{"title":"Outside Back Cover","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S2772-4433(22)00015-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2772-4433(22)00015-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"1 1","pages":"Page CO4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772443322000150/pdfft?md5=8735ca643bea1b5a1aff152fd38cde60&pid=1-s2.0-S2772443322000150-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92145126","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}
Fu Ding , Tao Ming , Hanyan Zhang , Yu Gao , Valerian Dragutan , Yaguang Sun , Ileana Dragutan , Zhenhe Xu
{"title":"Plasmonic Ag nanoparticles decorated g-C3N4 for enhanced visible-light driven photocatalytic degradation and H2 production","authors":"Fu Ding , Tao Ming , Hanyan Zhang , Yu Gao , Valerian Dragutan , Yaguang Sun , Ileana Dragutan , Zhenhe Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2021.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2021.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The plasmonic Ag nanoparticles (NPs) loaded g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> photocatalysts (Ag/C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) were successfully prepared via a conventional procedure. The fully characterized Ag/C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> photocatalysts exhibited excellent stability and greatly enhanced visible light-driven photocatalytic performance both in the degradation of methyl orange (MO) and H<sub>2</sub> evolution from water splitting. The 1.0 wt% Ag/C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> allowed the highest reaction rate of 0.0294 min<sup>−1</sup> to be obtained in the MO degradation, which is about 2.3 times higher than the reaction rate of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> alone of 0.0129 min<sup>−1</sup>. Furthermore, the optimum H<sub>2</sub> evolution and the k value attained 20 µmol and 1.573 h<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, after 12 h of visible light irradiation. The surface plasmon resonance effect of Ag NPs and the charge transfer between the two components of the photocatalyst, strongly promote generation of photoinduced charge carriers while suppressing their recombination. These factors are held responsible for the enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance of Ag/C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>. Our methodology will provide guidance for the design and synthesis of plasmon-enhanced visible light photocatalysts derived from Ag NPs and g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> and their applications in environmental remediation and green energy development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772443321000040/pdfft?md5=77c55a72ad698e391536c54301bf3802&pid=1-s2.0-S2772443321000040-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86949922","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}
Yong Jin , Shanying Hu , Zhenye Zhang , Bing Zhu , Dingrong Bai
{"title":"The path to carbon neutrality in China: A paradigm shift in fossil resource utilization","authors":"Yong Jin , Shanying Hu , Zhenye Zhang , Bing Zhu , Dingrong Bai","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2022.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2022.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Paris Agreement has set the goal of carbon neutrality to cope with global climate change. China has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, which will strategically change everything in our society. As the main source of carbon emissions, the consumption of fossil energy is the most profoundly affected by carbon neutrality. This work presents an analysis of how China can achieve its goal of carbon neutrality based on its status of fossil energy utilization. The significance of transforming fossils from energy to resource utilization in the future is addressed, while the development direction and key technologies are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 129-135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772443322000034/pdfft?md5=0bad99bc67aafe0229fa8226382760a3&pid=1-s2.0-S2772443322000034-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87060696","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}
Mingzhe Dong , Houjian Gong , Qian Sang , Xinyi Zhao , Chaofan Zhu
{"title":"Review of CO2-kerogen interaction and its effects on enhanced oil recovery and carbon sequestration in shale oil reservoirs","authors":"Mingzhe Dong , Houjian Gong , Qian Sang , Xinyi Zhao , Chaofan Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2022.01.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2022.01.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Shale oil resources have proven to be quickly producible in large quantities and have recently revolutionized the oil and gas industry. The oil content in a shale oil formation includes free oil contained in pores and trapped oil in the organic material called kerogen. The latter can represent a significant portion of the total oil and yet production of shale oil currently targets only the free oil rather than the trapped oil in kerogen. Shale oil reservoirs also have a substantial capacity to store CO<sub>2</sub> by dissolving it in kerogen. In this paper, recent progress in the research of CO<sub>2</sub>-kerogen interaction and its applications in CO<sub>2</sub> enhanced oil recovery and carbon sequestration in shale oil reservoirs are reviewed. The relevant topics reviewed for this relatively new area include characterization of organic matter, supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> extraction of oil in shale, experimental and simulation study of CO<sub>2</sub>-hydrocarbons counter-current diffusion in organic matter, recovery of oil in kerogen during CO<sub>2</sub> huff ‘n’ puff process, and changes in microstructure of shale caused by CO<sub>2</sub>-kerogen interaction. The results presented in this paper show that at reservoir conditions, supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> can spontaneously replace the hydrocarbons from the organic matter of shale formations. This mass transfer process is the key to releasing organic oil saturation and maximizing the capacity of carbon storage of a shale oil reservoir. It also presents a concern of the structure change of organic materials for long term CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration with shale or mudstone as the sealing rocks.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 93-113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277244332200006X/pdfft?md5=6b9e140ce9b7c60715b640ab6e49fc15&pid=1-s2.0-S277244332200006X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73294603","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}
{"title":"Catalytic conversion of bioethanol to value-added chemicals and fuels: A review","authors":"Huan Xiang , Ruojia Xin , Natthawan Prasongthum , Paweesuda Natewong , Tawan Sooknoi , Jiawei Wang , Prasert Reubroycharoen , Xiaolei Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2021.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2021.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bioethanol produced <em>via</em> valorisation of renewable biomass is of great interest to many industries. The increased availability and decreased cost of bioethanol make it a promising platform molecule to produce a wide range of value-added chemicals and fuels <em>via</em> the catalytic conversions. This paper provides a comprehensive review of catalytic conversions of bioethanol to a variety of chemicals/fuels such as hydrogen, C<sub>2</sub>–C<sub>4</sub> olefins, gasoline and small oxygenates. Specifically, the focus was placed on the relationship between the catalyst property (such as pore structure, acidity, active metal sites, and catalyst supports) and the catalytic performance (including catalyst activity and stability), as well as the reaction mechanisms involved. Future research avenues on the catalyst design for improving catalytic valorisation of bioethanol are also discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 47-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772443321000027/pdfft?md5=66d706bd98e5fa4aafc091b03847592c&pid=1-s2.0-S2772443321000027-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79114793","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}
Nadia Gholampour, C. Ezugwu, Shima Rahmdele, Ali Ghanadzadeh Gilanie, F. Verpoort
{"title":"Adsorptive removal and catalytic performance of metal-organic frameworks containing mixed azolium-bipyridine ligand","authors":"Nadia Gholampour, C. Ezugwu, Shima Rahmdele, Ali Ghanadzadeh Gilanie, F. Verpoort","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2022.07.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2022.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"141 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75478531","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}