Functional carbon from nature: biomass‐derived carbon materials and the recent progress of their applications

H He, R Zhang, P Zhang, P Wang, N Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass is considered as a promising source to fabricate functional carbon materials for its
sustainability, low cost, and high carbon content. Biomass‐derived‐carbon materials (BCMs) …

Monomicellar assembly to synthesize structured and functional mesoporous carbonaceous nanomaterials

L Peng, H Peng, W Li, D Zhao - Nature Protocols, 2023 - nature.com
The large pores of functional mesoporous carbonaceous nanomaterials have broad
accessibility, making them efficient substrates for the mass transport of chemicals in …

Bottom-up hydrothermal carbonization for the precise engineering of carbon materials

Y Gong, L Xie, C Chen, J Liu, M Antonietti… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of carbohydrates in general has been reported as a
sustainable and green technique to produce novel carbon materials. Traditional HTC of …

A sulfonated ultramicroporous membrane with selective ion transport enables osmotic energy extraction from multiform salt solutions with exceptional efficiency

Q Zhu, Y Li, Q Qian, P Zuo, MD Guiver… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Osmotic power that can be converted into electricity in membrane-based processes is a
sustainable energy source. This concept is, however, limited to salinity differences between …

Nanofluidic osmotic power generators–advanced nanoporous membranes and nanochannels for blue energy harvesting

G Laucirica, ME Toimil-Molares, C Trautmann… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The increase of energy demand added to the concern for environmental pollution linked to
energy generation based on the combustion of fossil fuels has motivated the study and …

One porphyrin per chain self-assembled helical ion-exchange channels for ultrahigh osmotic energy conversion

C Li, H Jiang, P Liu, Y Zhai, X Yang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ion-exchange membranes (IEMs) convert osmotic energy into electricity when embedded in
a reverse electrodialysis cell. IEMs with both high permselectivity and ionic conductivity are …

An asymmetrically coordinated ZnCoFe hetero-trimetallic atom catalyst enhances the electrocatalytic oxygen reaction

C Chen, J Chai, M Sun, T Guo, J Lin, Y Zhou… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthesizing heterometal atomic sites with asymmetric coordination structures is of great
significance for improving the electrocatalytic performance of atomically dispersed catalysts …

An ionic diode covalent organic framework membrane for efficient osmotic energy conversion

L Cao, IC Chen, X Liu, Z Li, Z Zhou, Z Lai - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous membranes that exhibit an ionic diode effect are promising candidates for
osmotic energy conversion. However, existing heterogeneous membranes lack molecular …

Clean power generation from salinity gradient using reverse electrodialysis technologies: Recent advances, bottlenecks, and future direction

S Chae, H Kim, JG Hong, J Jang, M Higa… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is an emerging renewable energy technology that generates
electricity by combining concentrated and diluted streams with varying salinities. Ion …

Surface charge modification on 2D nanofluidic membrane for regulating ion transport

L Xie, J Tang, R Qin, Q Zhang, J Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D nanofluidic membranes are capable of regulating ion transport toward various
applications concerning energy and environment, which is primarily contributed by the …