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Improved metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their application in catalytic CO2 reduction: A review Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Purvika Anantharamu, Sneha Yadav, Jijoe Samuel Prabagar, Thinley Tenzin, Vinod Divya, Behzad Shahmoradi, Kitirote Wantala, David Jenkins, Gordon McKay, Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju
Carbon dioxide (CO) is one of the major greenhouse gases; its excess accumulation in the atmosphere can be converted into various hydrocarbons which can be further synthesized to produce valuable fuels, where it is used as a substitute for fuels and also chemical production can be enhanced which is used for industrial applications. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are considered to be effective in their
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A biotechnological approach to upgrade wheat straw into high-performance binderless boards Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Felix Neudecker, Stefan Veigel, Christian Puhr, Sophia Mihalyi, Georg M. Guebitz, Hermann Buerstmayr, Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter
Wheat straw represents a highly promising source for the production of bio-based materials due to its fibrous composition, naturally optimized structure, and high availability as an agricultural by-product. The present study reports the conversion of wheat straw into high-performing fibreboards without the use of bonding agents. In a first step, straw was converted into fibres using a mild semi chemical
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A review of superwetting aerogel-based oil-water separation materials Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jiehui Li, Qinghua Liu, Jinmei He, Yue Zhao, Leihuan Mu, Xiaofeng Liu, Ying Zhang, Cai-Li Sun, Nan Zhang, Mengnan Qu
With the acceleration of the industrial process and the improvement of people's living standards, a large amount of oily wastewater has been produced, which has threatened the ecological system and human health. Therefore, the treatment of oily wastewater has become a problem and challenge to be solved. Benefit from its excellent three-dimensional porous structure, aerogels are widely used in the sphere
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Improving performance prediction of metal-organic framework membranes for reverse osmosis via genetic algorithm optimized artificial neural networks Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Zengzeng Zhang, Yong Li, Zhe Chen, Lei Yao
The pollution of water resources and the rapid development of society are leading to the decrease of available fresh water resources in the world, which intensifies the research on seawater desalination. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), as promising membrane materials with diversified sizes, highly porous structures, and tunable chemical functionalities, have been extensively studied for desalination
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Flexibility options in a 100% renewable grid for Australia Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Mengyu Li, Felix Keck, Manfred Lenzen, Fabiano Ximenes
Flexibility options for operating technologies available in a power system can facilitate the large-scale integration of variable renewable sources such as wind and solar whilst maintaining firm generation. In prior work, contributions of different flexibility options in future net-zero electricity networks vary widely across regions and scenario assumptions. Here we simulate a competitive-bidding
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Production of biodiesel from waste culinary oil catalyzed by S2O82−/TiO2–SiO2 solid super-acid catalyst prepared with recovered TiO2 from spent SCR Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Mahamat Abderamane Hassan, Wei Wang, Bin Dong, Hira Anwar, Zhidong Chang, Daixiang Wei, Khyrullah Khan
Recovery and valorization of natural resources from waste materials are crucial for promoting sustainable development. In light of this, the present study explores the transesterification of waste culinary oil into biodiesel production using a silica-supported solid super-acid catalyst (SO/TiO–SiO) prepared with recovered TiO from spent SCR. The synthesized materials were characterized through XRD
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Clay-based nanomaterials and their adsorptive removal efficiency for dyes and antibiotics: A review Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Zeynep Ciğeroğlu, Noureddine El Messaoudi, Zeynep Mine Şenol, Gülşah Başkan, Jordana Georgin, Sylwia Gubernat
The discharge of dyes and antibiotics (ATBs) into the water streams causes severe water and soil pollution, which poses a global threat to aquatic ecosystems and humans. Clay-based nanomaterials (C@NMs) exhibited great potency as adsorbents to sustainably eradicate dyes and ATBs from water bodies and waste sites due to their large surface area, tunable porosity, and surface reactivity. Various types
