Electrochemical methods for water purification, ion separations, and energy conversion

MA Alkhadra, X Su, ME Suss, H Tian, EN Guyes… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Agricultural development, extensive industrialization, and rapid growth of the global
population have inadvertently been accompanied by environmental pollution. Water …

Fluids and electrolytes under confinement in single-digit nanopores

NR Aluru, F Aydin, MZ Bazant, D Blankschtein… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics
and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important …

Contact electrification at the liquid–solid interface

S Lin, X Chen, ZL Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Interfaces between a liquid and a solid (L–S) are the most important surface science in
chemistry, catalysis, energy, and even biology. Formation of an electric double layer (EDL) …

Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

Removal of natural organic matter from source water: Review on coagulants, dual coagulation, alternative coagulants, and mechanisms

HNP Dayarathne, MJ Angove, R Aryal… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural organic matter (NOM) represents a range of soluble and insoluble material which
can have considerable impact on drinking water quality. In addition to creating problems …

Nanofluidic membranes to address the challenges of salinity gradient power harvesting

X Tong, S Liu, J Crittenden, Y Chen - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Salinity gradient power (SGP) has been identified as a promising renewable energy source.
Reverse electrodialysis (RED) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) are two membrane …

Electrically regulating nonlinear optical limiting of metal-organic framework film

ZZ Ma, QH Li, Z Wang, ZG Gu, J Zhang - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Regulating nonlinear optical (NLO) property of metal− organic frameworks (MOFs) is of
pronounced significance for their scientific research and practical application, but the …

Lignin nanoparticles and their nanocomposites

Z Zhang, V Terrasson, E Guénin - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lignin nanomaterials have emerged as a promising alternative to fossil-based chemicals
and products for some potential added-value applications, which benefits from their …

Robust solid‐liquid triboelectric nanogenerators: mechanisms, strategies and applications

Y Dong, N Wang, D Yang, J Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐liquid triboelectric nanogenerators (SL‐TENGs) are a new technology that combines
contact electrification (CE) and electrostatic induction to collect clean energy stored in …

Uptake of chloride and carbonate by Mg-Al and Ca-Al layered double hydroxides in simulated pore solutions of alkali-activated slag cement

X Ke, SA Bernal, JL Provis - Cement and Concrete Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Chloride ingress and carbonation are major causes of degradation of reinforced concrete.
To enable prediction of chloride ingress, and thus to improve the durability of structural alkali …