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Tuning the Co pre-oxidation process of Co3O4via geometrically reconstructed F–Co–O active sites for boosting acidic water oxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8820-8828
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03982C, Paper
Yi Wang, Pu Guo, Jing Zhou, Bing Bai, Yifan Li, Mingrun Li, Pratteek Das, Xianhong Wu, Linjuan Zhang, Yi Cui, Jianping Xiao, Zhong-Shuai Wu
Optimizing the Co pre-oxidation process of Co3O4 through geometric reconstruction of F−Co−O active sites significantly enhances the performance for acidic water oxidation.
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Self-healing polymer dielectric exhibiting ultrahigh capacitive energy storage performance at 250 °C

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8866-8873
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03705G, Paper
Open Access
Wenhan Xu, Fei Yang, Guodong Zhao, Shixian Zhang, Guanchun Rui, Muchen Zhao, Lingling Liu, Long-Qing Chen, Qing Wang
The Anderson localization effect has been exploited in the design of high-temperature dielectric polymers, resulting in reduced conduction loss and outstanding capacitive energy storage performance over a wide temperature range up to 250 °C.
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Harnessing enhanced lithium-ion storage in self-assembled organic nanowires for batteries and metal-ion supercapacitors

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8874-8884
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02777A, Paper
Open Access
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Ievgen Obraztsov, Rostislav Langer, Jean G. A. Ruthes, Volker Presser, Michal Otyepka, Radek Zbořil, Aristides Bakandritsos
Mesoscale engineering of small organic molecules towards a 3D nanowire network offers a potent toolkit for improved energy storage performance.
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Techno-economic insights and deployment prospects of permanent carbon dioxide sequestration in solid carbonates

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8756-8775
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03166K, Paper
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Andreas Mühlbauer, Dominik Keiner, Christian Breyer
While a rapid defossilisation of the energy system is the highest priority, additional post-fossil CDR for net-negative emissions will be necessary. Routes for mineralisation (in situ-, ex situ mineralisation, enhanced rock weathering) are examined.
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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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High-entropy doping for high-performance zero-cobalt high-nickel layered cathode materials

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05020G, Paper
Jiahui Zhou, Jiehui Hu, Xia Zhou, Zhen Shang, Yue Yang, Shengming Xu
Considering the high price and scarcity of cobalt resource, zero-cobalt, high-nickel layered cathode material (LNM) have been considered as the most promising material for next-generation high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However,...
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Suppressed Surface Lattice Vacancies and Distortion Through Lattice Anchoring for Efficient FAPbI3 Perovskite Quantum Dot Solar Cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04112G, Paper
Mingxu Zhang, Xinyi Mei, Guoliang Wang, Junming Qiu, Zhimei Sun, Xiaoliang Zhang
Formamidinium lead triiodide perovskite quantum dots (FAPbI3 PQDs) exhibit outstanding optoelectronic characteristics for new-generation solar cells. However, the PQD seriously suffers from surface lattice vacancies and lattice distortion, resulting in...
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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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Decoupling Capacity Fade and Voltage Decay of Li-rich Mn-rich Cathodes by Tailoring Surface Reconstruction Pathways

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02329C, Paper
Gukhyun Lim, Min Kyung Cho, Jaewon Choi, Ke-Jin Zhou, Dongki Shin, Seungyun Jeon, Minhyung Kwon, A-Re Jeon, Jinkwan Choi, Seok Su Sohn, Minah Lee, Jihyun Hong
Exploiting oxygen anion redox in Li-/Mn-rich layered oxides (LMR-NMCs) offers the highest capacity among cathode materials for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). However, its long-term utilization is challenging due to continuous voltage...
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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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Bank of America staffer found dead at her residence in Filmnagar




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Zonal arts festivals in Calicut varsity in January




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




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Official inspects preparatory work for construction of new Cauvery bridge




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Credit card scam victim gets back ₹2.91 lakh




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Karnataka High Court stays criminal case against 29-year-old who had printed that ‘voting for Modi would be his marriage gift’ on his wedding card




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More coaching centres for competitive exams to be opened in State, says Higher Education Minister




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Violation of rules causes traffic bottleneck on VOC Road




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Captivating ink and paper

A physical book provides a sensory experience that is way better than that of the electronic version




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A decade of India’s transformative sanitation mission

The sanitation revolution, the Swachh Bharat Mission, is not just India’s achievement but is also a global one




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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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A case of codifying totalitarianism

The Taliban are not the first to turn Islamic liberalism on its head




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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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Make America think again

The country needs to think again —beyond elections and their shores




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In America, surviving the messiah

The election results reveal a slow but potentially tectonic change in what Americans want from their leaders




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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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Caste census data will be made public barring personal info of individuals, says Revanth Reddy

The data from the ongoing caste survey will not only be a road map for welfare and development, but also help the government in taking steps to increase the OBC quota; without accurate data, our goal of increasing reservations for BCs will not be achieved




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Crowd of confusion: On the Maharashtra political scene, polls  

The polls may settle the churn in Maharashtra politics 




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Calling out exploitative labour dynamics on platforms

India’s first nationwide digital strike that was organised by women gig workers is an attempt to mainstream their work issues




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Can India get rich before growing old?

