Valorization of Field-Spent Granular Activated Carbon as Heterogeneous Ozonation Catalyst for Water Treatment
ChemSusChem. 2024 Mar 1:e202400062. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202400062. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDeveloping sustainable cost-effective strategies for valorization of field-spent granular activated carbon (s-GAC) from industrial water treatment has gained much interest. Here, we report a cost-effective strategy for the regeneration of s-GAC as an adsorbent in a large-scale drinking water treatment plant and used as an efficient and durable ozonation catalyst in water. To achieve this, a series of samples is prepared by subjecting s-GAC to thermally controlled combustion treatments with and without pyrolysis. The catalytic per...
Source: ChemSusChem - March 1, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Ant ón López-Francés Mar ía Cabrero-Antonino Francisco Bernat-Quesada Belen Ferrer Mar ía Blanes Rafael Garc ía Pura Almenar Mercedes Alvaro Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy Herme G Baldov í Sergio Naval ón Source Type: research
Surface Engineering on Zinc Anode for Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries
This article offers a short review on surface passivation to alleviate the issues on the Zn anodes. The composition and structure of the surface layers significantly influence their functions and then the performance of the Zn anodes. The recent progresses are introduced, according to the chemical components of the passivation layers on the Zn anodes. Moreover, the challenges and prospects of surface passivation in stabilizing Zn anodes are discussed, providing valuable guidance for the development of AZMBs.PMID:38429246 | DOI:10.1002/cssc.202400076 (Source: ChemSusChem)
Source: ChemSusChem - March 1, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Huili Peng Wenjing Ge Xiaojian Ma Xiaolei Jiang Kaiyuan Zhang Jian Yang Source Type: research
Scalable Superhydrophilic Solar Evaporators for Long-Term Stable Desalination, Fresh Water Collection and Salt Collection by Vertical Salt Deposition
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 29:e202400111. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202400111. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSolar-driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) is very promising to solve the issue of fresh water shortage, however, poor salt resistance severely hinders long-term stable SIE and fresh water collection. Here, we report design of superhydrophilic solar evaporators for long-term stable desalination, fresh water collection and salt collection by vertical salt deposition. The evaporators are prepared by sequentially deposition of silicone nanofilaments, polypyrrole and Au nanoparticles on a polyester fabric composed of microfibers. Th...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 29, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Xiaopeng Huang Lingxiao Li Kai Chen Junping Zhang Source Type: research
Scalable Superhydrophilic Solar Evaporators for Long-Term Stable Desalination, Fresh Water Collection and Salt Collection by Vertical Salt Deposition
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 29:e202400111. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202400111. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSolar-driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) is very promising to solve the issue of fresh water shortage, however, poor salt resistance severely hinders long-term stable SIE and fresh water collection. Here, we report design of superhydrophilic solar evaporators for long-term stable desalination, fresh water collection and salt collection by vertical salt deposition. The evaporators are prepared by sequentially deposition of silicone nanofilaments, polypyrrole and Au nanoparticles on a polyester fabric composed of microfibers. Th...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 29, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Xiaopeng Huang Lingxiao Li Kai Chen Junping Zhang Source Type: research
Homogeneous Catalyzed Direct Conversion of Furfural to Gamma-Valerolactone
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 28:e202301608. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301608. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHerein, we report the direct conversion of biomass-derived furfural to γ-valerolactone (GVL) in a one-pot system, using the combination of Ru-MACHO-BH and a Brønsted acid (H3PO4). A GVL yield of 84% is achieved under mild reaction conditions using 1 mol% of Ru-MACHO-BH and 3.8 M H3PO4(aq) at 100 °C for 7 hours.PMID:38415323 | DOI:10.1002/cssc.202301608 (Source: ChemSusChem)
Source: ChemSusChem - February 28, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Sakhitha Koranchalil Danielle Lobo Justo Pinheiro Rosa Padilla Martin Nielsen Source Type: research
Research Progress on the Composite Methods of Composite Electrolytes for Solid-State Lithium Batteries
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 28:e202301262. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301262. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn the current challenging energy storage and conversion landscape, solid-state lithium metal batteries with high energy conversion efficiency, high energy density, and high safety stand out. Due to the limitations of material properties, it is difficult to achieve the ideal requirements of solid electrolytes with a single-phase electrolyte. A composite solid electrolyte is composed of two or more different materials. Composite electrolytes can simultaneously offer the advantages of multiple materials. Through different composit...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 28, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Xu Wang Sipeng Huang Yiting Peng Yulin Min Qunjie Xu Source Type: research
Biomass-Derived Catalytically Active Carbon Materials for the Air Electrode of Zn-air Batteries
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 28:e202301779. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301779. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGiven the growing environmental and energy problems, developing clean, renewable electrochemical energy storage devices is of great interest. Zn-air batteries (ZABs) have broad prospects in energy storage because of their high specific capacity and environmental friendliness. The reason that hinders the large-scale application of ZABs is the lack of cheap air materials and efficient and stable catalysts to catalyze air electrodes. Due to the abundant biomass resources, self-doped heteroatoms, and unique pore structure, biomass-d...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 28, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Ting Zhou Xianli Wu Shuling Liu Ao Wang Yanyan Liu Wenshu Zhou Kang Sun Shuqi Li Jingjing Zhou Baojun Li Jianchun Jiang Source Type: research
Homogeneous Catalyzed Direct Conversion of Furfural to Gamma-Valerolactone
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 28:e202301608. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301608. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHerein, we report the direct conversion of biomass-derived furfural to γ-valerolactone (GVL) in a one-pot system, using the combination of Ru-MACHO-BH and a Brønsted acid (H3PO4). A GVL yield of 84% is achieved under mild reaction conditions using 1 mol% of Ru-MACHO-BH and 3.8 M H3PO4(aq) at 100 °C for 7 hours.PMID:38415323 | DOI:10.1002/cssc.202301608 (Source: ChemSusChem)
