Catalytic materials based on metals (ions) used in the upcycling of plastics and polymers into fuels and valuable chemicals as part of sustainable development

K Pobłocki, M Pawlak, J Drzeżdżon… - Materials Science and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Synthetic plastics have become an essential functional material in almost every aspect of the
world around us. Their large-scale production is about 368 million tons per year and is …

Facile synthesis of dual-functional ZIF-8-based evaporators towards high-performance in seawater desalination and uranium extraction

Z Dai, R Gao, Q Li, M Qin, J Yang, R Niu… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar evaporation, which utilizes the inexhaustible solar energy to desalinate
freshwater, is highly promising to solve freshwater shortage. However, when dealing with …

Hole transfer promotion on La-MOF@ MXene by valence band structure regulation for the efficient photocatalytic degradation

D Wu, Z Tong, J Wang, G Chen, A Zhu, H Tong… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
La-MOF has excellent thermal and chemical stability. Therefore, it can be used in the field of
photocatalysis. However, the sluggish hole transfer, which is caused by low valence band …