Encapsulated metal nanoparticles for catalysis

C Gao, F Lyu, Y Yin - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal nanoparticles have drawn great attention in heterogeneous catalysis. One challenge
is that they are easily deactivated by migration-coalescence during the catalysis process …

Carbon-based catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

Y Chen, J Wei, MS Duyar, VV Ordomsky… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is an essential approach to convert coal, biomass, and
shale gas into fuels and chemicals, such as lower olefins, gasoline, diesel, and so on. In …

Exceptional electrochemical HER performance with enhanced electron transfer between Ru nanoparticles and single atoms dispersed on a carbon substrate

P Su, W Pei, X Wang, Y Ma, Q Jiang… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Precisely regulating the electronic structures of metal active species is highly desirable for
electrocatalysis. However, carbon with inert surface provide weak metal–support interaction …

Molecular Level Modulation of Anthraquinone‐containing Resorcinol‐formaldehyde Resin Photocatalysts for H2O2 Production with Exceeding 1.2 % Efficiency

C Zhao, X Wang, Y Yin, W Tian, G Zeng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Designing polymeric photocatalysts at the molecular level to modulate the photogenerated
charge behavior is a promising and challenging strategy for efficient hydrogen peroxide …

Rechargeable Na/Cl2 and Li/Cl2 batteries

G Zhu, X Tian, HC Tai, YY Li, J Li, H Sun, P Liang… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used in applications ranging from electric vehicles to
wearable devices. Before the invention of secondary LIBs, the primary lithium-thionyl …

Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into Fuels and Value-Added Products

V Kumaravel, J Bartlett, SC Pillai - ACS Energy Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels and value-added products is one of the
most significant inventions to address the global warming and energy needs …

From plant phenols to novel bio-based polymers

C Zhang, J Xue, X Yang, Y Ke, R Ou, Y Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Replacing petroleum-based products with inexpensive, biorenewable, natural materials is
important for sustainable development and will have a significant impact on the polymer …

Resorcinol–formaldehyde resins as metal-free semiconductor photocatalysts for solar-to-hydrogen peroxide energy conversion

Y Shiraishi, T Takii, T Hagi, S Mori, Y Kofuji… - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
Artificial photosynthesis is a critical challenge in moving towards a sustainable energy
future. Photocatalytic generation of hydrogen peroxide from water and dioxygen (H2O+ 1 2 …

Design of Single-Atom Co–N5 Catalytic Site: A Robust Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity and Remarkable Stability

Y Pan, R Lin, Y Chen, S Liu, W Zhu, X Cao… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We develop an N-coordination strategy to design a robust CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR)
electrocatalyst with atomically dispersed Co–N5 site anchored on polymer-derived hollow N …

Concave engineering of hollow carbon spheres toward advanced anode material for sodium/potassium‐ion batteries

Y Chen, X Shi, B Lu, J Zhou - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Concave carbon spheres have attracted enormous interest due to their unique
physicochemical properties. However, the precise synthetic methodology is still scarce …