Agricultural development, extensive industrialization, and rapid growth of the global
population have inadvertently been accompanied by environmental pollution. Water …

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) …

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 …

Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

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 …

Salinity gradient power (SGP) has been identified as a promising renewable energy source.
Reverse electrodialysis (RED) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) are two membrane …

Regulating nonlinear optical (NLO) property of metal− organic frameworks (MOFs) is of
pronounced significance for their scientific research and practical application, but the …

Lignin nanomaterials have emerged as a promising alternative to fossil-based chemicals
and products for some potential added-value applications, which benefits from their …

Solid‐liquid triboelectric nanogenerators (SL‐TENGs) are a new technology that combines
contact electrification (CE) and electrostatic induction to collect clean energy stored in …

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 …