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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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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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Self-assembled porous salt crystals for solar-powered crystallization

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04741A, Paper
Jie Yu, Lenan Zhang, Jintong Gao, Wenyu Han, Ruzhu Wang, Zhenyuan Xu
Thermally localized solar evaporation has been recognized as an efficient and suitable pathway for desalination and brine treatment. However, the annoying salt crystallization inside the porous evaporator brings challenges for...
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Five persons held for attempt to murder in Perambur




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T.N. govt. circular declares November 14-20 as Children’s Week

As November 14 is celebrated as National Children’s Day and November 20 as World Children’s Day across the world, the Social Welfare Department requests all Anganwadis in Tamil Nadu to organise events to celebrate the week




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Erode Corporation begins second phase of encroachment removal




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Tiruchi Engagements for November 13, 2024




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DMK functionary ends life in Salem




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HC directive to ensure proper crowd management at Sabarimala

The Bench also allows on an experimental basis parking of cars carrying pilgrims at Chakkupallam-II and Hilltop in a regulated manner




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




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Fee for OP consultation: meeting at Kozhikode MCH on November 21




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Self-attested undertaking sufficient to avail HMWS&SB OTS scheme




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Nutritious meal employees observe fast in three districts




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Thowheed Jamaath members stage demonstration against Bill




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The Hindu webinar on diabetes management to be held on November 13




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Letters to The Editor — November 2, 2024




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On the Draw — November 2, 2024




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India’s disaster management story as a work in progress

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill could be the first step in revamping the architecture and the processes involved




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A step forward in removing caste bias from India’s prisons

While the Supreme Court of India’s striking down of caste-based practices in prisons is significant, the directive to remove caste references from prison records needs reconsideration




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University rankings and academic metrics that raise eyebrows

The 2025 ranking of India’s top research institution and the assessment of other institutions raise questions about the objectivity and the credibility of the agency’s ranking system




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Letters to The Editor — November 4, 2024




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Letters to The Editor — November 5, 2024




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Rising STEM research demands revitalised education

With large sums of money being announced for initiatives such as quantum computing, cybersecurity, or artificial intelligence, it is essential to find students who are skilled; it is a struggle now




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​Solemn promise: On restoring Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir  

There can be no further delay in restoring Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir




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Letters to The Editor — November 6, 2024




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Letters to The Editor — November 7, 2024




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India’s cities, expanding hubs of precarious employment

There have been fundamental shifts in India’s urban workforce and city development, affecting informal workers in particular




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​All or any: On resources and Supreme Court verdict

The state must have enough bandwidth to guard against concentration of resources 




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Letters to The Editor — November 8, 2024




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Are pro-natalist policies the way to address the ageing population problem?




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Letters to The Editor — November 9, 2024




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Letters to The Editor — November 11, 2024




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Letters to The Editor — November 12, 2024




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Maharashtra Assembly polls: A litmus test for Marathas

The Marathas may find it difficult to retain their socio-political domination




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The LAC agreement, the détentes and the questions

A democratically elected government needs to take its citizens into confidence about moves that have deep consequences




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New Editor-in-Chief for Reaction Chemistry & Engineering

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE90011A, Editorial
Dionisios G. Vlachos, Maria Southall, Klavs F. Jensen
Executive Editor Maria Southall welcomes Dionisios Vlachos as the new Editor-in-Chief of Reaction Chemistry & Engineering and pays tribute to the leadership and many contributions of departing inaugural Editor-in-Chief Klavs Jensen.
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Experimental study of CO2 capture from air via steam-assisted temperature-vacuum swing adsorption with a compact kg-scale pilot unit

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,910-924
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00460K, Paper
Open Access
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H. M. Schellevis, D. W. F. Brilman
Reactor design and process performance evaluation.
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Temperature effect on the steric and polar Taft substituent parameter values

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,833-841
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00500C, Paper
Sindi Baco, Marcel Klinksiek, Mélanie Mignot, Christoph Held, Julien Legros, Sébastien Leveneur
We investigate the influence of temperature by re-evaluating the substituent parameters of the Taft equation applied to the esterification of levulinic acid by methanol and ethanol, and the saponification of methyl and ethyl levulinates.
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General synthesis of secondary imines via reductive coupling of carbonyl and nitro compounds employing a reusable cobalt catalyst

