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A Review of Grain Boundaries: Formation Mechanism, Synthesis Strategy, and Application in Electrocatalysis

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
An overview of grain boundary engineering in the field of electrocatalysis. ABSTRACT Key electrocatalytic reactions such as HER, OER, ORR, CO2RR, and NRR offer promising routes for storing renewable energy as chemical fuels. However, their widespread application is constrained due to the lack of highly active and stable catalysts. Grain boundaries (GBs)
Jingyu Gao, Fengming Zhou, Xinying Li, Ying Deng, Zexing Wu, Siyuan Feng, Yujing Zhu, Dan Zhang, Zhenyu Xiao   +8 more
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Circular and Bio‐Sourced Polymers for Energy Applications: Natural Feedstocks, Recycling, and Upcycling Routes

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review provides a critical comparative analysis of circular and bio‐sourced polymers for energy storage, systematically evaluating natural feedstocks alongside recycling and upcycling strategies for battery components. Key structure–property–performance relationships and inherent trade‐offs between sustainability metrics and electrochemical ...
Priyank Sinha, Amul Jain, Koushik Mahata, Sanjib Banerjee   +3 more
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Lithium Metal Anode Fabrication: Methods, Challenges, and Strategies

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of four representative fabrication techniques for thin lithium metal anodes: extrusion, molten lithium infusion, electroplating, and physical vapor deposition (PVD). ABSTRACT The pursuit of ultra‐high energy‐dense lithium‐metal batteries (LMBs) has reignited the drive to fabricate ultrathin high‐quality lithium metal anodes. This
Ji Hyun Baek, Mi Ji Kang, Ho Won Jang
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Developing a Suitable Anion Exchange Layer Structure for Pure–Water Fed Bipolar Membrane CO2 Electrolysis

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A porous anion exchange layer (AEL) is implemented in a forward‐biased bipolar membrane CO2 electrolyzer to suppress carbonate crossover, support CO2 regeneration and maintain cathode alkalinity. Two fabrication strategies are compared—deposition on a silver gas diffusion electrode (GDE) or on the CEM—showing that a porous AEL‐coated GDE provides the ...
Henning Lorenz, Nico Roubicek, Simon Thiele, Chuyen van Pham   +3 more
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Anode/Electrolyte Interfacial Engineering Toward Sustainable and Practical Solid‐State Metal‐Sulfur Batteries: A Prospective Review

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Coordinated engineering of the anode, electrolyte, and interface underpins the rational design of next‐generation solid‐state metal‐sulfur batteries. Solid‐state metal‐sulfur batteries are emerging as a transformative energy storage platform with the potential to overcome the fundamental limitations of conventional flooded cells, particularly ...
Ziyu Feng, Hong Zhang, Peng Wang, Ke Lu, Fei Du   +4 more
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Advances in Design Strategy and Mechanism Insights for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Multilevel Site Engineering and Structure–Activity Relationship

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This review is about material design based on engineering multilevel sites from theoretical calculation and synthetic routes to mechanism, structure–activity relationship, challenges and perspectives for boosting hydrogen production in alkaline electrolyte. Electrolytic water splitting is a clean, carbon‐free method for producing green hydrogen and has
Ke Zhang, Hongying Luo, Yudong Du, Kehao Yu, Huayu Wu, Shimin Chai, Yanyan Liu, Yongfeng Wang, Jianchun Jiang, Baojun Li   +9 more
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Advances in Sulfur Cathodes for High‐Energy All‐Solid‐State Lithium Batteries With Sulfide Solid Electrolytes

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the key optimization strategies and challenges for all‐solid‐state lithium–sulfur batteries based on sulfide solid‐state electrolytes, covering electrolyte synthesis, cathode design, interface engineering, and industrialization considerations.
Yongsheng Gao, Hui Shao, Yuan Li, Baojuan Xi, Shenglin Xiong, Jinkui Feng   +5 more
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Sustainable Iron Catalysis for Chemodivergent Oxidation of Lignin‐Based Vanillyl Alcohol: Selective Access to Vanillin and Vanillic Acid

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, EarlyView.
Green reaction media enable chemodivergent oxidation of vanillyl alcohol, selectively affording vanillin or its fully oxidized counterpart, vanillic acid. The use of an earth‐abundant, inexpensive, and nontoxic iron catalyst for the transformation of lignin‐derived alcohol to fine chemicals underscores the sustainability of the process. A low E‐factor (
Rasmiranjan Hota, Chinmaya Kumar Meher, Bidraha Bagh   +2 more
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Optimization of Lithium‐Mediated Nitrogen Reduction via Electrolyte Engineering

Exploration, EarlyView.
Ammonia production today relies on the energy‐demanding Haber–Bosch process. By optimizing lithium‐mediated nitrogen reduction through electrolyte engineering, this work outlines strategies to make ammonia synthesis cleaner, more efficient, and more sustainable.
Xiyang Cai, Kaixiang Wang, Ruilin Wang, Liuxuan Luo, Shuiyun Shen, Guanghua Wei, Zhichuan J. Xu, Junliang Zhang   +7 more
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Rational design of Ni‐based catalysts for methane dry reforming: Recent advances and future perspectives

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Addressing the challenges inherent in dry reforming of methane (DRM), this paper focuses on the structural design and performance optimization of Ni‐based catalysts. The modulation strategies for DRM are systematically reviewed across four dimensions: the micromorphology of active metals, metal‐support interactions, electronic modifications by ...
Bowei Cao, Junlei Zhang, Wanglei Wang
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