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Electrodialysis and nitrate reduction (EDNR) to enable distributed ammonia manufacturing from wastewaters

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8787-8800
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03002H, Paper
Open Access
Jinyu Guo, Matthew J. Liu, Chloe Laguna, Dean M. Miller, Kindle S. Williams, Brandon D. Clark, Carolina Muñoz, Sarah J. Blair, Adam C. Nielander, Thomas F. Jaramillo, William A. Tarpeh
Underutilized wastewaters containing dilute levels of reactive nitrogen (Nr) can help rebalance the nitrogen cycle.
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Global softening to manipulate sound velocity for reliable high-performance MgAgSb thermoelectrics

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8810-8819
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03521F, Paper
Open Access
Airan Li, Longquan Wang, Jiankang Li, Takao Mori
A global softening strategy using stearic acid in MgAgSb to reduce sound velocity has been shown to enhance its thermoelectric performance, achieving high zT values and demonstrating strong potential for low-grade heat harvesting.
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Charge target collection from different triboelectrification domains by electrostatic induction and polarization enabled air discharges

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8942-8953
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04035J, Paper
Kaixian Li, Siqi Gong, Shaoke Fu, Hengyu Guo, Chuncai Shan, Huiyuan Wu, Jian Wang, Shuyan Xu, Gui Li, Qionghua Zhao, Xue Wang, Chenguo Hu
New channels of dynamic dielectric polarization enabled discharges (DPD) are proposed and combined with electrostatic induction enabled discharges (EID) to achieve charge target collection from different triboelectrification domains.
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Bicontinuous-phase electrolyte for a highly reversible Zn metal anode working at ultralow temperature

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8966-8977
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02815E, Paper
Mi Xu, Beinuo Zhang, Yudong Sang, Dan Luo, Rui Gao, Qianyi Ma, Haozhen Dou, Zhongwei Chen
A bicontinuous-phase electrolyte with a well-balanced solvation sheath is proposed, which delivers fast desolvation kinetics and generates a uniform in situ solid electrolyte interface, thus achieving a long-lasting Zn anode at low temperatures.
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Weaving electron-rich alkynes: a durable in situ skin for stabilizing zinc anodes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03164D, Paper
Xin Liu, Weimian Zhang, Ying Liu, Xiaodong Li, Deyi Zhang, Kun Wang, Lifeng Liu, Changshui Huang
An electron-rich alkyne of thiophdiyne (e-TDYP) is engineered in situ onto a zinc anode to regulate the EDL properties. The synergy between the conjugated thiophene and alkyne groups of e-TDYP facilitates the desolvation and ion-capture.
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Advancing high-temperature electrostatic energy storage via linker engineering of metal–organic frameworks in polymer nanocomposites

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04085F, Paper
Zongliang Xie, Zhiyuan Huang, He Li, Tianlei Xu, Haoyu Zhao, Yunfei Wang, Pang Xi, Zhiqiang Cao, Virginia Altoe, Liana M Klivansky, Zaiyu Wang, Steven Shelton, Shiqi Lai, Peng Liu, Chenhui Zhu, Michael D. Connolly, Corie Y. Ralston, Xiaodan Gu, Zongren Peng, Jian Zhang, Yi Liu
High-performance, thermally resilient polymer dielectrics are essential for film capacitors used in advanced electronic devices and renewable energy systems, particularly at elevated temperatures where conventional polymers fail to perform. Compositing...
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Salt Dissociation and Localized High-concentration Solvation by Interface of Fluorinated Gel and Polymer Solid Electrolyte

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04078C, Paper
Dechao Zhang, Yuxuan Liu, Dedi Li, Shimei Li, Qi Xiong, Zhaodong Huang, Shixun Wang, Hu Hong, Jiaxiong Zhu, Haiming Lyu, Chunyi Zhi
Low salt dissociation and unstable [Li(N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF))x]+ solvent structure in poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-based solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) remarkably restricts the high throughput ion transport and interfacial stability. Here, we...
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A Review on Organic Nanoparticle-based Optoelectronic Devices: From Synthesis to Applications

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03575E, Review Article
Zhe Liu, Chen Xie, Thomas Heumueller, Iain McCulloch, Christoph J Brabec, Fei Huang, Yong Cao, Ning Li
Over the past decades, organic optoelectronic devices have shown broad application prospects. Due to the solubility property of organic materials, the use of toxic solvent obstacles the device fabrication processing...
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Anti-Freezing Hydrogel Electrolyte with Regulated Hydrogen Bond Network Enables High-Rate and Long Cycling Zinc Batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02772H, Paper
Shaojie Guo, Mengyu Yan, DongMing Xu, Pan He, Kaijian Yan, Jiexin Zhu, Yongkun Yu, Zeya Peng, Yanzhu Luo, Feifei Cao
Zinc-based batteries, utilizing hydrogel electrolytes, present significant promise as power sources for next-generation flexible devices due to their stretchable nature and enhanced safety features. Nonetheless, the current hydrogel electrolytes require...
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Private sector job fair in Tiruppur Collectorate on Friday