To reap its demographic dividend before it becomes too late, India must create jobs in manufacturing




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​Political meltdown: On the crisis in Germany

Germany seems set for an economic crisis amid political instability




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Counting right: On caste surveys

A caste survey will not automatically mean higher quota for OBCs. 




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Giving shape to India’s carbon credit mechanism

India’s carbon credit mechanism needs to be aligned with international and domestic realities if it is to be effective




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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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TiO2 nanopowder and nanofilm catalysts in the disinfection and mineralization of S. aureus with solar-simulated radiation

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00540B, Paper
Raed Shqier, Ahed Zyoud, Muath H. S. Helal, Heba Nassar, Raed Alkowni, Mohyeddin Assali, Shaher Zyoud, Naser Qamhieh, Abdul Razack Hajamohideen, Shadi Sawalha, Samer H. Zyoud, Hikmat S. Hilal
TiO2 films photo-catalyze S. aureus rupture and mineralization of resulting organic materials.
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Fabrication and evaluation of a flexible antenna device composed of a compatible iron-oxide clay in a PDMS graphene matrix

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,901-909
DOI: 10.1039/D2RE00352J, Paper
Ameen Abdelrahman, Fouad Erchiqui, Mourad Nedil
We create a flexible and robust conductive polymer composite based on iron oxide and a thin film of clay doped with graphene nanoparticles, and test its application as a wearable device for underground workers.
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Dominant role of zeolite in coordination between metal and acid sites on an industrial catalyst for tetralin hydrocracking

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,940-949
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00605K, Paper
Jiayao Qi, Hanqiong Jia, Fei Wang, Hang Gao, Bo Qin, Xinwei Zhang, Jinghong Ma, Yanze Du, Ruifeng Li
An effective approach for upgrading light cycle oil (LCO) is the targeted conversion of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons to valuable monoaromatic hydrocarbons.
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Synthesis of hollow sphere structured TiO2 loaded with Ag2O and its photocatalytic activity

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,861-871
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00473B, Paper
Hejin Liu, Ying Liu, Xueqin Wang, Peng Qiao, Wenyi Wang, Mei Zhang, Yanxiu Liu, Hua Song
Owing to its high stability and catalytic activity, TiO2 has been widely used as a photocatalyst where its photocatalytic performance can be significantly improved by microstructure regulation and semiconductor loading.
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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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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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A robust data analytical method to investigate sequence dependence in flow-based peptide synthesis

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,825-832
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00494E, Paper
Open Access
Bálint Tamás, Pietro Luigi Willi, Héloïse Bürgisser, Nina Hartrampf
A new data analytical method for flow-based peptide synthesis enables robust and quantitative analysis of sequence-dependent difficult couplings.
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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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A safe and new strategy for N-arylation of 2,4-thiazolidinediones via microwave irradiation using base catalyst K2CO3 in DMF

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,842-848
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00641G, Paper
Ragini C. Patil, Nita M. Khiratkar, Sumeer Ahmed, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Aso Hameed Hasan, Malika Berredjem, Sarkar M. A. Kawsar, Ajmal R. Bhat
Green efforts as an alternative to existing conventional methods for providing new tools, knowledge and design of organic synthesis, will contribute to the economy and protecting the environment and health.
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Encapsulation of TixFeyLamOz nanoparticles into NH2-MIL-125(Ti) to fabricate a promising photocatalyst for the C–N coupling reaction

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,849-860
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00457K, Paper
Yahya Absalan, Mohammad Rafsanjani Dehghazi, Reza Samavati, Kambiz Souri, Mostafa Gholizadeh
An array of organic compounds and natural products can be synthesized through carbon–nitrogen coupling reactions.
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Machine-learning assisted optimisation during heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation utilising a static mixer under continuous flow

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,872-882
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00570D, Paper
Open Access
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Thomas M. Kohl, Yan Zuo, Benjamin W. Muir, Christian H. Hornung, Anastasios Polyzos, Yutong Zhu, Xingdong Wang, David L. J. Alexander
Machine-learning assisted optimisation of a continuous photodegradation reaction, using a TiO2 coated catalytic static mixer successfully accounting for catalyst degradation.
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Green synthesis of surfactant-free mesoporous silica with strong hydrophilicity via metal salt modifications for moisture adsorption

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,816-824
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00513E, Paper
Pariyawalee Sangteantong, Kunpirom Chainarong, Waleeporn Donphai, Metta Chareonpanich
In this work, the green synthesis of mesoporous silica (MPS) was carried out using low-cost sodium silicate as a precursor.
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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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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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