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Metal-covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic CO2 reduction: Mini review 光催化CO2还原的金属共价有机框架：综述

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2026.01.002

Shanshan Li, Haihan Yu, Yongfei Wu, Jinghua Yu, Chaomin Gao

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Recent progress in dual-atoms catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction 二氧化碳还原双原子催化剂研究进展

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2026.02.002

Yijia Lv, Farah Rafiq, Xinxin Peng, Ruitong Ma, Zhiyuan Fan, Hao Li, Jin Yong Lee, Mingfei Shao

{"title":"Recent progress in dual-atoms catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction","authors":"Yijia Lv, Farah Rafiq, Xinxin Peng, Ruitong Ma, Zhiyuan Fan, Hao Li, Jin Yong Lee, Mingfei Shao","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid development of industrial civilization has increased the global demand for energy, which is mainly met through the widespread use of fossil fuels, bringing a prosperous lifestyle but also posing severe environmental challenges. Large-scale carbon dioxide emissions are a major factor in the greenhouse effect and energy crisis, posing a threat to ecosystems and global climate stability. The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO<sub>2</sub>RR), powered by renewable energy, offers a potential solution by converting carbon dioxide into high-value chemicals. However, developing efficient catalysts still faces challenges. The limitations of single-atom catalysts (SACs) have driven growing interest in diatomic catalysts, which can overcome the limitations of SACs by increasing metal loading and dual active sites. Despite challenges in synthesis complexity and precise control, diatomic catalysts hold the promise of more efficient and controllable reduction of carbon dioxide. This review systematically summarizes the applications of diatomic catalysts in recent years, providing inspiration for researchers in the synthesis and application of carbon dioxide emission reduction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 133-144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148775808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sn-Doped CuOx with engineered electronic structure for efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO 具有工程化电子结构的掺锡CuOx高效CO2电还原为CO

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.003

Ruiyan Zhang, Congzhe Ren, Cong Yan, Yanshan Gao, Xiaozhe Song, Lei Chen, Xin Liu, Yumeng Zhang, Qinghua Yan, Zhouyang Long, Rong Xue, Chongqing Xu

{"title":"Sn-Doped CuOx with engineered electronic structure for efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO","authors":"Ruiyan Zhang, Congzhe Ren, Cong Yan, Yanshan Gao, Xiaozhe Song, Lei Chen, Xin Liu, Yumeng Zhang, Qinghua Yan, Zhouyang Long, Rong Xue, Chongqing Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cu-based catalysts have attracted considerable attention for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> owing to their potential to produce value-added products. However, achieving high selectivity toward specific products and long-term stability at high current densities still remains challenging over Cu-based catalysts. Herein, highly selective and durable Sn-doped CuO<sub>x</sub> catalysts (R-SnCuO<sub>x</sub>) were synthesized via distributed preparation and <em>in situ</em> reconstruction for reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to CO. At cathodic reduction potentials, Sn doping stabilizes the Cu(I) active center through electronic regulation, thereby enhancing the reduction resistance of R-SnCuO<sub>x</sub>. R-SnCuO<sub>x</sub> with optimized Sn loading of 7.2 wt% achieved a maximum CO Faradaic efficiency around 97.5% and a CO partial current density of 296 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> in a membrane electrode assembly. Furthermore, it still maintained over 90% CO selectivity after 16 h at 150 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>. Mechanistic studies indicate that incorporation of Sn modulates the surface electronic configuration of Cu<sub>2</sub>O, concomitantly lowering the rate-determining step activation energy barrier and intensifying the CO-generation kinetics in CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction. Meanwhile, techno-economic assessment studies on the economic feasibility of the reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to CO indicate that industrial-scale production is achievable by optimizing carbon single-pass conversion and current density. This study provides valuable insights for realizing the industrial application of electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to CO.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 145-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148775809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Corrigendum regarding previously published articles 关于以前发表的文章的更正

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2026.06.002

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Comparative study on sustainable degradation of sulfamethoxazole via peroxymonosulfate activation by different transition metal-doped biochars 不同过渡金属掺杂生物炭在过氧单硫酸盐活化下可持续降解磺胺甲恶唑的比较研究

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.004

Chuanbin Wang, Hailin Tian, Jingnan Tian, Chu Chu, Kunyu Chen, Xiaoyu Wu, Zhichen Ye, Jiafeng Qu, Yanpeng Cai, Qian Tan

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CeO2 nanoislands on LaMnO3 perovskite accelerate lattice oxygen activation for efficient toluene removal LaMnO3钙钛矿上的CeO2纳米岛加速晶格氧活化，有效去除甲苯

