Microenvironment engineering of heterogeneous catalysts for liquid-phase environmental catalysis

ZS Zhu, S Zhong, C Cheng, H Zhou, H Sun… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Environmental catalysis has emerged as a scientific frontier in mitigating water pollution and
advancing circular chemistry and reaction microenvironment significantly influences the …

[HTML][HTML] Nano/micro-plastic, an invisible threat getting into the brain

A Kaushik, A Singh, VK Gupta, YK Mishra - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to weather and working/operational conditions, plastic degradation produces toxic and
non-biodegradable nano and microplastics (N/M-Ps, ranging from 10 nm to 5 mm), and over …

Photothermal Mineralization of Polyolefin Microplastics via TiO2 Hierarchical Porous Layer‐Based Semiwetting Air‐Plastic‐Solid Interfaces

J Zhao, P Miao, X Zhang, P Wang, Z Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photo‐mineralization of microplastics under mild conditions has emerged as a promising
solution to plastic waste disposal. However, the inadequate contact between oxygen, water …

Tandem microplastic degradation and hydrogen production by hierarchical carbon nitride-supported single-atom iron catalysts

J Lin, K Hu, Y Wang, W Tian, T Hall, X Duan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Microplastic pollution, an emerging environmental issue, poses significant threats to aquatic
ecosystems and human health. In tackling microplastic pollution and advancing green …

Photorefinery of biomass and plastics to renewable chemicals using heterogeneous catalysts

S Feng, PTT Nguyen, X Ma… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The photocatalytic conversion of biomass and plastic waste provides opportunities for
sustainable fuel and chemical production. Heterogeneous photocatalysts, typically …

Incorporation of Pd Single‐Atom Sites in Perovskite with an Excellent Selectivity toward Photocatalytic Semihydrogenation of Alkynes

B Yang, K Liu, Y Ma, JJ Ma, YY Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Semihydrogenation is a crucial industrial process. Noble metals such as Pd have been
extensively studied in semihydrogenation reactions, owing to their unique catalytic activity …

Catalytic recycling of plastics into value-added products

T Wei, P Zhou, W Liu, X Liu, T Kuang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
The overuse and ineffective management of plastics have led to significant environmental
pollution. Catalytic upcycling into value-added chemicals has emerged as a promising …

Super-hydrophobic Fe/TiO2 membrane prepared by dynamic etching of ferric salt (II) for efficient oil-water separation and photocatalytic removal of oil pollution

C Li, W Wei, L He, X Qi, J He, X Zhang, X Han… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, photo-responsive self-cleaning oil/water (O/W) separation materials for oil-
containing wastewater have been widely used in the field of oily wastewater. Herein, in this …

Achieving efficient electromagnetic absorption in multifunctional carbon nanotube aerogels by manipulating radialized network structure

Z Cai, H Yang, H Zhou, Y Lin, Y Cheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid advancements in communication technology have greatly propelled the
widespread applications of artificial intelligence (AI). While AI technology facilitates society, it …

Electrocatalytic upcycling of plastic waste: Progress, challenges, and future

J Li, J Chen, L Zhang, J Matos, L Wang, J Yang - Electron, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The escalating accumulation of plastic waste has been developed into a formidable global
environmental challenge. Traditional disposal methods such as landfilling and incineration …