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,925-929
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00509G, Paper
Chaochong Zhang, Yurong He, Peng Zhou, Yuandie Ma, Ziliang Yuan, Guoqiang She, Zhe Zheng, Juncheng Hu, Qingqing Jiang, Jason Chun-Ho Lam, Bo Han, Zehui Zhang, Bing Liu
Reusable nitrogen-doped carbon-encapsulated Co nanoparticle catalysts are found robust for the synthesis of secondary imines via the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with NH3 or directly with nitro compounds.
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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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Interaction of SO2 with a Cu–Mn oxide oxygen carrier during chemical looping with oxygen uncoupling

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,888-900
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00498H, Paper
Turna Barua, Bihter Padak
During chemical looping combustion with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) fuel-sulfur species impact the reactivity of Cu–Mn oxide oxygen carrier with CH4. SO2 oxidation to SO3 competes with fuel for available O2 and lowers CH4 conversion.
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From microkinetic model to process: understanding the role of the boron nitride surface and gas phase chemistry in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,795-802
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00600J, Paper
Unni Kurumbail, William P. McDermott, Edgard A. Lebrón-Rodríguez, Ive Hermans
In the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over boron nitride, propylene selectivity is lost due to unselective gas-phase chemistry.
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Biomass-based graphene aerogel for the removal of emerging pollutants from wastewater

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,753-776
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00526G, Review Article
Vijayendra Kumar Tripathi, Manish Shrivastava, Jaya Dwivedi, Raju Kumar Gupta, Lokesh Kumar Jangir, Kumud Malika Tripathi
This review article provides a detailed overview of the synthesis techniques of biomass-based graphene aerogels and highlights the influence of fabrication parameters on the performance of the resulting aerogels for wastewater treatment applications.
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Novel TPMS carbon-based monolithic catalysts by three-dimensional printing for enhancement of nitrobenzene hydrogenation reaction

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00049H, Paper
Haoyang Wang, Haoran Tian, Qi Zhang, Li Zhang
Preparation of periodic curved surface, structured, carbon-based catalysts using a 3D printing method achieved good results in the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline in a packed-bed micro-reactor.
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Photochemical organocatalytic heteroarylation of anilines and secondary alicyclic amines in continuous-flow

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00130C, Paper
Egor N. Boronin, Milena M. Svetlakova, Ilya I. Vorobyov, Yulia B. Malysheva, Yuri V. Polushtaytsev, Sergey N. Mensov, Andrey V. Vorotyntsev, Alexey Yu. Fedorov, Timothy Noël, Alexander V. Nyuchev
Photoorganocatalytic arylation of amines in continuous-flow enables scaling up including decreasing of both reaction time and catalyst loading.
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Hydrogenolysis of furfuryl alcohol over CuCeMgAl mixed metal oxide catalysts derived from layered double hydroxides

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00070F, Paper
Zhihui Wang, Wenbo Li, Xinyao Fu, Chen Zhang, Wei Zhang, Long Huang, Cuiqing Li
LDH-derived CuCeMgAl mixed metal oxide catalysts were synthesized. Ce addition promoted Cu dispersion and improved catalyst basicity, resulting in high activity in furfuryl alcohol hydrogenolysis and high selectivity toward 1,2-pentanediol.
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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
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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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Efficient removal of dibutyl phthalate from aqueous solutions: recent advances in adsorption and oxidation approaches

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00055B, Review Article
Yaqi Wang, Jiawei Wu, Wenju Zhang, Linyun Zhong, Dan Zhang, Siqi Yan, Junyou Shi
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a recognized endocrine-disrupting contaminant, poses substantial environmental challenges due to its persistence, resistance to degradation, and potential for bioaccumulation.
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Bridgestone invests $85 million to boost premium tire production and development in India

Investment to focus on Bridgestone’s Pune and Indore manufacturing plants, with production capacity at the Pune plant set to increase by 1.1 million tires annually by 2029




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India Cements’ Q2 loss widens on falling cement prices despite eased cost pressures

India Cements reports a sharp increase in its net loss to ₹240 crore