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2026.03.002

Weicheng Xu, Hong Wu, Yun Liao, Xueding Jiang, Linghe Song, Chongxiong Duan, Zhang Liu, Chenglong Yu, King Lun Yeung, Daiqi Ye

{"title":"CeO2 nanoislands on LaMnO3 perovskite accelerate lattice oxygen activation for efficient toluene removal","authors":"Weicheng Xu, Hong Wu, Yun Liao, Xueding Jiang, Linghe Song, Chongxiong Duan, Zhang Liu, Chenglong Yu, King Lun Yeung, Daiqi Ye","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of highly stable noble metal-free catalysts is essential for the practical implementation of VOCs catalytic techniques, with recent trends focusing on perovskite materials despite concerns about their low reactivity of surface oxygen species and challenges in regenerating active oxygen sites. In this work, CeO<sub>2</sub> nano-islands were in-situ grown on LaMnO<sub>3</sub> (LMO) to prepare the CeO<sub>2</sub>-LaMnO<sub>3</sub> catalyst (such as LCMO-5). This catalyst exhibits excellent performance in toluene oxidation, with a T<sub>90</sub> of 247 °C. The superior performance stems from unique Ce-O-Mn bridging structures between CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoislands and the LMO matrix. This structure can activate lattice oxygen and promote the activation of gaseous oxygen, achieving a dynamic cycle. DFT calculations reveal the electronic-level mechanism involves accelerated electron transfer at the Ce-O-Mn interface, optimized interfacial electronic structure through upshifted Mn 3d and O 2p band centers approaching the Fermi level, and substantially reduced oxygen vacancy formation energy at interfacial sites from 4.31 eV to 2.34 eV. This work provides fundamental insights into lattice oxygen activation mechanisms in perovskite catalysts and establishes a theoretical framework for designing highly efficient and stable environmental catalytic materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 171-182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148775811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Diffusion-regulated confined interfacial polymerization for precise pore engineering in tight ultrafiltration membranes 用于精密孔工程的超滤膜扩散调节约束界面聚合

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2026.03.001

Rong Xu, Ziyang Guo, Chenxi Li, Weihao Zhang, Jun Li, Na Chang, Haitao Wang

{"title":"Diffusion-regulated confined interfacial polymerization for precise pore engineering in tight ultrafiltration membranes","authors":"Rong Xu, Ziyang Guo, Chenxi Li, Weihao Zhang, Jun Li, Na Chang, Haitao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The selective separation of small organic molecules from high-salinity wastewater remains challenging due to the trade-off between organic rejection and salt permeability in conventional membrane processes. Tight ultrafiltration (TUF) membranes, with tunable pore sizes below 10 nm, provide a promising structural window to overcome this limitation. Herein, a water-phase monomer anchoring-enabled confined interfacial polymerization strategy is proposed for precise pore regulation in TUF membranes. A highly hydrophilic D-sorbitol is employed as the aqueous-phase monomer, whose strong hydrogen-bonding interactions with water retard interfacial diffusion and confine polymerization predominantly within membrane pores, enabling in situ polyester formation and pore-size narrowing. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the diffusion-regulated confinement mechanism. The resulting membrane exhibits an average pore size of 1.69 nm (radius) and achieves a high separation factor of 239.54 for Congo red/NaCl, with rejection efficiencies exceeding 90% for bacitracin and tetracycline hydrochloride. Moreover, it maintains >99.0% CR rejection after 96 h sodium hypochlorite exposure and shows excellent antifouling property, benefiting from the multi-hydroxyl and steric structure of D-sorbitol. This work establishes a diffusion-regulated interfacial polymerization paradigm for high-performance organic-salt separation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 89-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148775970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Revealing the critical factors dominating permanganate activation with surface- and structure-engineered hierarchical porous graphene 揭示高锰酸盐活化的关键因素与表面和结构工程分层多孔石墨烯

