Unveiling Mechanically Driven Catalytic Processes: Beyond Piezocatalysis to Synergetic Effects DOI
Yue Jiang,

Jun Liang,

Fangfang Zhuo

et al.

ACS Nano, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 6, 2025

Mechanically driven catalysis (MDC) has emerged as an effective strategy for environmental remediation, renewable energy conversion, and cancer therapy; this functions by converting mechanical forces to drive catalytic reactions. This review examines four primary mechanisms, namely, piezocatalysis, flexocatalysis, tribocatalysis, sonocatalysis, each involving specific pathways harnessing at the nanoscale. However, significant challenges arise in decoupling effects related individual mechanism order better understand manipulate their synergies. In review, fundamental principles underpinning MDC are systematically interpreted. Beyond mechanistic insights, recent advancements performance enhancement strategies these catalysts highlighted. Potential applications using approaches remediation (pollutant antibiotic degradation microbial disinfection), conversion (hydrogen production greenhouse gas conversion), biomedical treatments (particularly therapy) discussed. Finally, synergies limiting factors explored, addressing overlooked combined of ultrasound activation source, complexities force interactions nanoscale, need targeted application strategies. Additionally, industrial potential processes with consideration scalability practical deployment is evaluated. While remain, provides a roadmap advancing mechanically catalyst design implementation toward real-world applications, offering into its future trajectory transformative impact across numerous fields.

Language: Английский

Unveiling Mechanically Driven Catalytic Processes: Beyond Piezocatalysis to Synergetic Effects DOI
Yue Jiang,

Jun Liang,

Fangfang Zhuo

et al.

ACS Nano, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 6, 2025

Mechanically driven catalysis (MDC) has emerged as an effective strategy for environmental remediation, renewable energy conversion, and cancer therapy; this functions by converting mechanical forces to drive catalytic reactions. This review examines four primary mechanisms, namely, piezocatalysis, flexocatalysis, tribocatalysis, sonocatalysis, each involving specific pathways harnessing at the nanoscale. However, significant challenges arise in decoupling effects related individual mechanism order better understand manipulate their synergies. In review, fundamental principles underpinning MDC are systematically interpreted. Beyond mechanistic insights, recent advancements performance enhancement strategies these catalysts highlighted. Potential applications using approaches remediation (pollutant antibiotic degradation microbial disinfection), conversion (hydrogen production greenhouse gas conversion), biomedical treatments (particularly therapy) discussed. Finally, synergies limiting factors explored, addressing overlooked combined of ultrasound activation source, complexities force interactions nanoscale, need targeted application strategies. Additionally, industrial potential processes with consideration scalability practical deployment is evaluated. While remain, provides a roadmap advancing mechanically catalyst design implementation toward real-world applications, offering into its future trajectory transformative impact across numerous fields.

Language: Английский

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