Hydrothermal treatment of biomass feedstocks for sustainable production of chemicals, fuels, and materials: progress and perspectives

B Zhang, BK Biswal, J Zhang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrothermal process is an emerging technology that contributes to sustainable production
of biomass-derived chemicals, fuels, and materials. This technology uses hot compressed …

Emerging low-nuclearity supported metal catalysts with atomic level precision for efficient heterogeneous catalysis

X Zheng, B Li, Q Wang, D Wang, Y Li - Nano research, 2022 - Springer
Supported atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADMCs) have received enormous attention
due to their high atom utilization efficiency, mass activity and excellent selectivity. Single …

Ultrahigh stable methanol oxidation enabled by a high hydroxyl concentration on Pt clusters/MXene interfaces

J Zhu, L Xia, R Yu, R Lu, J Li, R He, Y Wu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Anchoring platinum catalysts on appropriate supports, eg, MXenes, is a feasible pathway to
achieve a desirable anode for direct methanol fuel cells. The authentic performance of Pt is …

The significance of properly reporting turnover frequency in electrocatalysis research

S Anantharaj, PE Karthik, S Noda - … Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For decades, turnover frequency (TOF) has served as an accurate descriptor of the intrinsic
activity of a catalyst, including those in electrocatalytic reactions involving both fuel …

Non-carbon-supported single-atom site catalysts for electrocatalysis

X Zheng, P Li, S Dou, W Sun, H Pan… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-atom site catalysts (SACs) have received considerable attention for electrocatalytic
applications, owing to their maximum atom-utilization efficiency, well-identified active …

Lignocellulosic biomass as sustainable feedstock and materials for power generation and energy storage

F Wang, D Ouyang, Z Zhou, SJ Page, D Liu… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass has attracted great interest in recent years for energy production
due to its renewability and carbon–neutral nature. There are various ways to convert …

Stabilizing Fe–N–C catalysts as model for oxygen reduction reaction

Q Ma, H Jin, J Zhu, Z Li, H Xu, B Liu, Z Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The highly efficient energy conversion of the polymer‐electrolyte‐membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) is extremely limited by the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics and …

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs): Advances and challenges

MM Tellez-Cruz, J Escorihuela, O Solorza-Feria… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The study of the electrochemical catalyst conversion of renewable electricity and carbon
oxides into chemical fuels attracts a great deal of attention by different researchers. The …

Coordination environment engineering to boost electrocatalytic CO2 reduction performance by introducing boron into single-Fe-atomic catalyst

S Liu, M Jin, J Sun, Y Qin, S Gao, Y Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction (CRR), powered by renewable energy sources, is a
promising route to address energy and environmental issues. Herein, we fabricate single …

Electrochemical routes for the valorization of biomass-derived feedstocks: from chemistry to application

FWS Lucas, RG Grim, SA Tacey, CA Downes… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The drive to reduce consumption of fossil resources, coupled with expanding capacity for
renewable electricity, invites the exploration of new routes to utilize this energy for the …