Recent advances in nanozyme research

H Wang, K Wan, X Shi - Advanced materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As a new generation of artificial enzymes, nanozymes have the advantages of high catalytic
activity, good stability, low cost, and other unique properties of nanomaterials. Due to their …

Pyrolytic lignin: a promising biorefinery feedstock for the production of fuels and valuable chemicals

MB Figueirêdo, I Hita, PJ Deuss, RH Venderbosch… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is a key feedstock for the sustainable production of biofuels,
biobased chemicals and performance materials. Biomass can be efficiently converted into …

Synthesis, characterization and application of Co/Co3O4 nanocomposites as an effective photocatalyst for discoloration of organic dye contaminants in wastewater …

SR Yousefi, HA Alshamsi, O Amiri… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Contamination of surface water with dye chemical compounds and/or biological substances,
even in small amounts, can affect the health of humans and other organisms. The …

Catalytic oxidation of lignin to valuable biomass-based platform chemicals: A review

C Liu, S Wu, H Zhang, R Xiao - Fuel Processing Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is the only sustainable aromatic resource in nature, its utilization has attracted much
attention worldwide. Oxidation is one of the promising strategies that can convert lignin to a …

Heterogeneous catalytic oxidation for lignin valorization into valuable chemicals: what results? What limitations? What trends?

R Behling, S Valange, G Chatel - Green chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin, a renewable polymer derived from the lignocellulosic biomass represents more than
20% of the total mass of the Earth's biosphere. However, 98% of lignin is burned as a source …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of metal oxide/hydroxide composite electrodes for high power supercapacitors–a review

S Faraji, FN Ani - Journal of Power Sources, 2014 - Elsevier
Electrochemical capacitors (ECs), also known as pseudocapacitors or supercapacitors
(SCs), is receiving great attention for its potential applications in electric and hybrid electric …

Co3O4 Nanoparticles with Multi-Enzyme Activities and Their Application in Immunohistochemical Assay

J Dong, L Song, JJ Yin, W He, Y Wu… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Co3O4 nanoparticles (Co3O4 NPs), synthesized by the coprecipitation method, showed
intrinsic catalase-like, peroxidase-like, and SOD-like activity. The catalytic activity of Co3O4 …

Electrocatalysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural at cobalt based spinel catalysts with filamentous nanoarchitecture in alkaline media

MJ Kang, H Park, J Jegal, SY Hwang, YS Kang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study reports the activity of cobalt based metal oxide electrode with spinel structure for 5-
hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) oxidation. For that purpose, the Co 3 O 4 and NiCo 2 O 4 …

Peroxidase-like activity of the Co 3 O 4 nanoparticles used for biodetection and evaluation of antioxidant behavior

H Jia, D Yang, X Han, J Cai, H Liu, W He - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured enzyme mimics are of great interest as promising alternatives to artificial
enzymes for biomedical and catalytic applications. Studying the chemical interactions …

Synthesis, characterization, and investigation of optical and magnetic properties of cobalt oxide (Co3O4) nanoparticles

S Farhadi, J Safabakhsh, P Zaringhadam - Journal of Nanostructure in …, 2013 - Springer
Spinel-type cobalt oxide (Co 3 O 4) nanoparticles have been easily prepared through a
simple thermal decomposition route at low temperature (175° C) using carbonatotetra …