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Exploring the potential of transition-metal-based hollow micro- and nanoparticles in supercapacitor electrodes Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Pooria Tajalli, Mina Omidiyan, M. Mim Rahimi, T. Randall Lee
The development of high-performance supercapacitors for energy storage applications is important in the era of renewable energy. This review article comprehensively analyzes the electrochemical performance of transition metal-based hollow micro- and nanoparticles, including transition metal oxides (TMOs), transition metal sulfides (TMSs), transition metal phosphides/phosphates (TMPs), and transition
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Efficient fabrication of a composite sponge for Cr(VI) removal via citric acid cross-linking of metal-organic framework and chitosan: Adsorption isotherm, kinetic studies, and optimization using Box-Behnken design Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani, AbdulAziz A. Alayyafi, Lamia A. Albedair, Mohamed G. El-Desouky, Ashraf A. El-Bindary
To establish a proficient technique for adsorbing Cr(VI) from water solutions, we altered silver metal-organic frameworks (Ag-MOF) by enveloping sulfadoxine within chitosan, producing a composite sponge referred to as NH–Ag-MOF@CSC. The NH–Ag-MOF@CSC composite sponge, synthesized and examined through SEM, XRD, FTIR, and BET, demonstrated a substantial surface area of 862.87 m/g, as confirmed by these
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Hybrid architecture of Multiwalled carbon nanotubes/nickel sulphide/polypyrrole electrodes for supercapacitor Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Anjana Baby, J. Vigneswaran, Sujin P. Jose, Deljo Davis, Sreeja PB
A hybrid electrode structure consisting of amino functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotube, nickel sulphide, and polypyrrole is successfully synthesized using a two-step synthesis such as hydrothermal and in-situ polymerization method. The resulting MWCNT/NiS/PPy composite exhibits a distinct tube-in-tube morphology with excellent stratification. The combination of different components and the unique
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Emerging non-d-block single-atom catalysis: A way stepping out of the transition metals Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Man Li, Yibing Yang, Na Jin, Haihui Hu, Yanghua Li, Linjie Zhang, Lili Han
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have been extensively studied for their maximized atom availability, excellent catalytic activity, and high selectivity. With the surging research on SACs, the potential candidates of central atom sites have expanded beyond the well-studied transition metal elements. Among them, the emerging SACs based on the main group elements and lanthanide families possess unique electronic
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Evaluating regeneration performance of amine functionalized solid sorbents for direct air CO2 capture using microwave Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Pacharapol Nokpho, Paka-on Amornsin, Petpitcha Boonmatoon, Xiaolin Wang, Benjapon Chalermsinsuwan
The urgent challenge of climate change, primarily driven by global warming and carbon dioxide (CO) emission, necessitates innovative solutions for carbon capture. CO capture by liquid amine has many drawbacks. These processes require significant energy to regenerate the solvents, releasing the captured CO for storage or utilization, which leads to increased operational costs and can diminish the overall
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Evaluating the influencing mechanism of solvents on the self-assembly synthesis of carbon nitride towards a high photocatalytic performance Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Yu Zheng, Xiangchao Meng, Lingqin Fan, Jianfeng Li
The micro-structure of photocatalyst is an underlying factor affecting its activity. This work aims to clarify and get an applicable knowledge concerning the influences of different solvents on the formation of carbon nitride (CN) with different microstructures. In this bottom-up preparation of CN, solvent with smaller molecule size and lower viscosity benefits the insertion, avoiding a bulk structure
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Self-assembled Cu doped NiO loaded reduced graphene oxide: Multifunctional photothermal framework for interfacial water evaporation, disinfection and power generation Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 M. Amarnath, Hirakendu Basu, Ranita Basu, Shweta Singh, Pallavi Chandwadkar, Celin Acharya, Suresh Kumar Kailasa, Chandra Nath Patra
Development of self-assembled multifunctional photothermal materials is considered as reconciliation between solar energy harvesting and sustainable energy and environmental applications. Herein, we report strategically designed self-assembled Cu-doped-NiO nanoparticles loaded-rGO (rGO-Cu-NiO) framework. The self-assembly exhibited synergistic photothermal conversion, floatable porous structure for
