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{"title":"Challenges and prospects of synthesizing biomass-derived porous carbon for electrochemical capacitors","authors":"Nonjabulo P.D. Ngidi ,&nbsp;Andrei F. Koekemoer ,&nbsp;Siyabonga S. Ndlela","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101200","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rising global demand for energy, driven by industrial growth and urbanization, has intensified reliance on fossil fuels, leading to environmental issues such as resource depletion and greenhouse gas emissions. In response, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are becoming more prominent, but their intermittent availability necessitates the advancement of efficient energy storage solutions. Electrochemical energy storage systems, particularly electrochemical capacitors (ECs), are ideal for applications in electric vehicles, grid stabilization, and portable electronics. However, their low energy density compared to batteries remains a critical challenge, highlighting the need to explore advanced electrode materials to enhance performance. Among various materials, biomass-derived porous carbon (BDPC) has attracted considerable attention due to its abundant availability, environmental sustainability, high surface area, and adjustable porosity. BDPC, sourced from renewable precursors such as lignin, cellulose, and wood sawdust, exhibits unique structural characteristics that greatly influence its electrochemical performance. The choice of biomass precursor is crucial in determining key properties such as pore size distribution, surface area, and conductivity, all of which directly impact capacitance and overall efficiency of ECs. Despite its potential, BDPC faces several challenges in large-scale production, cost-effectiveness, and maintaining consistent material properties during manufacturing. Optimizing synthesis methods and activation strategies is crucial for enhancing BDPC's energy storage capabilities and advancing its transition from laboratory research to commercial use. This review examines the diverse applications of BDPC in ECs and evaluates its potential for large-scale commercialization. It explores key opportunities and barriers related to performance optimization, market feasibility, and regulatory compliance. Additionally, recent advancements in BDPC materials are discussed, with a focus on their structural characteristics, electrochemical properties, and strategies to enhance their energy storage performance. By analyzing current trends and emerging opportunities, this review provides valuable insights into how BDPC can contribute to increasing demand for high-performance, sustainable energy storage solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145018992","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}

{"title":"New developments and inkjet applications of UV-LED curable inks","authors":"Rafael Assis ,&nbsp;Cyril Conesa ,&nbsp;Emeline Pedoni ,&nbsp;Jacques Lalevée","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101167","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101167","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>UV curable inks have emerged as an ecofriendly promising solution in the last years for several fields including graphic arts, coding, additive manufacturing, robotics, decorative coatings, electronics, tissue engineering, medicines manufacturing and so on. Thanks to its versatility, UV inks can be used in association with a large variety of printing techniques such as direct ink writing (DIW), digital light processing (DLP), digital inkjet printing and so on. This review article provides an extensive state-of-the-art overview of the recent advances in formulation and troubleshooting presented according to their application fields. Special attention is given to inkjet applications and near UV-LED curable inks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145010321","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}

{"title":"Green nanotechnology against toxic cadmium: Mechanisms, progress, and the path to future solutions","authors":"Sangeeta Patil ,&nbsp;Dinesh Kumar Chelike","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101148","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101148","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cadmium (Cd²⁺) contamination remains a critical environmental and public health challenge due to its high mobility, persistence, and severe toxicological effects, including oxidative stress, enzymatic inhibition, and organ bioaccumulation. Nanoadsorbents derived from sustainable resources have emerged as promising candidates for water remediation, offering high efficiency, tunable surface chemistry, and environmental compatibility. Despite significant progress, critical gaps remain unaddressed. In particular, the mechanisms governing regeneration stability of green nano-adsorbents are still poorly understood, which restricts their translation to large-scale applications. Moreover, systematic cross-comparisons of adsorption capacity, selectivity, and stability across material classes are limited, and existing reviews rarely establish a direct link between cadmium’s molecular toxicity mechanisms and adsorbent design strategies. To address these gaps, this review provides a mechanistic synthesis of advances in inorganic-nanoadsorbents including clay minerals, biomass-derived carbons, chitosan, agricultural waste-based nanomaterials, and green-synthesised metal oxide composites and evaluates how physicochemical factors such as surface area, porosity, functional group density, adsorption kinetics, and thermodynamics govern Cd²⁺ binding. A distinctive contribution of this work is the integration of cadmium’s toxicity pathways with the rational design of adsorbents, while also highlighting emerging domains such as biodegradable nanomaterials and AI-assisted material screening. By identifying unresolved challenges in scalability, regeneration, and long-term stability, this review not only deepens mechanistic understanding but also outlines practical technical pathways for developing next-generation, sustainable, and environmentally safe technologies for cadmium remediation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101148"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144988362","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}