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.006

Ying Zhao, Bo Tian, Li Wei, Yi Shen, Lun Lu, Ying Liu, Yang Zhang, Jun Wang

{"title":"Revealing the critical factors dominating permanganate activation with surface- and structure-engineered hierarchical porous graphene","authors":"Ying Zhao, Bo Tian, Li Wei, Yi Shen, Lun Lu, Ying Liu, Yang Zhang, Jun Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Permanganate (PM) oxidation is a promising advanced oxidation process for water purification. Metal-free carbocatalysts can effectively activate PM for water purification, while the active sites and mechanisms, particularly the role of three-dimensional porous structures, remain controversial and unclear. This study fabricates nitrogen-doped graphene aerogels (NGAs) with tailored surface and porous structures to activate PM for para-hydroxybenzoic acid (p-HBA) oxidation. Two distinct activation pathways are identified: Hydrothermal NGA with abundant oxygen-containing groups primarily decomposes PM to manganese dioxide (MnO<sub>2</sub>), which subsequently acts as the co-catalyst to activate PM via an indirect electron transfer pathway (ETP). In contrast, pyrolyzed NGA900 with higher specific surface area (SSA) and conductivity mainly serves as an electron shuttle to mediate direct ETP from p-HBA to PM. Furthermore, the hierarchical porous structure is crucial for providing mass transfer channels and anchoring sites for nascent MnO<sub>2</sub>, preventing active site blockage and ensuring excellent reusability and adaptability across a wide pH range and common water constituents. This work reveals the critical factors in PM activation by engineered carbocatalysts, highlighting the significance of porous structure engineering alongside surface chemistry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 183-192"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148775812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Recent advances in semiconductor-based solar evaporator: Mechanisms, designs, and water-energy applications 半导体太阳能蒸发器的最新进展：机制、设计和水能应用

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.005

Chenzhe Wang, Shengyang Zheng, Yubin Zhang, Chenchang Liu, Chang Liu, Xiaofeng Fang, Lijun Meng, Manhong Huang

{"title":"Recent advances in semiconductor-based solar evaporator: Mechanisms, designs, and water-energy applications","authors":"Chenzhe Wang, Shengyang Zheng, Yubin Zhang, Chenchang Liu, Chang Liu, Xiaofeng Fang, Lijun Meng, Manhong Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.efmat.2026.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Efficient application of solar energy offers a promising strategy to address water scarcity and the global energy crisis. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) can realize localized photothermal conversion, which enhances energy harvesting efficiency. Semiconductor-based photothermal materials are ideal candidates for the advanced SDIE systems, providing advantages such as excellent thermal stability and tunable bandgap structures. However, the fundamental mechanisms, the key factors, and the applications in the water-energy nexus have not been sufficiently summarized. This review systematically presents the recent advances in semiconductor-based solar evaporators. The photothermal conversion mechanisms were elucidated and compared with those of conventional photothermal materials. Additionally, the design strategies for semiconductor-based evaporators were comprehensively summarized. Based on the analysis of the structure, composition, and wettability of semiconductor-based solar evaporators, the influences of the physicochemical properties on the light absorption, water evaporation rate, and photothermal conversion efficiency were revealed. The practical applications of semiconductor-based evaporators at the water-energy nexus, including desalination, hydrogen production, electricity generation, contaminant removal, and lithium extraction, were discussed. Finally, a detailed outlook on the challenges and future research directions was provided to enhance the solar evaporator performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 99-120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148776343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exciton engineering in organic photocatalysis: mechanisms and applications 有机光催化中的激子工程：机理与应用

Environmental Functional Materials Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.efmat.2025.12.002

Weiguang Wang , Shuai Gao , Jufang He, Jiahao Cui, Haodong Ji

{"title":"Exciton engineering in organic photocatalysis: mechanisms and applications","authors":"Weiguang Wang , Shuai Gao , Jufang He, Jiahao Cui, Haodong Ji","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2025.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.efmat.2025.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Organic photocatalysts, with tunable structures, abundant resources, and adjustable bandgaps, serve as versatile platforms for solar energy conversion, synthesis, and environmental remediation. To date, numerous organic photocatalysts have been developed as ideal models for studying photophysical processes and excited states. However, a comprehensive understanding of exciton dynamics, intersystem crossing, and their correlation and pathway with photocatalytic activity in these organic systems remains elusive, warranting further investigation and analysis. In particular, processes involving triplet excitons, such as room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), have not been fully utilized or studied in organic photocatalysis. Here, this review is provided on the advancements in exciton mechanisms for enhancing pure organic photocatalysis, focusing on how molecular design influences exciton behavior and the contribution of excitons to photocatalytic processes and performance under different luminescence mechanisms. Unlike traditional bandgap engineering, which primarily enhances photocatalytic performance by adjusting semiconductor bandgaps and carrier generation, the “exciton regulation” highlighted in this review focuses on prolonging exciton lifetime and improving utilization efficiency. This approach enables precise control over photocatalytic reaction pathways and selectivity. Beyond the basic information, challenges and opportunities are identified, and innovative strategies for designing organic photocatalysts through exciton regulation are proposed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"5 1","pages":"Pages 43-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147755768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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