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Solvothermal synthesis of novel ternary BiOI–BiOBr–NiO nanophotocatalyst with improved solar light photocatalytic activity Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Leila Yosefi, Mohammad Haghighi, Shahab Minaei
A novel class of heterojunction BiOI–BiOBr–NiO has been synthesized through solvothermal-precipitation route. Novel as-prepared nanophotocatalysts are highly efficient under simulated sunlight illumination for (Acid Orange 7) AO7 degradation. Even though, NiO possess no photocatalytic efficiency, its combination with BiOBr–BiOI provides exceptional high photocatalytic performance due to more effective
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Resilient city perspective: 4D printing in art, architecture and construction Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Dalia Niazy, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahdi Bodaghi, Ali Zolfagharian
Four-dimensional printing (4DP) improves material efficiency while enhancing the performance of the structure when subjected to external stimuli. Integrating stimulus-responsive materials with additive manufacturing offers a possible sustainable and environmental solution to mitigate current sustainability challenges. This perspective literature review comprehensively illustrates the research on 4DP
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Preparation of graphene supported copper composite materials and study on the catalytic activity of phenol hydroxylation Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Wenqiao Du, Jinxi Pang, Jingying Ma, Wei Wang, Long Zhang
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Recent advances in carbon dots as powerful ecofriendly corrosion inhibitors for copper and its alloy Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Jianbin Liao, Qingkai Chu, Songmei Zhao, Zhixiong Liu, Xianhui Zhang
Copper, as the fifth most usual metal in the earth's crust, is very useful in pure or alloying form. The metallic systems constructed from copper is susceptible to corrosion in the aggressive medium like the acidic solution. Many efficient strategies for protecting copper from corrosion have been developed. Among them, using corrosion inhibitors is considered be a most popular technique. Many commercial
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An effective material for solar steam generation applications: Gradient graphene sponge Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Elif Erçarıkcı, Ezgi Topçu, Züleyha Kudaş, Zeriş Aksu, Murat Alanyalıoğlu, Kader Dağcı Kıranşan
The efficient use of solar energy for clean water is a renewable and environmentally-friendly route to solve global water scarcity. For this, we report the preparation of light, mechanically durable, and effective photothermal material. A simple acid impregnation method was applied to graphene sponge material (GSM) possessing hydrophobic character to gain partial hydrophilicity to obtain a gradient
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Ultra-fast microwave catalytic degradation of multiple dyes by waste derived carbon nano onions Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Himanshu Asati, Raka Mondal, Kumud Malika Tripathi
The industrial revolution gave rise to unmitigated pollution of water bodies, posing a significant pitfall to social well-being through the presence of harmful dye pollutants. To address this challenge, the utilization of waste frying oil derived carbon nano onions (CNOs) for the simultaneous and ultra-fast degradation of multiple organic dyes and their mixtures in wastewater under microwave exposure
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Developing UV-light driven photocatalytic PSf/Ni-doped ZnO/PDA membrane with superior antifouling, self-cleaning, and self-protecting performances for handmade batik wastewater treatment Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Dita Aulia Azizah, Tutuk Djoko Kusworo, Andri Cahyo Kumoro
Ultrafiltration UV light-driven photocatalyst composite membranes, with distinctive antifouling, self-cleaning, and self-protection capacities, were simply synthesized using a Ni-doped ZnO photocatalyst to enhance the functional properties of polysulfone (PSf) membranes. The manufacturing process involved soaking of PSf membrane sheet in a dopamine solution to allow self-polymerization of polydopamine
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Biomass derived carbon quantum dots as a versatile platform for fluorescent sensing, catalytic reduction, fluorescent ink and anticancer agents Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Bony K. John, Jincy Mathew, Sreekanth K, Radhakrishnan E. K, Beena Mathew
A simple and green hydrothermal approach was used to fabricate carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from the rhizomes of with a quantum yield (QY) of 15 %. Designed CQDs were applied for four different applications, including the fluorescence detection of morin, the catalytic reduction of rhodamine B (Rh B) and sunset yellow (SY), fluorescent ink for writing and drawing, and anticancer and apoptosis studies
