Pore Engineering in Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials for Enhanced Energy, Catalysis, and Environmental Applications

Molecules, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 29(21), P. 5172 - 5172

Published: Oct. 31, 2024

Biomass-derived carbon materials (BDCs) are highly regarded for their renewability, environmental friendliness, and broad potential application. A significant advantage of these lies in the high degree customization physical chemical properties, especially terms pore structure. Pore engineering is a key strategy to enhance performance BDCs critical areas, such as energy storage, catalysis, remediation. This review focuses on engineering, exploring definition, classification, adjustment techniques structures, well how factors affect application energy, Our aim provide solid theoretical foundation practical guidance facilitate rapid transition from laboratory industrial applications.

Language: Английский

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Encapsulated stretchable amphibious strain sensors

Materials Horizons, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(20), P. 5070 - 5080

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Soft and stretchable strain sensors have found wide applications in health monitoring, motion tracking, robotic sensing. There is a growing demand for amphibious environments, such as implantable sensors, wearable swimmers/divers, underwater sensors. However, developing sensitive, stretchable, robust sensor remains challenging. This work presents an encapsulated sensor. The conductive layer, made of silver nanowires embedded below the surface polydimethylsiloxane, was sandwiched by two layers thermoplastic polyurethane. Periodic sharp cuts were introduced to change direction flow from across along path defined opening cracks. crack advancing controlled unique combination weak/strong interfaces within sandwich structure. cut design interfacial interactions between investigated. exhibited high gauge factor up 289, linear sensing response, fast response time (53 ms), excellent robustness against over-strain, stability after 16 000 loading cycles 20 days aqueous saline solution. functionality this demonstrated tracking fish, undertaking language recognition underwater, monitoring blood pressure porcine aorta. illustrates promising potential both use surgically applications.

Language: Английский

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Recent Progress for Designing of Catalysts for Photothermal Conversion of Plastic Wastes

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 11, 2024

Abstract In the context of global struggle against plastics, catalytic upgrading and recycling plastics has been subject considerable attention as a powerful strategy for achieving both environmental remediation value‐added chemical production. Compared with conventional methods, emerging photothermal catalysis methodology integrates photochemical thermal processes, which outstands features high conversion efficiency mild reaction conditions. Herein, comprehensive review recent research progress plastic waste is presented. First, types catalysts upcycling are classified into three categories, metallic materials, semiconductor carbon‐based based on mechanism. Their potential mechanisms converters future directions in highlighted. Furthermore, logical structural design materials summarized to enhance performance conversion. Finally, opportunities challenges this promising but nascent field discussed,

Language: Английский

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A review on MXene (Ti3C2Tx) composites with varied sizes of carbon for supercapacitor applications

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. 1920 - 1920

Published: Jan. 14, 2025

MXenes belongs to a family of two‐dimensional (2D) layered transition metal carbides or nitrides which shows outstanding potential for various energy storage applications because their high‐specific surface area, phenomenal electrical conductivity, hydrophilicity, and variable terminations. Of these different types MXenes, the most widely studied member is Ti3C2Tx especially in supercapacitors (SCs). However, due problem stacking oxidation MXene sheets, significant loss electrochemically active sites happens. To overcome issues, incorporation carbon materials carried out into enhancing its electrochemical performance. This review aims introduce common strategies employed synthesizing Ti3C2Tx, followed by brief overview latest developments fabricating Ti3C2Tx/carbon electrode SCs. The composition are summarized based on dimensions carbons, such as 0D dots, 1D nanotubes fibers, 2D graphene, 3D (activated carbon, polymer‐derived etc.). Further, this also highlighting several insights fabrication novel MXenes/carbon composites electrodes application

Language: Английский

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Photocatalytic Upcycling of Plastic Waste into Syngas by ZnS/Ga2O3 Z‐scheme Heterojunction

ChemSusChem, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 16, 2024

The photocatalytic conversion of plastic waste into value-added products using solar energy presents a promising approach for promoting environmental sustainability. Nonetheless, the emission CO

Language: Английский

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