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Target fixed to provide education loans for 7,000 students in Salem, says Collector




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Livestock death: Tiruppur farmers plan novel protest on Nov. 23 at Collectorate




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​A setback: On the October general election in Japan   

The LDP’s loss of majority in Japan could have implications for the world 




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Mass transport effects in gas-phase selective hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene over supported Pd

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00039K, Paper
Open Access
Oscar E. Brandt Corstius, M. Kikkert, S. T. Roberts, E. J. Doskocil, J. E. S. van der Hoeven, P. E. de Jongh
The performance of selective hydrogenation reactions is affected by mass transfer limitations, induced by higher local metal loading and larger catalyst grain size.
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Co3O4 supported by ultrathin-layered graphitic carbon nitride for efficient electrocatalytic evolution of oxygen

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00020J, Paper
Ruixue Luo, Xi Li, Youping Guo, Renchun Fu
An efficient OER. Co3O4@g-C3N4 using layered g-C3N4-loaded Co3O4 was significantly higher than that using g-C3N4 or Co3O4.
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Mediated electron transfer in a photo-bioreactor: continuous flow hydroxylation using cytochrome P450 BM3 in NADPH-free conditions

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,803-815
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00569K, Paper
Ali Fendri, Donya Valikhani, Joelle N. Pelletier
We designed a proof-of-concept photo-bioreactor enabling continuous flow NADPH-free activation of cytochrome P450 BM3 via mediated electron transfer.
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Palladium particle-catalyzed selective butadiene hydrogenation: effect of covalent organic framework modification

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,950-958
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00606A, Paper
Xianming Li, Yi Wang, Qiao Yuan, Xintai Chen, Xiaoling Mou, Xiangen Song, Li Yan, Ronghe Lin, Yunjie Ding
Deposition of a covalent organic framework on palladium nanoparticles induces geometric and electronic effects on the metal species and improves their selective performance in 1,3-butadiene hydrogenation.
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The electrochemical oxidation of a thioether to form an API intermediate and the effects of substrate electronics on impurity formation

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,883-887
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00632H, Paper
Hamish R. Stephen, Holly Longhurst, Michael Nunn, Christopher D. Parsons, Matthew Burns
Electrochemistry was explored as a means of oxidising a thioether to form a sulfone API intermediate.
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Understanding the effects of forced and bubble-induced convection in transport-limited organic electrosynthesis

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,930-939
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00579H, Paper
Casey K. Bloomquist, Melisa Dogan, James S. Harris, Benjamin D. Herzog, William J. Tenn III, Eray S. Aydil, Miguel A. Modestino
Insights from data-driven surrogate models reveal that the Sherwood number characterizes mass transport conditions independent of the convection method, offering design guidelines for scaling up organic electrosynthesis.
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Selective aerobic oxidative C–C bond cleavage using a high-entropy oxide-derived multimetallic catalyst

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,967-973
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00525A, Paper
Shaoyuan Guo, Xinli Tong, Jipeng Wang, Hang Tang
A stable and efficient high entropy catalyst is developed for the selective oxidative C–C bond cleavage in the presence of O2.
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Selective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan over Ni–Ga intermetallic catalysts and its kinetic studies

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00129J, Paper
Weixiao Sun, Fuzeyu Zhong, Xiaohu Ge, Wenyao Chen, Gang Qian, Yueqiang Cao, Xuezhi Duan, Xinggui Zhou, Jing Zhang
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) has been listed as the “TOP 14” most important biomass-derived platform molecules, which can be converted into 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan (BHF) via selective hydrogenation of the carbonyl group on HMF.
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Generation of nitrogen by means of electrochemical oxygen depletion

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00104D, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Dominik Sachse, Basil Noha Chelachottil, Andreas Glüsen, Martin Müller, Uwe Rau, Ralf Peters
Electrochemical oxygen reduction enables a high depletion of the oxygen content with very high Faraday efficiency at the same time.
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Ola Electric sees 5% y-o-y loss reduction to ₹495 crore for Q2FY25

Revenue for the quarter under review increased by 38.5 per cent y-o-y to ₹1,240 crore from ₹896 crore in the year-ago period