Source: ChemSusChem - February 28, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Sakhitha Koranchalil Danielle Lobo Justo Pinheiro Rosa Padilla Martin Nielsen Source Type: research
Research Progress on the Composite Methods of Composite Electrolytes for Solid-State Lithium Batteries
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 28:e202301262. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301262. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn the current challenging energy storage and conversion landscape, solid-state lithium metal batteries with high energy conversion efficiency, high energy density, and high safety stand out. Due to the limitations of material properties, it is difficult to achieve the ideal requirements of solid electrolytes with a single-phase electrolyte. A composite solid electrolyte is composed of two or more different materials. Composite electrolytes can simultaneously offer the advantages of multiple materials. Through different composit...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 28, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Xu Wang Sipeng Huang Yiting Peng Yulin Min Qunjie Xu Source Type: research
Biomass-Derived Catalytically Active Carbon Materials for the Air Electrode of Zn-air Batteries
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 28:e202301779. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301779. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGiven the growing environmental and energy problems, developing clean, renewable electrochemical energy storage devices is of great interest. Zn-air batteries (ZABs) have broad prospects in energy storage because of their high specific capacity and environmental friendliness. The reason that hinders the large-scale application of ZABs is the lack of cheap air materials and efficient and stable catalysts to catalyze air electrodes. Due to the abundant biomass resources, self-doped heteroatoms, and unique pore structure, biomass-d...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 28, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Ting Zhou Xianli Wu Shuling Liu Ao Wang Yanyan Liu Wenshu Zhou Kang Sun Shuqi Li Jingjing Zhou Baojun Li Jianchun Jiang Source Type: research
Designing low toxic deep eutectic solvents for the green recycle of lithium-ion batteries cathodes
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 26:e202301953. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301953. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Lithium-ion battery (LIB) is one of the main energy storage equipment. Its cathode material contains Li, Co, and other valuable metals. Therefore, recycling spent LIBs can reduce environmental pollution and resource waste, which is significant for sustainable development. However, traditional metallurgical methods are not environmentally friendly, with high cost and environmental toxicity. Recently, the concept of green chemistry gives rise to environmental and efficient recycling technology, which promotes the transition of...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 27, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yilin Li Mingjie Sun Yanbo Cao Keying Yu Zixuan Fan Yuanyuan Cao Source Type: research
Closed-Loop Polymer-to-Polymer Upcycling of Waste Poly (ethylene terephthalate) into Biodegradable and Programmable Materials
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 26:e202301781. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301781. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPoly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), extensively employed in bottles, film, and fiber manufacture, has generated persistent environmental contamination due to its non-degradable nature. The resolution of this issue requires the conversion of waste PET into valuable products, often achieved through depolymerization into monomers. However, the laborious purification procedures involved in the extraction of monomers pose challenges and constraints on the complete utilization of PET. Herein, a strategy is demonstrated for the polymer...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 27, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Lidong Qin Xiaoxu Li Geng Ren Rongyan Yuan Xinyu Wang Zexu Hu Chenwu Ye Yangyang Zou Peiqing Ding Hongjie Zhang Qiuquan Cai Source Type: research
Computational investigation of carbon based anode materials for Li- and post-Li ion batteries
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 27:e202301493. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301493. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDue to its negligible capacity with respect to sodium intercalation, graphite is not suited as anode material for sodium ion batteries. Hard carbon materials, on the other hand, provide reasonably high capacities at low insertion potential, making them a promising anode materials for sodium (and potassium) ion batteries. The particular nanostructure of these functionalized carbon-based materials has been found to be crucially linked to the material performance. However, there is still a lack of understanding with respect to the ...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 27, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jafar Azizi Axel Gro ß Holger Euchner Source Type: research
Advances in the Stability of Catalysts for Electroreduction of CO2 to Formic Acid
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 27:e202301719. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301719. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe electroreduction of CO2 to high-value products is a promising approach for achieving carbon neutrality. Among these products, formic acid stands out as having the most potential for industrialization due to its optimal economic value in terms of consumption and output. In recent years, the Faraday efficiency of formic acid from CO2 electroreduction has reached 90~100%. However, this high selectivity cannot be maintained for extended periods under high currents to meet industrial requirements. This paper reviews excellent wor...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 27, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Dewen Song Shipeng Zhang Minjun Zhou Mingwang Wang Ruirui Zhu Hui Ning Mingbo Wu Source Type: research
Rapid Dissolution of Gold in Alcohols by In-Situ Generation of Halogens
ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 27:e202301695. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301695. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe dissolution of elemental gold is a fundamental step in its recycling by hydrometallurgy but has a significant environmental impact due to the use of strong acids or highly toxic reagents. Herein, it is shown that mixtures of acetyl halides and hydrogen peroxide in alcohols promote the rapid room-temperature dissolution of gold by halogenation to form Au(III) metalates. After leaching, distillation of the alcohol and re-dissolution in 2 M HCl, the gold was refined through its precipitation by a simple diamide ligand; this met...
Source: ChemSusChem - February 27, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Abhijit Nag Carole Morrison Jason Love Source Type: research