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Visible light-responsive Ce-doped ZnO ceramic nanostructures as effective photocatalysts for removal of persistent organic pollutants from contaminated waters Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Petronela Pascariu, Corneliu Cojocaru, Victor Ciornea, Cosmin Romanitan, Andreea Bianca Serban
Cerium-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) ceramic nanostructures were conceived and prepared by means of electrospinning-calcination method. Morphological analysis based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) disclosed a transition from spherical to rod-shaped features in ZnO ceramic nanostructures upon cerium (Ce) doping amount. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) indicated that the unit cell parameters remained unchanged
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A review on the effects of metallic nanoparticles and derivatives on the performance of polymer solar cells Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Shahram Mehdipour-Ataei, Elham Aram
Polymer solar cells have obtained great interest in the past few years due to their advantages of low cost, light weight, and excellent flexibility. One of the most important problems of these devices is related to incomplete light absorption which makes it not to obtain the full potential of device efficiency. Among various strategies to improve solar cell efficiency, incorporation of metallic nanoparticles
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Preparation and characterization of a novel bifunctional heterogeneous Sr–La/wollastonite catalyst for biodiesel production Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Jie Zhu, Tongxin Qu, Shengli Niu, Jisen Liu, Sitong Liu, Jie Geng, Zihao Yang, Abulikemu Abulizi
The development of reusable heterogeneous catalysts with acid-base bifunctions employing low-cost oil as a raw material is critical for optimizing the biodiesel synthesis process. In the present study, Sr–La/wollastonite bifunctional catalysts with the different Sr/La atomic ratios are synthesized using a straightforward impregnation technique. The results show that the SrLa/wollastonite catalyst establishes
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Gas storage in geological formations: A comparative review on carbon dioxide and hydrogen storage Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Haiyi Zhong, Zhongzheng Wang, Yihuai Zhang, Si Suo, Yi Hong, Lizhong Wang, Yixiang Gan
Carbon dioxide and hydrogen storage in geological formations at Gt scale are two promising strategies toward net-zero carbon emissions. To date, investigations into underground hydrogen storage (UHS) remain relatively limited in comparison to the more established knowledge body of underground carbon dioxide storage (UCS). Despite their analogous physical processes can be used for accelerating the advancements
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A class of promising fuel cell performance: International status on the application of nanofluids for thermal management systems Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 A.G.N. Sofiah, J. Pasupuleti, M. Samykano, A.K. Pandey, Reji Kumar Rajamony, Nur Fatin Sulaiman, Zatil Amali Che Ramli
Fuel cell technologies are developed due to their positive impact on the environment and their ability to empower sustainable energy compared to other power generators. The operating temperature of fuel cells influences the maximum capacity of the devices, with higher heat generation resulting in a lower theoretical maximum voltage and affecting the system's efficiency. The utilization of nanofluid
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Exothermic, sluggish biphasic extraction of uranyl through polygonal bipyramidal chloroacetamide complexes in ionic liquid Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Aditya Madan Bhatt, Nidhi Ludbe, Ayan Ghosh, Ashutosh Srivastava, Rohit Singh Chauhan, Arijit Sengupta, T.K. Ghanty
An exothermic, spontaneous, highly efficient, sluggish biphasic extractive mass transfer of uranyl ion have been reported from aqueous acidic solution using novel chloroacetamide ligands into highly viscous ionic liquid involving UO(NO)(Chloroacetamide) species predominantly following diffusion controlled ‘cation exchange’ mechanism. The O-donor of chloroacetamide monodentate ligand and O-donor of
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Insights into the structure sustainable evolution and crystallization kinetics of amorphous Mg60Ni30La10 alloy Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Zhuocheng Liu, Xia Dong, Yiming Li, Fei Ruan, Lei Xing, Guofang Zhang, Ming Zhao, Yanghuan Zhang, Fei Yang
Nanocrystalline materials have wide potential applications due to the special properties, which can be easily prepared by nanocrystallization of the amorphous alloys. In this work, phase transformations of the melt-spun amorphous MgNiLa alloy were characterized by in-situ XRD and TEM. The results showed that during crystallization MgNi first formed from the amorphous matrix followed by LaMg, LaMgNi
