Waste plastics recycling and oil/organics remediation are environmental issues of global
concern. In this work, a protectant was introduced, for the first time, to make highly efficient …

At present, aerogel is one of the most interesting materials globally. The network of aerogel
consists of pores with nanometer widths, which leads to a variety of functional properties and …

Zirconia aerogels are porous nanomaterials with high specific surface areas and low
thermal conductivities that are suitable for a wide range of functions. The applications of …

With the rapid development of space technology, multi-functional materials with advantages
such as heat insulation, lightweight, and electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption have gained …

The transition to low‐carbon emitting technologies provokes an increasing demand in
energy conversion and storage systems such as fuel cells, batteries, and supercapacitors …

The conservation of ocean and freshwater have been crucial issues over the past decades,
and oil/water separation is a well‐known technology to restore polluted water systems. In the …

Aerogels are highly porous materials with fascinating properties prepared using sol-gel
chemistry. Due to their unique physical and chemical properties, aerogels are recognized as …

Graphene-based materials have been researched to substitute traditional Pt-based
electrocatalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to its strong electrical …

Carbon‐based catalysts have made significant progress in hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of
biomass. Since the HDO reaction usually carried on surface of catalyst, the interaction of …

A variety of oil sorbents with good hydrophobicity and oil-absorption capacity have been
reported. However, their practical application is severely hindered by complex preparation …