Recent advances in the oxidative esterification of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to furan-2, 5-dimethylcarboxylate

D Zhao, T Su, C Len, R Luque, Z Yang - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as an important versatile compound derived from renewable
biomass has gained great significance in both industry and academia. The oxidative …

Hydrogen bond‐functionalized massive solvation modules stabilizing bilateral interfaces

W Chen, S Guo, L Qin, L Li, X Cao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although mild aqueous electrolytes endow zinc‐ion batteries with intrinsic security
surpassing that of lithium‐ion batteries, whether irreversible zinc deposition and related …

[HTML][HTML] Structural materials with afterglow room temperature phosphorescence activated by lignin oxidation

K Wan, B Tian, Y Zhai, Y Liu, H Wang, S Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable afterglow room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials, especially
afterglow RTP structural materials, are crucial but remain difficult to achieve. Here, an …

[HTML][HTML] Microenvironment engineering of supported metal nanoparticles for chemoselective hydrogenation

M Wang, Q Yang - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Selective hydrogenation with supported metal catalysts widely used in the production of fine
chemicals and pharmaceuticals often faces a trade-off between activity and selectivity …

Hydroxylation strategy unlocking multi-redox reaction of manganese hexacyanoferrate for aqueous zinc-ion battery

Y Tan, H Yang, C Miao, Y Zhang, D Chen, G Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prussian blue analogues (PBAs), as one of the most promising cathodes due to their open
framework and high working voltage (∼ 1.75 V vs Zn/Zn 2+) for rechargeable aqueous zinc …

Catalytic activation of molecular oxygen toward producing hydroxyl radicals controllably for highly selective oxidation of hydroxyl compounds under mild conditions

X Liu, H Ma, M Zhang, P Che, Y Luo, S Zhang… - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydroxyl radicals (OH•), as one of the most highly oxidizing oxidants, are difficult to utilize in
chemical synthesis since they usually cause unavoidable oxidative damage with CO2 …

Novel amino acid ionic liquids prepared via one‐step lactam hydrolysis for the highly efficient capture of CO2

S Wen, T Wang, X Zhang, W Xu, X Hu, Y Wu - AIChE Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This article proposes for the first time the preparation of a series of amino acid ionic liquids
(AAILs) via one‐step hydrolysis of cheap lactams for the capture of CO2. The structures of …

[PDF][PDF] Electrolyte regulation strategies for improving the electrochemical performance of aqueous zinc-ion battery cathodes

Y Qi, Y Xia - ACTA PHYSICO-CHIMICA SINICA, 2023 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
The ever-worsening world-wide energy crisis and environmental issues are encouraging the
development of green and renewable energy. Thus, rechargeable batteries are being …

Selective and effective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by tuning the intermediates adsorption on Co-Cu-CNx

T Jing, S Yang, Y Feng, T Li, Y Zuo, D Rao - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
Co-based catalysts are promising alternatives to precious metals for the selective and
effective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to the higher value-added 2, 5 …

Control in Local Coordination Environment Boosting Activating Molecular Oxygen with an Atomically Dispersed Binary Mn–Co Catalyst

M Zhang, H Ma, X Liu, S Zhang, Y Luo… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Activation of molecular oxygen plays a crucial role in natural organisms and the modern
chemical industry. Herein, we report a Mn–Co dual-single-atom catalyst that exerts a specific …