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Post US President elections, China may look at reducing steel exports: Tata Steel MD

oOur projects are moving at the right pace, says TV Narendran




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Oral delivery of electrohydrodynamically encapsulated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CRD7 modulates gut health, antioxidant activity, and cytokines-related inflammation and immunity in mice

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10761-10781
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02732A, Paper
Vinay Venkatesh Varada, Sachin Kumar, Sravani Balaga, Antony Johnson Thanippilly, Heartwin A. Pushpadass, Rashmi H. M., Babu Lal Jangir, Nitin Tyagi, Ashish Kumar Samanta
The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of L. plantarum CRD7 on performance and gut health biomarkers in a Swiss albino mouse model.
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Cardamonin protects against diabetic cardiomyopathy by activating macrophage NRF2 signaling through molecular interaction with KEAP1

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11083-11095
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03543G, Paper
Wenshan Nan, Jialin Yin, Wenhao Hao, Huali Meng, Junduo Wu, Xiao Yin, Hao Wu
Cardamonin inhibited macrophage M1 polarization in diabetic cardiomyopathy by binding to KEAP1, leading to the dissociation of NRF2 from KEAP1. This promoted NRF2 nuclear translocation and antioxidant gene expression in M1 polarized macrophages.
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Electric truck initiative off to a good start

Incentives under PM E-DRIVE must be backed by tighter fuel consumption rules, charging infra and demand creation




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A tense US election season coming to an end

While the closing messages from the Donald Trump camp were vitriolic, Kamala Harris was more composed




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Understanding the election process: How is the US President elected?

While citizens cast their votes, the actual selection of the president is determined by the Electoral College




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US elections and economic ties with China

Tariff threat. Trump, if elected, has threatened to impose harsher tariffs on China. But that may hurt the US more




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By-elections for four Punjab Assembly seats on Nov 13




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Congress-led alliance conspiring with divisive elements in Muslim communities for electoral gains, alleges BJP

BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad accuses Muslim NGOs of raising support for Congress and its allies in Maharashtra, Jharkhand; says BJP will oppose any efforts to extend OBC, SC quota benefits to Muslims




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Haryana — social dynamics, electoral outcomes

The recent Assembly polls are an example of how changing social dynamics impact the election result




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MP byelections: Last-minute tensions ahead of voting after firing in Vijaypur

The byelections, first since the Lok Sabha elections, have somethings at stake for both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress




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Oscar nod or not, Jallikattu's selection is a win-win

The Oscars is prestigious and all artists covet it but ultimately, the business of winning is ruthless and political. And India has seldom risen to the challenge, argues Sukanya Verma.




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Instrumental Music from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection

On this recording of period music, the Cross Violin, Kirckman Harpsichord, Keene Spinet, Broadwood Pianoforte and three flutes are played just as they were in colonial times.




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Digital ethology [electronic resource] : human behavior in geospatial context / edited by Tomáš Paus and Hye-Chung Kum.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]




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Disability, the environment, and colonialism [electronic resource] / edited by Tatiana Konrad.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2024.




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World review [electronic resource] : environmental and sustainability education in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals / editors, Marco Rieckmann, Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Department of Education, University of Vechta, German

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press , 2024.




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Environmental and Natural Resources Economics [electronic resource] / by Xiangzheng Deng, Malin Song, Zhihui Li, Fan Zhang, Yuexian Liu.

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024.




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Environmental innovation [electronic resource] : an action plan for saving the economy and the planet by 2050 / Jack Buffington.

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]




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Foundations of social ecological economics [electronic resource] : the fight for revolutionary change in economic thought / Clive L. Spash.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.




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Leading Indian woman scientist is International Brain Research Organisation’s president-elect

The first scientist from a developing country to be appointed to the top position of IBRO, Shubha Tole is currently the dean of graduate studies at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai




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Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life

A new study shows that complex organic molecules (with carbon and hydrogen) likely existed in the cold, dark gas cloud that gave rise to our Solar System.




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The value of intellectual humility

It is a much appreciated quality at the workplace. Why not try to develop it in the classroom?




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Person-centered politics [electronic resource] : a personalist approach to political philosophy / Eamonn Gerard O'Higgins ; foreword by Rocco Buttiglione.

Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]




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Journal of Qur'anic studies [electronic resource] = Majallat al-dirāsāt al-Qurʹānīyah / Centre of Islamic Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

London : Centre of Islamic Studies, 1999-




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Journal of ritual studies [electronic resource]

Pittsburgh, Pa. : Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh, ©1987-




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A reflection of frayed minds

Mohan Agashe tells us what pushed him to back “Atsu”, which deals with the growing problem of elderly care.




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River reflects human foibles

Hanu Yadav’s “Karmanasha Ki Haar” is a severe indictment of superstition and feudal values, says Diwan Singh Bajeli