Customised fabrication of nitrogen-doped biochar for environmental and energy applications

Z Wan, Y Sun, DCW Tsang, E Khan, ACK Yip… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global warming, environmental pollution, and energy shortage are causing severe
environmental concerns for sustainable development. Conversion of various renewable …

A review on N-doped biochar for enhanced water treatment and emerging applications

W Gao, Z Lin, H Chen, S Yan, Y Huang, X Hu… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
N-doped biochar as high efficiency adsorbent to mitigate heavy metal and organic pollutants
from wastewater has received extensive attentions, because of its specific surface structure …

Tuning the Coordination Structure of CuNC Single Atom Catalysts for Simultaneous Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 and NO3 to Urea

J Leverett, T Tran‐Phu, JA Yuwono… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Closing both the carbon and nitrogen loops is a critical venture to support the establishment
of the circular, net‐zero carbon economy. Although single atom catalysts (SACs) have …

Mechanistic insight into the active centers of single/dual-atom Ni/Fe-based oxygen electrocatalysts

W Wan, Y Zhao, S Wei, CA Triana, J Li, A Arcifa… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts with maximum metal utilization efficiency show great potential for
sustainable catalytic applications and fundamental mechanistic studies. We here provide a …

Enhanced interfacial solar evaporation through formation of micro‐meniscuses and microdroplets to reduce evaporation enthalpy

Z Yu, R Gu, Y Tian, P Xie, B Jin… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar water evaporation, a promising way to address water shortages and water
pollution, has attracted increasing attention. However, low evaporation rates limit its practical …

Smart deep eutectic electrolyte enabling thermally induced shutdown toward high‐safety lithium metal batteries

J Zhang, H Wu, X Du, H Zhang, L Huang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Severe safety concerns and uncontrollable lithium dendrites are major challenges for
commercializing high‐voltage lithium metal batteries (LMBs) utilizing state‐of‐the‐art …

Mo-doped Ni3S4 nanosheets grown on carbonized wood as highly efficient and durable electrocatalysts for water splitting

Z Shi, C Mao, L Zhong, J Peng, M Liu, H Li… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rational design and fabrication of nonprecious metal-based electrocatalysts with high
activity and excellent stability for overall water splitting (OWS) is still a grand challenge. Here …

How do different feedstocks and pyrolysis conditions effectively change biochar modification scenarios? A critical analysis of engineered biochars under H2O2 …

M Ghorbani, P Konvalina… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar oxidation is known as a modification method to enhance the beneficial sorption
characteristics of biochar. To explore this, a comparative physio-chemical analysis of non …

Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Framework to Upgrade Cycling Stability and Rate Capability of Li‐CO2 Batteries

Z Cheng, Y Fang, Y Yang, H Zhang, Z Fan… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Elaborately designed multifunctional electrocatalysts capable of promoting Li+ and CO2
transport are essential for upgrading the cycling stability and rate capability of Li‐CO2 …

Synergistic flame retardant effect of carbon nanohorns and ammonium polyphosphate as a novel flame retardant system for cotton fabrics

J Xu, Y Niu, Z Xie, F Liang, F Guo, J Wu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of environmentally friendly flame retardants that can achieve high
efficiency for textiles at low addition levels is of great significance to human life and …