{"title":"A comparative study on the effect of various catalysts used in polycarbonate blends","authors":"Aya A.-H. Mourad ,&nbsp;Ameera F. Mohammad ,&nbsp;Al Ameen Hassan ,&nbsp;Nizamudeen Cherupurakal ,&nbsp;Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101134","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101134","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Polycarbonates are a flexible and transparent thermoplastic, have become indispensable in our everyday lives due to its outstanding qualities. This introduction sets the ground for an investigation of catalytic improvements in polycarbonate blends by highlighting their distinctive qualities, benefits over materials like polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and compatibility with other polymers. With exceptional physical and chemical properties, polycarbonates outperform PMMA in terms of heat tolerance and impact resistance. When combined with other polymers, they gain even more value, helping sectors like optical media and safety devices. In order to improve polycarbonate blends, speed up processes, and increase material stability, catalysts are essential. In this work, catalytic reactions in polycarbonate blends with PET, PLA, PBT, PMMA, ABS, LCP and PVC are examined. Understanding these systems enables the development of novel materials with the potential to enhance a variety of industries. In the next years, these catalysts are set to bring about profound changes to many leading industries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144988363","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}

{"title":"Oxygen vacancy-engineered Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXenes for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical residues in aqueous systems: Molecular mechanisms and future directions","authors":"R. Reshma ,&nbsp;C. James ,&nbsp;B.S. Arun Sasi ,&nbsp;Sarah Susan Jolly ,&nbsp;A.R. Twinkle","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101127","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101127","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing prevalence of pharmaceutical contaminants in aquatic environments poses a critical challenge to water safety and ecological health. Among emerging remediation strategies, Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXenes—two-dimensional transition metal carbides—have garnered attention for their unique tunable surface chemistry and photocatalytic activity. This review provides an in-depth analysis of the role of oxygen vacancy engineering in enhancing the photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals. We explore synthetic strategies for inducing oxygen vacancies, their impact on band structure modulation, charge separation, and reactive oxygen species generation, and how these vacancies facilitate pollutant-specific interactions at the molecular level. Comparative analyses with conventional photocatalysts underscore the superior reactivity, selectivity, and scalability potential of Ti₃C₂Tₓ-based systems. Mechanistic insights, drawn from both experimental studies and density functional theory, reveal critical pathways for pollutant degradation. The review concludes with a roadmap outlining future challenges and opportunities, highlighting the promise of AI-guided design and hybrid material architectures in enabling sustainable, precision-targeted water treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144925693","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}

{"title":"Organosolv lignin: A comprehensive review of pretreatment advancements and biorefinery integration","authors":"Mehmet Melikoglu","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101136","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101136","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review synthesizes recent advancements in organosolv technology for the sustainable valorization of lignocellulosic biomass, focusing on optimizing the extraction process, comprehensively characterizing the resulting organosolv lignin (OSL), and exploring its multifaceted valorization. Significant progress in pretreatment encompasses novel solvent systems, reduced reaction severity, and a deeper understanding of delignification mechanisms, enabling efficient biomass fractionation into high-quality cellulose, hemicellulose, and OSL. Advanced characterization has elucidated intricate OSL structure-property relationships, which are crucial for tailoring its diverse applications. OSL is increasingly valorized into a wide array of high-value products, including bio-based chemicals (e.g., phenolic monomers), sustainable polymers, composites, and functional additives leveraging its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Future research directions emphasize process intensification, advanced predictive modeling, expanding high-value pathways, and holistic biorefinery integration. Ultimately, organosolv lignin is poised to become a cornerstone in fostering a circular, sustainable bio-based economy by transforming agricultural and forestry residues into valuable resources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144916526","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}

{"title":"Methodological review of zeolite synthesis from industrial waste and natural clays and the fabrication of hierarchical pore structures","authors":"Abarasi Hart,&nbsp;Joseph Wood","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101113","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101113","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Zeolites are one of the crucial materials with versatile industrial applications ranging from water purification to gas separation and heterogeneous catalysis. Industrial waste and natural clays provide sustainable and low-cost sources of Si and Al for producing synthetic zeolites. However, the microporous structure of the prepared zeolites limits mass transport during the catalysis of macromolecules in fine chemical synthesis, bio-oil and plastic pyrolysis oil upgrading, which necessitates strategic approaches to tailor pore size towards mesopores. This study presents methodological approaches to synthesising zeolites from industrial waste and natural clays, and strategies for fabricating mesopores during synthesis and post-synthesis. In the synthesis of zeolite from industrial waste or natural clays, structural directing agents can be applied and crystallization conditions controlled to create an assembly of zeolite nanocrystals into mesoporous aggregates with hierarchical frameworks and enhanced chemical properties which increases catalytic activity and selectivity. Consequently, the pore structure, acidity and crystallinity of zeolites can be tuned by altering the Si/Al ratio through dealumination and desilication post-synthesis approach. Fabricated hierarchical zeolites with bi/trimodal levels of pore size distribution offer catalytic benefits in fluidised-bed catalytic cracking (FCC) of vacuum gas oil into gasoline and light olefins. Also, hierarchical zeolites exhibit increased conversion in the range of 15–30 %, and enhanced yields of gasoline, propylene, and olefins by 21 %, 16 %, and 25 %, respectively. This review will help guide an understanding of structure–property–function relationships of zeolites, as well as the optimisation of hierarchical zeolites fabrication strategies and link them to catalytic performance to guarantee application-oriented design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144913158","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}

