Covalent organic frameworks towards photocatalytic applications: Design principles, achievements, and opportunities

S Liu, M Wang, Y He, Q Cheng, T Qian… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a subclass of porous framework materials, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) feature
permanent porosity, long-range order, and rigid backbones, and offer an important material …

Metal sulfide-based Z-scheme heterojunctions in photocatalytic removal of contaminants, H2 evolution and CO2 reduction: Current status and future perspectives

F Deng, J Peng, X Li, X Luo, P Ganguly… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal sulfides are promising photocatalysts in virtue of inherent photoelectric properties and
wide light absorption range. However, metal sulfides are usually subjected to …

[HTML][HTML] The role of wastewater treatment in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and sustainability guideline

K Obaideen, N Shehata, ET Sayed, MA Abdelkareem… - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
The world is currently striving to achieve the globally adopted sustainable development
goals (SDGs). Exploring the role of technology in achieving the SDGs is critical for the …

Bioinspired dynamic antifouling of oil‐water separation membrane by bubble‐mediated shape morphing

H Li, J Zhang, S Gan, X Liu, L Zhu, F Xia… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oil–water separation membranes easily fail to oil foulants with low surface energy and high
viscosity, which severely limits these membranes' applications in treating oily wastewater …

Metal–organic framework derivatives for promoted capacitive deionization of oxygenated saline water

X Xu, M Eguchi, Y Asakura, L Pan… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Capacitive deionization (CDI) using porous materials is a sustainable method for providing
affordable freshwater, but the low salt adsorption capacity and poor cycling stability of …

[HTML][HTML] More from less: improving solar steam generation by selectively removing a portion of evaporation surface

T Gao, Y Wang, X Wu, P Wu, X Yang, Q Li, Z Zhang… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Using minimal photothermal material to achieve maximum evaporation rate is extremely
important for practical applications of interfacial solar evaporation technology. In this work …

Versatile self-assembled electrospun micropyramid arrays for high-performance on-skin devices with minimal sensory interference

JH Zhang, Z Li, J Xu, J Li, K Yan, W Cheng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
On-skin devices that show both high performance and imperceptibility are desired for
physiological information detection, individual protection, and bioenergy conversion with …

Design and performance boost of a MOF-functionalized-wood solar evaporator through tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions

Y Lu, D Fan, Z Shen, H Zhang, H Xu, X Yang - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar evaporation technology is recognized as one of the most promising
strategies to address freshwater scarcity issues. To realize the sustainability of this …

Three-dimensional charge transfer pathway in close-packed nickel hexacyanoferrate− on− MXene nano-stacking for high-performance capacitive deionization

Z Chen, Z Ding, Y Chen, X Xu, Y Liu, T Lu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prussian blue analogues (PBAs), as a kind of metal–organic framework–like materials, has
attracted great attention in capacitive deionization (CDI) field due to excellent redox activity …

Bioinspired Aerogel with Vertically Ordered Channels and Low Water Evaporation Enthalpy for High‐Efficiency Salt‐Rejecting Solar Seawater Desalination and …

ZY Wang, YJ Zhu, YQ Chen, HP Yu, ZC Xiong - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar energy‐driven water evaporation is a promising sustainable strategy to purify
seawater and contaminated water. However, developing solar evaporators with high water …