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2D/2D hierarchical Co3O4/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction with robust built-in electric field for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Because of its importance in enhancing charge separation and transfer, built-in electric field engineering has been acknowledged as an effective technique for improving photocatalytic performance. Herein, a st...
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PVDF/PLA electrospun fiber membrane impregnated with metal nanoparticles for emulsion separation, surface antimicrobial, and antifouling activities
Although many superwetting materials have been designed for the treatment of oil-containing wastewater, separation strategies for oil-in-water systems containing bacteria have rarely been reported. Herein, pol...
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Selective separation of oil-in-water emulsion with high efficiency by bio-inspired Janus membrane
The efficient and rapid separation of oil from stabilized oil-in-water emulsions with micro/nanometer size is a global challenge. Owing to the low oil content in oil-in-water emulsions, separating the oil by s...
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Open AccessVisible-light-driven amino acids production from biomass-based feedstocks over ultrathin CdS nanosheets
Chemical synthesis of amino acids from renewable sources is an alternative route to the current processes based on fermentation. Here, we report visible-light-driven amination of biomass-derived α-hydroxyl aci...
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Structural properties of iron phthalocyanine thin films on solid surfaces by drop casting deposition
Iron phthalocyanine (FePc) is a p-type organic semiconductor and it has potential applications in optoelectronics, organic magnets and catalysts. The performance of the FePc-based devices essentially depends b...
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Weakened interlayer coupling in two-dimensional MoSe2 flakes with screw dislocations
The screw dislocations are intriguing defects that are often observed in natural and artificial materials. The dislocation spirals break the reflection and inversion symmetries of the lattices and modify the i...
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Role of nuclei in controllable MoS2 growth by modified chemical vapor deposition
The large area and high-quality two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (2D-MoS2) film has been synthesized by a modified single-zone chemical vapor deposition technique. The influence of gas environment, reaction t...
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Open AccessBio-Engineered Graphene-Based Cage for Efficient Local Enrichment and Biodegradation of Aqueous Organic Wastes
Microorganism immobilization has attracted great attention as a traditional method to overcome aqueous organic wastes containing N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF). In this approach, graphene oxide was modified with...
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Open AccessFabrication of Unique Magnetic Bionanocomposite for Highly Efficient Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Water
Biotreatment of hexavalent chromium has attracted widespread interest due to its cost effective and environmental friendliness. However, the difficult separation of biomass from aqueous solution and the slow h...
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Negative effect on molecular planarity to achieve organic ternary memory: triphenylamine as the spacer
Adjusting the spacers between the electron-acceptor and the elector-donor is important to design organic ternary memory material but rarely reported. In this paper, two small molecules, ZIPGA and ZIPCAD with b...
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Open AccessPromotion of reversible Li+ storage in transition metal dichalcogenides by Ag nanoclusters
After years of development, improvement in the electrochemical properties of MoS2 through structural modifications has reached its limit. Further improvements in the Li+ storage properties of MoS2 must be based o...
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Open AccessEfficient simultaneous adsorption-biodegradation of high-concentrated N,N-dimethylformamide from water by Paracoccus denitrificans-graphene oxide microcomposites
Water contamination becomes one of the most pervasive environmental issues all over the world in recent years. In this paper, the functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) with copolymers containing methacrylic...
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Open AccessA reusable immobilization matrix for the biodegradation of phenol at 5000 mg/L
Bacteria-mediated degradation of toxins has been reported as a practical technique for the innocuous removal of toxic organic compounds from water. Specifically, immobilized and pre-acclimatized Pseudomonas putid...
