Direct air capture: process technology, techno-economic and socio-political challenges

M Erans, ES Sanz-Pérez, DP Hanak… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Climate change mitigation scenarios that meet the Paris Agreement's objective of limiting
global warming usually assume an important role for carbon dioxide removal and negative …

Recent advances in direct air capture by adsorption

X Zhu, W Xie, J Wu, Y Miao, C Xiang, C Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Significant progress has been made in direct air capture (DAC) in recent years. Evidence
suggests that the large-scale deployment of DAC by adsorption would be technically …

Carbon neutrality strategies for sustainable batteries: from structure, recycling, and properties to applications

J Lin, X Zhang, E Fan, R Chen, F Wu… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Research on new energy storage technologies has been sparked by the energy crisis,
greenhouse effect, and air pollution, leading to the continuous development and …

Toward practical lithium-ion battery recycling: adding value, tackling circularity and recycling-oriented design

J Mao, C Ye, S Zhang, F Xie, R Zeng… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Environmental pollution and critical materials loss from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is a
major global concern. Practical LIB recycling obviates pollution, saves resources and boosts …

Carbon dioxide capture with zeotype materials

D Fu, ME Davis - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has been recognized as one
of the primary factors attributed to global warming. Various strategies have been proposed to …

Optimizing the electrocatalytic selectivity of carbon dioxide reduction reaction by regulating the electronic structure of single‐atom M‐N‐C materials

T Tang, Z Wang, J Guan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) is an efficient strategy to relieve
global environmental and energy issues by converting excess CO2 from the atmosphere to …

Recent advances in humidity sensors for human body related humidity detection

Z Duan, Y Jiang, H Tai - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
For a long time, humidity sensors have been mainly used in detecting humidity of ambient
conditions, such as industry, agriculture, and smart home. With the development of wearable …

Industrial carbon dioxide capture and utilization: state of the art and future challenges

W Gao, S Liang, R Wang, Q Jiang, Y Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dramatically increased CO2 concentration from several point sources is perceived to cause
severe greenhouse effect towards the serious ongoing global warming with associated …

Progresses in sustainable recycling technology of spent lithium‐ion batteries

K Du, EH Ang, X Wu, Y Liu - Energy & Environmental Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The number of lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) is steadily increasing in order to meet the ever‐
growing demand for sustainable energy and a high quality of life for humankind. At the same …

A review on degradation mechanisms of polylactic acid: Hydrolytic, photodegradative, microbial, and enzymatic degradation

NF Zaaba, M Jaafar - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, thoughtful disagreements between scientists concerning environmental issues
including the use of renewable materials have enhanced universal awareness of the use of …