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Cobalt decorated S-doped carbon electrocatalyst assembly for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Selvam Mathi, Venkatachalam Ashok, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, Saravanan Pandiaraj, Nagaraj P. Shetti
The different ratios of Co(OH) decorated on sulfur doped nano carbon soot (SDCN) nanoparticles were synthesized and described as Co@SDCN, Co@SDCN, Co@SDCN, and Co@SDCN nanoparticles electrocatalysts. The collaborative effect of SDCN and Co concentration boosted the electron conductivity and constancy of Co@SDCN. SDCN significantly binds cobalt ions and inhibits aggregation. The Co@SDCN/GC reveals a
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Advancing environmental sustainability in construction through innovative low-carbon, high-performance cement-based composites: A review Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Mingyu Yang, Lin Chen, Jianzhong Lai, Ahmed I. Osman, Mohamed Farghali, David W. Rooney, Pow-Seng Yap
The evolution of concrete materials faces challenges in meeting the mechanical demands of contemporary architectural structures due to the limitations of conventional concrete and the impracticalities of ultra-high-performance concrete. Addressing this, the exploration of Low-Carbon, High-Performance Cement-Based Composites (LCHPCC) emerges as a strategic avenue. This paper investigates diverse materials
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Hybrid human energy harvesting method of MTEG-TENG based on a flexible shared substrate Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Changxin Liu, Tong Shao, Zhijie Hao, Zheng Sui, Zhenyao Ma, Yuncong Wang, Kailin Lei, Ailysh Reyes, Liguo Song
The growing popularity and enhanced functionality of wearable devices have brought the energy supply challenge into sharp focus. Ambient energy harvesting presents a viable solution to this challenge. In this manuscript, a Micro Thermoelectric Generator-Triboelectric Nanogenerator (MTEG-TENG) hybrid energy harvesting method is proposed, a theoretical model of MTEG-TENG energy harvest is established
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Assessment of rhodium metal-organic frameworks for tetracycline removal from aqueous solutions: Box-Behnken design optimization, thermodynamics and reusability Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Samar Y. Al nami
This study assessed Rhodium metal-organic frameworks (Rh-MOF) for removing Tetracycline (TC) from water. Rh-MOF's surface and structure were examined using XRD, SEM, FTIR, and XPS. Initially, the adsorbent showed a substantial surface area of 1488.86 m/g, a pore volume of 2.150 cm³/g, and a pore size of 2.90 nm. After adsorption, these values decreased to 862.72 m/g, 1.24 cm³/g, and 1.4 nm, respectively
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High value utilization of waste peanut shell: Prepared novel shape stable composite phase change materials with high thermal conductivity Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Mingyang Sun, Fangyuan Sun, Huishuang Di, Chunlei Wu, Hongyu Sheng, Lin Lin, Qing Wang
To address the leakage and low thermal conductivity issues of phase change materials (PCMs), this study aims to prepare high thermal conductivity shape stable composite phase change materials (sscPCMs) using waste peanut shell. Employing pyrolysis technology, waste peanut shell has been successfully converted into high-performance framework materials. In addition, it also compared the thermal energy
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A novel bifunctional ionic liquid [N1888][OOB] for the separation of rare earth and transition metal in NdFeB magnet Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Shan Wu, Chao Bie, Yun Gao, Xiaoqi Sun
In this paper, a series of novel bifunctional ionic liquids with methyltrioctylammonium as the cation and -alkoxybenzoic acetate as the anion were synthesized. Their extraction properties were investigated for the separation of rare earth and transition metal for NdFeB waste recycling. It was found that [methyltrioctyl ammonium][o-octyloxybenzoic acetate] ([N][OOB]) could preferentially extract rare
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Adsorptivity and mechanism investigation for auramine on sugarcane leaf-based activated carbon prepared with Ni(NO3)2/NH4H2PO4 as an activator Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Renyuan Huang, Chaomin Duan, Mianwu Meng, Huang Huang, Heng Wang, Yufei Li, Jiang Zhang, Xiaoye Tang, Xiafen Huang
Water pollution causes serious harm to aquatic plants and human health, which is an urgent problem in the world. In this paper, sugarcane leaf-based activated carbon (PSLAC and NiPSLAC) was prepared with sugarcane leaves as raw material and NHHPO and Ni(NO)/NHHPO as activators, respectively, which was applied to the adsorption of auramine in dyeing wastewater. At the same time, the water consumption