{"title":"Chemo-catalytic recycling of PET waste: Progress and prospects for circular economy and valorization","authors":"Samson Lalhmangaihzuala ,&nbsp;Monjuly Rongpipi ,&nbsp;Khiangte Vanlaldinpuia ,&nbsp;Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101111","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101111","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a non-biodegradable single-use plastic, is emerging as a significant environmental issue. The extensive utilization of PET in packaging, especially for disposable products like beverage bottles and food containers, has led to a growing build-up of its waste in landfills, rivers, and oceans, contaminating the ecosystem and eventually infiltrating the global food chain. The limitation of existing physical degradation methods has spurred interest in chemical recycling as a promising alternative for managing PET waste. Traditional, non-catalytic methods for depolymerizing PET are sluggish, energy-intensive, and require high temperatures and/or pressures. However, recent breakthroughs in material chemistry have led to the introduction of innovative strategies that can significantly enhance PET degradation under relatively mild reaction conditions. This review highlights the most recent advances in the development of efficient catalysts such as biomass-waste, mixed metals, zeolites, metal-organic framework, nanomaterials, organocatalysts, and ionic liquids for the processes of glycolysis, methanolysis, and reductive depolymerization. Each section provided a brief overview of the catalyst preparation, functionality, active sites, and reaction mechanism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144913157","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}

{"title":"Mechanical and physical properties of aluminum and its alloys for electrical conductors: A review","authors":"Pooya Parvizi ,&nbsp;Milad Jalilian ,&nbsp;Pedram Sorouri Mirazizi ,&nbsp;Mohammad Reza Zangeneh ,&nbsp;Alireza Mohammadi Amidi","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101090","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101090","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the mechanical, physical, and thermal properties of aluminum and its alloys utilized in electrical conductors. While aluminum is primarily favored for its high electrical conductivity, lightweight nature, and corrosion resistance, its thermal properties also play a crucial role in its performance in power transmission systems. The review covers the historical evolution and classifications of aluminum conductors, including homogeneous and inhomogeneous types, and highlights key aluminum alloys: the 1xxx, 6xxx, and 8xxx series. It explores various methods for enhancing the mechanical properties of these alloys, such as alloying and grain refinement, and discusses the inherent trade-offs with electrical conductivity. Additionally, the impact of heat treatment processes and the incorporation of alloying elements like vanadium, titanium, and boron on both electrical and mechanical performance is examined. Ultimately, the findings aim to guide the selection of optimal aluminum alloy compositions and manufacturing processes, advancing the efficiency and reliability of aluminum-based conductors in the energy sector.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101090"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144902356","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}

{"title":"Recent advances on metal sulfides as next-generation electrodes for supercapacitor energy storage: A holistic review","authors":"Sonapatel ,&nbsp;Udayabhanu ,&nbsp;K.N. Nandeesh ,&nbsp;K. Prashantha","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101103","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101103","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid advancement of energy storage technologies has underscored the critical need for high-performance electrode materials that combine high energy density, power density, and long cycle life. Transition metal sulfides (TMSs) have emerged as next-generation candidates for electrochemical supercapacitor electrodes due to their unique layered structures, high redox activity, and tunable electronic properties. This comprehensive review highlights recent progress in the synthesis, structural design, and electrochemical performance of metal sulfide-based electrodes, with a focus on their application in supercapacitors. We discuss the classification of metal sulfides based on composition, summarize various synthesis methods, and analyze strategies to overcome inherent drawbacks such as limited conductivity and cycling stability. The review also explores the enhancement of TMS properties through compositing with conductive polymers, carbonaceous materials, MXenes, and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), as well as the role of defect engineering in optimizing electrochemical behavior. Here, we have addressed the current challenges and future perspectives for the scalable production and practical deployment of metal sulfide-based electrodes in advanced energy storage systems, aiming to guide further research and innovation in the field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 101103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895601","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}