Properties and applications of halloysite nanotubes: recent research advances and future prospects

P Yuan, D Tan, F Annabi-Bergaya - Applied Clay Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Halloysite is a natural nanosized tubular clay mineral that has many potentially important
uses in different industrial fields. In this paper, the key structural characteristics and …

Hierarchically structured porous materials: synthesis strategies and applications in energy storage

L Wu, Y Li, Z Fu, BL Su - National science review, 2020 - academic.oup.com
To address the growing energy demands of sustainable development, it is crucial to develop
new materials that can improve the efficiency of energy storage systems. Hierarchically …

Applications of hierarchically structured porous materials from energy storage and conversion, catalysis, photocatalysis, adsorption, separation, and sensing to …

MH Sun, SZ Huang, LH Chen, Y Li, XY Yang… - Chemical society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last decade, significant effort has been devoted to the applications of hierarchically
structured porous materials owing to their outstanding properties such as high surface area …

CO2 capture by adsorption on biomass-derived activated char: A review

C Goel, S Mohan, P Dinesha - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon capture and storage has been recognized as the most promising method for CO 2
control. Among the many sorbents, char derived from pyrolysis and hydrothermal …

Porous metal-organic framework (MOF)-based and MOF-derived electrocatalytic materials for energy conversion

KA Adegoke, NW Maxakato - Materials Today Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Porous MOF-based and MOF-derived materials are ecofriendly and safe electrocatalysts
with fast-growing research hotspots to solve the associated challenges in energy conversion …

Micro/nanofabrication, assembly, and actuation based on microorganisms: Recent advances and perspectives

D Gong, L Sun, X Li, W Zhang, D Zhang… - Small Structures, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms become new sources for fabricating intricate micro/nano structures via
bottom‐up approaches. Produced from nature, microorganism biotemplates exhibit unique …

Enhanced thermal conductivity of PEG/diatomite shape-stabilized phase change materials with Ag nanoparticles for thermal energy storage

T Qian, J Li, X Min, W Guan, Y Deng… - Journal of materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) are a promising additive because they can enhance the thermal
conductivity of organic phase change materials. In this paper, a series of high thermally …

Two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks: From synthesis to biomedical, environmental, and energy conversion applications

KA Adegoke, OR Adegoke, RA Adigun… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks (2D MOFs) are currently intelligent
multifunctional nanostructure materials receiving accelerated attention for different …

Energy storage in supercapacitors: Focus on tannin-derived carbon electrodes

J Castro-Gutiérrez, A Celzard, V Fierro - Frontiers in materials, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Supercapacitors (SCs) are energy storage devices that bridge the gap between batteries
and conventional capacitors. They can store more energy than capacitors and supply it at …

Activated carbons produced by pyrolysis of waste potato peels: Cobalt ions removal by adsorption

GZ Kyzas, EA Deliyanni, KA Matis - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigates the use of activated carbons after pyrolysis of waste potato peels for
the removal of cobalt ions from synthetic wastewaters (composed of various Co (II) …