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Role of natural rubber structure in the electrical conductivity and strain sensor performance of natural rubber/carbon nanotube nanocomposites stabilized by sodium alginate Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Apinya Krainoi, Kanoktip Boonkerd
Strain-sensitive sensors utilizing nanocomposites of natural rubber (NR) were produced through latex mixing technology, employing different varieties of NR, namely, unmodified NR and epoxidized NR with 25 and 50 mol% epoxidized natural rubber (ENR25 and ENR50) respectively. A linear polysaccharide, sodium alginate (Alg), was used as an effective dispersing agent. This work demonstrated the influence
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Electronic structure and defect density co-modulation of CoSe2/CeO2 nanocomposite for bifunctional hydrogen oxidation and reduction reactions Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Hamed Cheshideh, Guan-Cheng Chen, Hsin-Chih Huang, Chen-Hao Wang
Developing bifunctional non-precious metal electrocatalysts toward hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acid is seriously challenged in various applications, such as hydrogen purifiers, fuel cells, and water electrolyzers. Here, we report the development of CoSe/CeO nanocomposite electrocatalyst improved by electrochemical tuning for efficient HOR and HER in acid
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APA-graphene: A multifunctional material for lithium-ion batteries and electrocatalytic water splitting Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Wei Liu, Yunhao Xie, Liang Chen, Ming Guo, Jing Xu
In Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and electrocatalytic water splitting, two promising technologies for future clean energy storage and regeneration, exploring electrode materials with excellent properties is critical for facilitating reaction kinetics and enhancing energy utilization efficiency. Starting from the successfully synthesized polyazulene carbon fragment, we designed a new two-dimensional
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Recent advances in functionalized porous adsorbents for radioactive waste water decontamination: Current status, research gap and future outlook Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Kankan Patra, Arijit Sengupta
Recently, the revolution of industries especially nuclear power plants has given a lot social and economic advancement. However, due to the quick developments in nuclear industries including mining and chemical processing of the different ores, resulting water sources become contaminated slowly with different toxic heavy metal and radionuclides, leading to a concern for the Earth's water resources
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Durability and hardened properties of 3D printed concrete containing bauxite tailings Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Longfei Zhou, Mifeng Gou, Jiankai Ji, Xinran Hou, Haibo Zhang
This study aims to investigate the effect of bauxite tailings as fine aggregate instead of natural sand on the durability and hardened properties of 3D printed concrete (3DPC). Firstly, the durability and hardened properties of 3DPC were evaluated. Subsequently, various experiments including hydration heat, pore structure, nanoindentation, thermogravimetric analysis and SEM tests were performed to
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Development of mesoporous abrasives and its unprecedented polishing performance elucidated by a novel atomic model Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Zhensong Liu, Zhenyu Zhang, Yongfeng Sui, Qibo Peng, Jianqiang Li, Chunjing Shi, Jiansheng Zheng, Bin Tian
It is a challenge for solid abrasives to control atomic damages. To reduce damage, solid core and mesoporous shell sSiO@mSiO abrasives were prepared, and novel green chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) was developed. The CMP slurry consists of ethylene glycol, guanidine carbonate, hydrogen peroxide and prepared mesoporous abrasives. A novel atomic model of mesoporous structure is proposed based on
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Ultra-hybrid sensor based on magnetic and fluorescent biomaterial for the sensitive/selective detection of toxic Ag+ and Hg2+ ions in real samples Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Ali Bilgic, Aysel Cimen, Melike Bayrak, Ahmed Nuri Kursunlu
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Flexible multimode sensors based on hierarchical microstructures enable non-destructive grading of fruits in cold chain logistics Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Wentao Huang, Jie Xia, Yangfeng Wang, Xinyi Jin, HongLiang Zhu, Xiaoshuan Zhang
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Carbon nanodots synthesized from used tobacco molasses as promising selective probes for Fe (III) ion sensing Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Shadi Sawalha, Mohyeddin Assali, Amal Yaseen, Aya Ataya, Leena Refai, Rinad Hamed, Giuseppe Misia, Silvia Collavini, Alessandro Silvestri
