The carbon-based metal-free materials as catalysts (named as carbocatalysts) have been
attracting tremendous attentions in electric-, solar-and thermal-driven reactions nowadays …

Metal-free carbon porous materials (CPMs) have gained the intensive attention of scientists
and technologists because of their potential applications, ranging from catalysis to energy …

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with hollow structures hold great promise for
developing new types of functional materials. Herein, we report a hollow spherical COF with …

A series of metal-free N-doped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) are synthesized using melanin
or protoporphyrin IX as the dopant via a pyrolysis process. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes …

The reduction of C═ C is of great importance, while H2 is the most widely used source
usually in the harsh condition in the industry. However, under mild conditions, the H2-free …

Ultrasmall Ru nanoparticles is expected as a potential alternative to Pt for efficient hydrazine
oxidation (HzOR). However, preparation of ultrasmall and well-distributed Ru nanoparticles …

A series of defective graphenes containing or not containing N, B, S and other heteroatoms
exhibited general activity as metal-free catalysts for the hydrogenation of CC double bonds …

Lignocellulosic biomass remains underutilized despite its annual production in gigaton
quantities. Sulfur is another vastly underutilized waste product of fossil fuel refining. New …

Adsorption of H 2/D 2 on graphene (G), graphene oxide (GO), single walled carbon
nanotube (SWCNT), N-doped graphene [(N) G], and a sample of active carbon (C) has led to …

Covalent chemical modification is a powerful strategy for endowing low-cost graphitic
carbon substrates with designer functionality. However, the surface chemistry of carbon is …