10 Result(s)
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Recent advances and perspectives in MXene-based cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) show great potential for applications in grid-scale energy storage, given their intrinsic safety, cost effectiveness, environmental friendliness, and impressive electrochemic...
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Efficient solvent- and hydrogen-free upcycling of high-density polyethylene into separable cyclic hydrocarbons
Plastic pollution is a planetary threat that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the surge in medical waste, personal protective equipment and takeaway packaging. A socially sustainable and ec...
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Heterostructured CoSe2/Se/hollow carbon spheres as a superior sulfur host for lithium–sulfur batteries
Owing to the high energy density, lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) have attracted a lot of attention as a representative of new secondary batteries. However, LSBs also face some serious issues in practical appl...
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Control of crystal growth to obtain needle-shaped violet phosphorus with excellent photocatalytic degradation performance
The control of crystal growth is important but challenging for multi-disciplinary research. Violet phosphorus, the most stable phosphorus allotrope, has recently been produced as a unique semiconducting layere...
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Construction of superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic corn stalk/konjac glucomannan aerogel for high-efficiency oil/water emulsion separation
An anti-fouling aerogel with superior separation performance for separation of oil/water emulsion is of great significance to industrial development due to continuously increasing oily industrial wastewater. H...
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Polydopamine nanolayer assisted internal photo-deposition of CdS nanocrystals for stable cosensitized photoanode
Hydrogen evolution via photo-electro-chemical (PEC) co-catalysis is potential for solving energy crisis and environmental issues. The rapidly advances of fabrication and broad applications of polydopamine (PDA...
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Open Pore Morphology Evolution in Poly(butylene succinate)/Chitin Nanocrystal Nanocomposite Foams
In recent decades, biodegradable polymeric open-porous foams have been engaging increasing interests owing to their biodegradability, porosity and biocompatibility. In this work, biodegradable poly(butylene su...
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Circular Economy and Sustainability of the Clothing and Textile Industry
Textiles are essential to humans in a variety of ways, especially clothing. However, the speed at which they end up in landfills is astonishing (one garbage truck per second), posing a severe risk to the envir...
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Synthesis of high-performance Ni/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2 catalyst via co-nanocasting method for ethanol dry reforming
A Ni/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2 catalyst (NiCeZr-N) was synthesized by a facile co-nanocasting technique for syngas production from ethanol dry reforming. In addition, a series of characterization techniques, such as transmiss...
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Photo-thermoelectric effect induced electricity in stretchable graphene-polymer nanocomposites for ultrasensitive strain sensing
Stretchable strain sensors play an increasingly important role in artificial intelligent devices. However, high-performance strain sensors have been slowly developed owing to the harsh requirement of self-powe...
