Porous aerogel structures as promising materials for photocatalysis, thermal insulation textiles, and technical applications: a review

KH Lee, Z Arshad, A Dahshan, M Alshareef… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aerogels, due to their unique features like lightweight, ultra-low thermal conductivity, and
design variations, have gotten a lot of interest in thermal insulation, photocatalysis, and …

Leveraging Dual‐Atom Catalysts for Electrocatalysis Revitalization: Exploring the Structure‐Performance Correlation

MK Wong, JJ Foo, JY Loh… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In light of the profound shift toward renewable fuels, dual‐atom catalysts (DACs) are
impressively prospected as auspicious catalysts for electrocatalysis revitalization, toward …

Unlocking the Electrocatalytic Behavior of Cu2MnS2 Nanoflake-Anchored rGO for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in an Alkaline Medium

H Sharan, J Madhavan, G Mariappan, R Kalai Selvan… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
A catalyst of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) that is viable, affordable, and active for
effective water-splitting applications is critical. A variety of electrocatalysts have been …

A sustainable carbon aerogel from waste paper with exceptional performance for antibiotics removal from water

L Ma, D Li, X Chen, H Xu, Y Tian - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, a sustainable 3D carbon aerogel (AO-WPC) is prepared from waste paper (WP),
and used for efficient antibiotics removal from water. The AO-WPC aerogel shows good …

Mechanistic study of the competition between carbon dioxide reduction and hydrogen evolution reaction and selectivity tuning via loading single-atom catalysts on …

JJ Foo, SF Ng, M Xiong, WJ Ong - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In the context of catalytic CO2 reduction (CO2RR), the interference of the inherent hydrogen
evolution reaction (HER) and the possible selectivity towards CO have posed a significant …

Sustainable NH2-MIL-88B (Fe)/agarose carbon aerogel as a photo-Fenton catalyst for ultrafast degrading mitoxantrone

Y Wu, W Cai, S Zhong, C Lin, M Lin, T Lin… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional nanomaterials are met with the bottleneck problem of difficult recycling and
reuse when applied to water treatment. Carbon aerogel with three-dimensional structure can …

Metal–Organic Framework and Covalent–Organic Framework‐Based Aerogels: Synthesis, Functionality, and Applications

G Shao, X Huang, X Shen, C Li, A Thomas - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent–organic frameworks (COFs)‐based
aerogels are garnering significant attention owing to their unique chemical and structural …

Synergistic potassium intercalation and cyano group modification on crystalline carbon nitride homojunction towards dual-functional photoredox coupling of H2O2 and …

JJ Foo, SF Ng, SHW Kok, X Zeng, LL Tan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Advancement in photocatalysts is essential for improving their feasibility. This can be
achieved by eliminating the need for sacrificial agents in conventional half-reactions …

Plastic‐to‐Treasure: Innovative advances in photo/electro‐catalytic upcycling technologies for commodity chemicals and fuels

YX Leiu, KM Lim, ZJ Chiah, ESZ Mah, WJ Ong - EcoEnergy, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics are one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century that bring convenience to
mankind. Owing to the commercialization of plastics, plastic pollution has become a …

Influence of rapid heat treatment on the photocatalytic activity and stability of calcium titanates against a broad range of pollutants

M Abedi, ZR Tóth, M Todea, Á Ágoston, Á Kukovecz… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Calcium titanate (CTO) photocatalysts were synthesized using a sol–gel method by adopting
a cost-efficient, rapid calcination technique. The CTOs were characterized by X-ray …