaoyu Jiang, Hanxu Zhu, Dong-Qing Wei, Jinggang Wang, Jin Zhu
Aliphatic‐aromatic copolyesters offer a promising solution to mitigate plastic pollution, but high content of aliphatic units (>40%) often suffer from diminished comprehensive performances. Poly(butylene oxalate‐co‐furandicarboxylate) (PBOF) copolyesters were synthesized by precisely controlling the oxalic acid content from 10% to 60%. Compared with commercial PBAT, the barrier properties of PBOFs
-
Weldable, Reprocessable, and Water‐resistant Polybenzoxazine Vitrimer Crosslinked by Dynamic Imine Bonds ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Sujuan Zhang, Jianjun Yi, Jiming Chen, Yong Li, Baoliang Liu, Zaijun Lu
Traditional polybenzoxazine thermosets cannot be reprocessed or recycled due to the permanent crosslinked networks. The dynamic exchangeable characteristics of imine bonds can impart the networks with reprocessabilities and recyclabilities. This study reported a weldable, reprocessable, and water‐resistant polybenzoxazine vitrimer (C‐ABZ) crosslinked by dynamic imine bonds. It was synthesized through
-
Recent Developments of CeO2‐based Photocatalysts: Synthesis and Photocatalytic Applications ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Yu-Qing Yan, Yuzheng Wu, Yong-Hui Wu, Zonglin Weng, Shi-Jie Liu, Zeng-Guang Liu, Kang-Qiang Lu, Bin Han
Photocatalysis has the advantages of practical, sustainable and environmental protection, so it plays a significant role in energy transformation and environmental utilization. CeO2 has attracted widespread attention for its unique 4f electrons, rich defect structures, high oxygen storage capacity and great chemical stability. In this paper, we review the structure of CeO2 and the common methods for
-
Graphitic Carbon Nitride Quantum Dots (g-C3N4 QDs): From Chemistry to Applications ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Mohammed Majdoub, Dineshkumar Sengottuvelu, Sasan Nouranian, Ahmed Al-Ostaz
-
Surface Engineering on Zinc Anode for Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Huili Peng, Wenjing Ge, Xiaojian Ma, Xiaolei Jiang, Kaiyuan Zhang, Jian Yang
Rechargeable aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) are considered as a potential alternative to lithium‐ion batteries due to their low cost, high safety, and good environmental friendliness. However, the Zn anodes in AZMBs face severe challenges, such as dendrite growth, metal corrosion, and hydrogen evolution, all of which are closely related to the Zn/electrolyte interface. This article offers a short
-
Valorization of Field‐Spent Granular Activated Carbon as Heterogeneous Ozonation Catalyst for Water Treatment ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Antón López-Francés, María Cabrero-Antonino, Francisco Bernat-Quesada, Belen Ferrer, María Blanes, Rafael García, Pura Almenar, Mercedes Alvaro, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, Herme G. Baldoví, Sergio Navalón
Developing sustainable cost‐effective strategies for valorization of field‐spent granular activated carbon (s‐GAC) from industrial water treatment has gained much interest. Here, we report a cost‐effective strategy for the regeneration of s‐GAC as an adsorbent in a large‐scale drinking water treatment plant and used as an efficient and durable ozonation catalyst in water. To achieve this, a series
-
Scalable Superhydrophilic Solar Evaporators for Long‐Term Stable Desalination, Fresh Water Collection and Salt Collection by Vertical Salt Deposition ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Xiaopeng Huang, Lingxiao Li, Kai Chen, Junping Zhang
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) is very promising to solve the issue of fresh water shortage, however, poor salt resistance severely hinders long‐term stable SIE and fresh water collection. Here, we report design of superhydrophilic solar evaporators for long‐term stable desalination, fresh water collection and salt collection by vertical salt deposition. The evaporators are prepared by
-
Mononuclear Iron Pyridinethiolate Complex Promoted CO2 Photoreduction via Rapid Intramolecular Electron Transfer ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Yong-Kang Zhang, Lan Zhao, Wen-Jun Xie, Hong-Ru Li, Liang-Nian He
Designing earth‐abundant metal complexes as efficient molecular photocatalysts for visible light‐driven CO2 reduction is a key challenge in artificial photosynthesis. Here, we demonstrated the first example of a mononuclear iron pyridine‐thiolate complex that functions both as a photosensitizer and catalyst for CO2 reduction. This single‐component bifunctional molecular photocatalyst efficiently reduced
-
Research Progress on the Composite Methods of Composite Electrolytes for Solid-State Lithium Batteries ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Xu Wang, Sipeng Huang, Yiting Peng, Yulin Min, Qunjie Xu
-
Homogeneous Catalyzed Direct Conversion of Furfural to Gamma-Valerolactone ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Sakhitha Koranchalil, Danielle Lobo Justo Pinheiro, Rosa Padilla, Martin Nielsen
-
Biomass‐Derived Catalytically Active Carbon Materials for the Air Electrode of Zn‐air Batteries ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Ting Zhou, Xianli Wu, Shuling Liu, Ao Wang, Yanyan Liu, Wenshu Zhou, Kang Sun, Shuqi Li, Jingjing Zhou, Baojun Li, Jianchun Jiang
Given the growing environmental and energy problems, developing clean, renewable electrochemical energy storage devices is of great interest. Zn–air batteries (ZABs) have broad prospects in energy storage because of their high specific capacity and environmental friendliness. The reason that hinders the large‐scale application of ZABs is the lack of cheap air materials and efficient and stable catalysts
