Advances in polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs)-based materials for membrane, environmental, catalysis, sensing and energy applications

F Topuz, MH Abdellah, PM Budd… - Polymer Reviews, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs), with an interconnected microporous network, high
surface area, and structural diversity, have attracted great interest in developing diverse …

Harnessing the high interfacial electric fields on water microdroplets to accelerate Menshutkin reactions

Z Song, C Liang, K Gong, S Zhao, X Yuan… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Even though it is still an emerging field, the application of a high external electric field (EEF)
as a green and efficient catalyst in synthetic chemistry has recently received significant …

Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) for catalysis: a perspective

AR Antonangelo, N Hawkins, M Carta - Current Opinion in Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal and metal-free PIMs have been used in a variety of catalytic reactions, acting as the
catalyst itself or aiding in the process. Their characteristic features, such as high porosity …

Highly efficient removal and detoxification of phenolic compounds using persulfate activated by MnOx@ OMC: Synergistic mechanism and kinetic analysis

PC Guo, HB Qiu, CW Yang, X Zhang, XY Shao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Persulfate-based advanced oxidation technology exhibits great potential for hazardous
organic pollutant removal from wastewater. Acceleration of pollutant degradation needs to …

Template-Free Synthesis of Mesoporous β-MnO2 Nanoparticles: Structure, Formation Mechanism, and Catalytic Properties

Y Yamaguchi, R Aono, E Hayashi… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Mesoporous β-MnO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by a template-free low-temperature
crystallization of Mn4+ precursors (low-crystallinity layer-type Mn4+ oxide, c-distorted H+ …

PoreMS: a software tool for generating silica pore models with user-defined surface functionalisation and pore dimensions

H Kraus, J Rybka, A Höltzel, N Trebel… - Molecular …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mass transport under confinement is at the heart of all processes employing functionalised
mesoporous silica materials, such as liquid chromatography, heterogeneous catalysis, and …

Mechanisms and intermediates in the true liquid crystal templating synthesis of mesoporous silica materials

JR Bruckner, J Bauhof, J Gebhardt… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mesoporous silica materials (MSMs) produced by true liquid crystal templating (TLCT) are
often considered as direct inverted replicas of the initial lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) phase …

Silica particles convert thiol-containing molecules to disulfides

Y Li, KW Kolasinski, RN Zare - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Synthetic amorphous silica is a common food additive and a popular cosmetic ingredient.
Mesoporous silica particles are also widely studied for their potential use in drug delivery …

Reaction Kinetics and Microenvironments between Alkylimidazole and Methylthiocyanate for the Synthesis of Ionic Liquids

W Zheng, F Zhang, F Yang, W Sun… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The alkyl chain length of the alkylimidazole nucleophile plays an important role in the
reaction and microenvironment behaviors for the synthesis of imidazolium-based ionic …

[HTML][HTML] In situ amination of anion conducting solid polymer electrolyte membranes

PN Shah, H Park, HM Tee, C Dietrich, PA Kohl - Materials Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen is a viable option for storage and on-spot generation of energy. Alkaline
electrolyzers and fuel cells have several advantages over acidic counterparts such as …