Shining light on carbon aerogel photocatalysts: unlocking the potentials in the quest for revolutionizing solar‐to‐chemical conversion and environmental remediation

KJ Wong, JJ Foo, TJ Siang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The past few years have witnessed a surge of interest in the development of carbon aerogel‐
based photocatalysts, stemming from their fascinating characteristics that encompass the …

gC3N4 Photocatalysts: Utilizing Electron–Hole Pairs for Boosted Redox Capability in Water Splitting

GZS Ling, VBY Oh, CY Haw, LL Tan… - Energy Material …, 2023 - spj.science.org
Since the first discovery of solar-driven water splitting catalyzed by TiO2 semiconductors,
extensive research works have been devoted over the decades. Currently, the design of a …

Prospective Life Cycle Assessment Bridging Biochemical, Thermochemical, and Electrochemical CO2 Reduction toward Sustainable Ethanol Synthesis

W Mo, XQ Tan, WJ Ong - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Faced by the concerning climate change worldwide and agriculture-dependent biochemical
and energy-intensive thermochemical technologies, research and development efforts in …

Unveiling environmental impacts of methanol production via electrocatalysis against conventional and thermochemical routes by life cycle assessment

X Lin, JJ Foo, WJ Ong - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2023 - Elsevier
A comparative life cycle assessment is performed to understand the environmental
sustainability of methanol production via electrochemical CO 2 reduction (EC) …

Synergizing Aspen plus and life cycle assessment of nascent photocatalytic dry methane reforming over thermocatalytic and biomass gasification toward syngas …

XQ Tan, W Mo, AR Mohamed, WJ Ong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Today, it is anticipated that there will be a substantial increase in global energy consumption
in the coming decades. This surge can primarily be attributed to two key factors: the rapid …

Transition metal carbide‐based photocatalysts for artificial photosynthesis

KJ Wong, JJ Foo, TJ Siang, WJ Ong - SmartMat, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal carbides, including both MXene and non‐MXene metal carbides, have
enjoyed a soaring reputation in recent years. Benefitting from their intriguing physical and …

CHEMREASONER: Heuristic Search over a Large Language Model's Knowledge Space using Quantum-Chemical Feedback

HW Sprueill, C Edwards, K Agarwal, MV Olarte… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The discovery of new catalysts is essential for the design of new and more efficient chemical
processes in order to transition to a sustainable future. We introduce an AI-guided …

A cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of green methanol production using direct air capture

N Badger, R Boylu, V Ilojianya, M Erguvan… - Energy Advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This study presents a comprehensive cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) of synthetic
methanol production, integrating low-temperature solid sorbent direct air capture (DAC) …

Synergistic potassium intercalation and cyano group modification on crystalline carbon nitride homojunction towards dual-functional photoredox coupling of H2O2 and …

JJ Foo, SF Ng, SHW Kok, X Zeng, LL Tan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Advancement in photocatalysts is essential for improving their feasibility. This can be
achieved by eliminating the need for sacrificial agents in conventional half-reactions …

Synergistic redox reactions toward co‐production of H2O2 and value‐added chemicals: Dual‐functional photocatalysis to achieving sustainability

BJ Su, JJ Foo, GZS Ling, WJ Ong - SusMat, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Integrating H2O2 evolution with oxidative organic synthesis in a semiconductor‐driven
photoredox reaction is highly attractive since H2O2 and high‐value chemicals can be …