Tribocatalysis mechanisms: Electron transfer and transition

X Li, W Tong, J Shi, Y Chen, Y Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Tribocatalysis is an emerging technology that can convert mechanical energy into chemical
energy to degrade organic pollutants. The two widely used tribocatalysis mechanisms are …

Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC)

Z Wang, X Dong, W Tang, ZL Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) is an emerging field that utilizes electron transfer occurring
at the liquid–solid and even liquid–liquid interfaces because of the contact-electrification …

Insight into the superior piezophotocatalytic performance of BaTiO3//ZnO Janus nanofibrous heterostructures in the treatment of multi-pollutants from water

H Lv, Y Liu, P Zhao, Y Bai, W Cui, S Shen, Y Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezophotocatalytic technology has emerged as a promising wastewater treatment
approach recently. A novel piezoelectric material, the flexible bamboo-like BaTiO 3//ZnO …

A contact-electro-catalysis process for producing reactive oxygen species by ball milling of triboelectric materials

Z Wang, X Dong, XF Li, Y Feng, S Li, W Tang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ball milling is a representative mechanochemical strategy that uses the mechanical agitation-
induced effects, defects, or extreme conditions to activate substrates. Here, we demonstrate …

Mechanism for Generating H2O2 at Water‐Solid Interface by Contact‐Electrification

A Berbille, XF Li, Y Su, S Li, X Zhao, L Zhu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The recent intensification of the study of contact‐electrification at water‐solid interfaces and
its role in physicochemical processes lead to the realization that electron transfers during …

Continuous ammonia synthesis from water and nitrogen via contact electrification

J Li, Y **a, X Song, B Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
We synthesized ammonia (NH3) by bubbling nitrogen (N2) gas into bulk liquid water (200
mL) containing 50 mg polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particles (~ 5 µm in diameter) …

Molecular-functionalized metal-organic frameworks enabling contact-electro-catalytic organic decomposition

Y Zhang, T Kang, X Han, W Yang, W Gong, K Li, Y Guo - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been used in triboelectric areas for either improving
the outputs or expanding some novel applications. However, research on the effects of the …

Tribochemically controlled atom transfer radical polymerization enabled by contact electrification

C Wang, R Zhao, W Fan, L Li, H Feng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional mechanochemically controlled reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization
(RDRP) utilizes ultrasound or ball milling to regenerate activators, which induce side …

Contact-electro-catalytic CO2 reduction from ambient air

N Wang, W Jiang, J Yang, H Feng, Y Zheng… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Traditional catalytic techniques often encounter obstacles in the search for sustainable
solutions for converting CO2 into value-added products because of their high energy …

Tribocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants Using Fe2O3 Nanoparticles

H Yu, J Fu, X Zhu, Z Zhao, X Sui, S Sun… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tribocatalysts possessing advantages of high performance, eco-friendliness, and low cost
also without causing secondary pollution are ideally and highly desirable for practical …