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Enhancing catalytic and antibacterial activity with size-controlled yttrium and graphene quantum dots doped MgO nanostructures: A molecular docking analysis Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Muhammad Abu Bakar Siddique, Muhammad Imran, Ali Haider, Anum Shahzadi, Anwar Ul-Hamid, Walid Nabgan, Malaika Batool, Karim Khan, Muhammad Ikram, H.H. Somaily, Asif Mahmood
Designing efficient catalysts that possess large number of active sites, high catalytic activity and selectivity while also exhibiting strong antimicrobial activity is a challenging task because of poor control over material fabrication. Therefore, developing new and innovative approaches for the synthesis of catalytic materials is crucial for addressing these challenges. Here, we report the controlled
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Hydrogels and hydrogel derivatives for atmospheric water harvesting Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Tong Lyu, Yixuan Han, Zhaojun Chen, Xiangchao Fan, Ye Tian
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Fabrication of mesoporous biochar/silicate nanocomposites via full-component sustainable utilization of oil shale semi-coke waste for efficient removal of pollutants Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Dandan Wang, Bin Mu, Feng Zhao, Li Zong, Aiqin Wang
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Hierarchical heterogeneities engineering towards sustainable high-performing alloys Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Jiayi Sun, Xianghai An
High-performing alloys are the backbone of decarbonising innovations in manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, and transportation. There is an increasing demand for superb structural materials to tackle the significant economic, energy-efficient, and environmental issues challenging society. However, after decades of exploration, many engineering alloys seem to have approached their performance limits
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Seed-assisted synthesis route for hierarchical EUO zeolite and its catalytic performance in m-xylene isomerization Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Wen Liu, Wentao Huo, Qiang Yu, Weiwei Yu, Yanan Wang, Zhiqiang Yang, Xuebin Liu, Xiangxue Zhu, Xiujie Li
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Low-cost and sustainable nanosilver decorated on hydroxyapatite from fishbone for effective reduction of organic compounds in aqueous solution Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Thi Be Ta Truong, Yen Nhi Nguyen, Thi Thuy Van Nguyen, Phung Anh Nguyen, Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen, Ba Long Do, Phuong Nghi Nguyen Tran, Huynh Ky Phuong Ha, Thanh Gia-Thien Ho, Nguyen Tri
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Porous rGO/networked cellulose composite membranes: Towards enhanced nanofiltration performance of rGO-based membranes Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Shabin Mohammed, Jamaliah Aburabie, Haya Nassrullah, Raed Hashaikeh
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Construction of B doped g-C3N4/Ni-MOF-74 porous heterojunction with boosted carrier separation for photocatalytic H2 generation Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Waqar Ahmad Qureshi, Rai Nauman Ali, Syed Najeeb-Uz-Zaman Haider, Naushad Ahmad, Muhammad Usman Khan, Lele Wang, Chao Cheng, Shaosheng Rao, Amjad Ali, Qin Qin Liu, Juan Yang
Novel heterojunction is favored to improve the separation of photogenerated carriers and maintain high redox ability. A porous heterojunction combining porous metal-organic frameworks (MOF), Ni-MOF-74, and porous B-doped g-C3N4 (BCN) was fabricated for solar-light-driven H2 generation. The permeable surface and type-I carrier transfer mode not only created more reactive sites for H2 generation but
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Brominated zinc porphyrin assisted grain boundary defects passivation in carbon-based planar perovskite solar cells Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Nayereh Malek Mohammadi, Salar Mehdipour Naiem, Fatemeh Hosseini Alast, Ezeddin Mohajerani, Nasser Safari
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Collagen-based biopiezoelectric nanogenerator prepared from pollack skin Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Ha-Young Son, Sang-Shik Park
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Shape stable composite phase change material with improved thermal conductivity for electrical-to-thermal energy conversion and storage Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-21 Anas Islam, A.K. Pandey, R. Saidur, V.V. Tyagi
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Sustainable MXene-chitosan/chitin composites for Interdisciplinary applications in water purification, bio-medical, bio-sensing and electronic fields Mater. Today Sustain. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Ashvinder K. Rana, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Phil Hart, Fabrizio Scarpa, Vijay Kumar Thakur