[HTML][HTML] Wettability adjustment to enhance mass transfer for heterogeneous electrocatalysis and photocatalysis

A Li, P Zhang, E Kan, J Gong - eScience, 2024 - Elsevier
This review describes recent advances in wettability adjustment to improve the main green
energy conversion and storage systems, ie, photocatalysis and electrocatalysis. Because …

Superwetting materials as catalysts in photocatalysis: State-of-the-Art review

L Mohapatra, SH Yoo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Solid–liquid–air joint interface-based triphasic superwetting catalysts offer a promising
approach to enhance photocatalysis for tackling escalating organic contamination …

One‐step synthesis of a durable and liquid‐repellent poly (dimethylsiloxane) coating

J Liu, Y Sun, X Zhou, X Li, M Kappl… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Coatings with low sliding angles for liquid drops have a broad range of applications.
However, it remains a challenge to have a fast, easy, and universal preparation method for …

Photocatalytically reactive surfaces for simultaneous water harvesting and treatment

R Ghosh, A Baut, G Belleri, M Kappl, HJ Butt… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Atmospheric water harvesting provides decentralized and sustainable supplies of fresh
water in areas away from natural water resources. However, an important challenge is that …

Smart-responsive sustained-release capsule design enables superior air storage stability and reinforced electrochemical performance of cobalt-free nickel-rich …

Q Shi, F Wu, H Wang, Y Lu, J Dong, J Zhao… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nickel-rich layered oxide stands as one of the most promising cathodes in demand for
higher energy density of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in next generation. While increasing …

Investigation of the hydrophobicity and microstructure of fly ash-slag geopolymer modified by polydimethylsiloxane

D Zhang, H Zhu, Q Wu, T Yang, Z Yin, L Tian - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The replacement of geopolymer for Portland cement exhibits the potential for reducing the
CO 2 footprint and saving natural resources during the production of building materials …

Review of self-cleaning TiO2 thin films deposited with spin coating

VT Lukong, K Ukoba, TC Jen - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Springer
This paper reviewed the deposition of thin films of TiO2 for self-cleaning applications
deposited using the spin coater. The overwhelming global demand for electricity pushes …

Functional fiber membranes with antibacterial properties for face masks

P Natsathaporn, G Herwig, S Altenried, Q Ren… - Advanced Fiber …, 2023 - Springer
Reusable face masks are an important alternative for minimizing costs of disposable and
surgical face masks during pandemics. Often complementary to washing, a prolonged …

A one‐pot universal approach to fabricate lubricant‐infused slippery surfaces on solid substrates

AB Tesler, LH Prado, MM Khusniyarov… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wetting is a surface phenomenon that commonly occurs in nature and has an enormous
influence on human life. Slippery liquid‐infused porous surfaces have recently been …

Self-cleaning coatings and surfaces of modern building materials for the removal of some air pollutants

A Rabajczyk, M Zielecka, W Klapsa, A Dziechciarz - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Air quality is one of the most important problems of the modern world, as it determines
human health and changes occurring in other elements of nature, including climate change …