-
Computational investigation of carbon based anode materials for Li‐ and post‐Li ion batteries ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Jafar Azizi, Axel Groß, Holger Euchner
Due to its negligible capacity with respect to sodium intercalation, graphite is not suited as anode material for sodium ion batteries. Hard carbon materials, on the other hand, provide reasonably high capacities at low insertion potential, making them a promising anode materials for sodium (and potassium) ion batteries. The particular nanostructure of these functionalized carbon‐based materials has
-
Polypyrrole Regulates Active Sites in Co‐Based Catalyst in Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Lin Kang, Cheng Liu, Jinyu Ye, Wenzhe Niu, Xiaowen Cui, Yajie Zhu, Liangyao Xue, Jiaqi Zhang, Lirong Zheng, Youyong Li, Bo Zhang
-
Advances in the Stability of Catalysts for Electroreduction of CO2 to Formic Acid ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Dewen Song, Shipeng Zhang, Minjun Zhou, Mingwang Wang, Ruirui Zhu, Hui Ning, Mingbo Wu
The electroreduction of CO2 to high‐value products is a promising approach for achieving carbon neutrality. Among these products, formic acid stands out as having the most potential for industrialization due to its optimal economic value in terms of consumption and output. In recent years, the Faraday efficiency of formic acid from CO2 electroreduction has reached 90~100%. However, this high selectivity
-
Rapid Dissolution of Gold in Alcohols by In-Situ Generation of Halogens ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Abhijit Nag, Carole A. Morrison, Jason B. Love
-
Closed‐Loop Polymer‐to‐Polymer Upcycling of Waste Poly (ethylene terephthalate) into Biodegradable and Programmable Materials ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Lidong Qin, Xiaoxu Li, Geng Ren, Rongyan Yuan, Xinyu Wang, Zexu Hu, Chenwu Ye, Yangyang Zou, Peiqing Ding, Hongjie Zhang, Qiuquan Cai
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), extensively employed in bottles, film, and fiber manufacture, has generated persistent environmental contamination due to its non‐degradable nature. The resolution of this issue requires the conversion of waste PET into valuable products, often achieved through depolymerization into monomers. However, the laborious purification procedures involved in the extraction
-
Designing Low Toxic Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Green Recycle of Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Yilin Li, Mingjie Sun, Yanbo Cao, Keying Yu, Zixuan Fan, Yuanyuan Cao
-
Constructing the polymer molecules to regulate the electrode/electrolyte interface to enhance lithium‐metal battery performance ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Hui Chen, Yu-Xiang Xie, Long-Ji Dong, Hao Peng, Meng-Wei Lin, Miao-Lan Sun, Shi-Shi Liu, Jun-Bo Ma, Ling Huang, Shi-Gang Sun
Lithium‐ion batteries, with high energy density and long cycle life, have become the battery of choice for most vehicles and portable electronic devices; however, energy density, safety and cycle life require further improvements. Single‐functional group electrolyte additives are very limited in practical applications, a ternary polymer bifunctional electrolyte additive copolymer (acrylonitrile‐butyl
-
Cold Sintering Enables the Reprocessing of LLZO‐based Composites ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Yi-Chen Lan, Masoud Ghasemi, Shelby L. Hall, Ryan A. Fair, Christina Maranas, Rui Shi, Enrique Daniel Gomez
All‐solid‐state batteries have the potential for enhanced safety and capacity over conventional lithium ion batteries, and are anticipated to dominate the energy storage industry. As such, strategies to enable recycling of the individual components are crucial to minimize waste and prevent health and environmental harm. Here, we use cold sintering to reprocess solid‐state composite electrolytes, specifically
-
Dynamic Restructuring of Cu7S4/Cu for Efficient CO2 Electro‐reduction to Formate ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Rui Yang, Xiaozhong Zheng, Hao Fu, Xinyue Cao, Yangguang Hu, Yiyin Huang
-
Energy-Saving Electrochemical Hydrogen Production Coupled with Biomass-Derived Isobutanol Upgrading ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Ruiqi Du, Siqi Zhao, Kaizheng Zhang, Yuxin Chen, Yi Cheng
-
Unlocking a Sustainable Future for Plastics: A Chemical-Enzymatic Pathway for Efficient Conversion of Mixed Waste to MHET and Energy-Saving PET Recycling ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Anni Li, Luxuan Wu, Haiyang Cui, Yibo Song, Xing Zhang, Xiujuan Li
-
Anisotropic Rotunda-Shaped Carboxymethylcellulose/Carbon Nanotube Aerogels Supported Phase Change Materials for Efficient Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Nannan Zheng, Hao Pan, Zelong Chai, Zhimeng Liu, Fengyu Gao, Ge Wang, Xiubing Huang
-
Electrodeposition of PdPt Nanoparticles on Edges and S-Vacancies in Exfoliated MoS2 Nanosheets for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Activity ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Sakshi Gautam, Sachin Chugh, Byron D. Gates
-
Stability of Multivalent Ruthenium on CoWO4 Nanosheets for Improved Electrochemical Water Splitting with Alkaline Electrolyte ChemSusChem (IF 8.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Kai Wang, Bowen Bai, Kun Luo, Jifei Liu, Feitian Ran, Zhuoqun Li, Jing Wang, Zengpeng Li, Fengyang Gao, Wanjun Sun