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(Global Challenges 12/2023) (全球挑战 12/2023）

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-12-11 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202370073

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Masthead: (Global Challenges 12/2023) 刊头：（全球挑战 12/2023）

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-12-11 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202370074

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Carbon Pricing is not Unjust 碳定价并非不公正

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-12-10 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300089

Kian Mintz-Woo

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Synthesis of N-Doped Graphene Photo-Catalyst for Photo-Assisted Charging of Li-Ion Oxygen Battery 用于锂离子氧电池光辅助充电的 N 掺杂石墨烯光催化剂的合成

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300166

Nilay Kaçar, Ersu Lökçü, Meltem Çayirli, Reşat Can Özden, Sahin Coskun, Cigdem Toparli, İbrahim Çelikyürek, Mustafa Anik

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Ba3(PO4)2 Photocatalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic Application 用于高效光催化应用的 Ba3(PO4)2 光催化剂

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300257

Yassine Naciri, Ayoub Ahdour, Elhassan Benhsina, Mahmoud Adel Hamza, Asmae Bouziani, Abdelghani Hsini, Bahcine Bakiz, Jose Antonio Navío, Mohamed Nawfal Ghazzal

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How to Survive at Point Nemo? Fischer–Tropsch, Artificial Photosynthesis, and Plasma Catalysis for Sustainable Energy at Isolated Habitats 如何在尼莫角生存?费托，人工光合作用和等离子体催化在孤立栖息地的可持续能源

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-12-04 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300086

lgor Levchenko, Shuyan Xu, Oleg Baranov, Kateryna Bazaka

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Preserving Cultural Diversity in Rural Africa Using Renewable Energy 利用可再生能源保护非洲农村文化多样性

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-11-27 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300263

Emil Roduner, Egmont R. Rohwer

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Strawberry Protease as a Laundry Detergent Additive Candidate: Immobilization, Compatibility Study with Detergent Ingredients, and Washing Performance Test 草莓蛋白酶作为一种候选洗衣粉添加剂:固定化、与洗衣粉成分的相容性研究和洗涤性能测试

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-11-24 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300102

Esma Hande Alici, Gulnur Arabaci

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Engineering Oxygen Vacancies in (FeCrCoMnZn)3O4-δ High Entropy Spinel Oxides Through Altering Fabrication Atmosphere for High-Performance Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries 改变制备气氛制备(FeCrCoMnZn)3O4-δ高熵尖晶石氧化物中的氧空位

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-11-24 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300199

Cagla Ozgur, Tuncay Erdil, Uygar Geyikci, Can Okuyucu, Ersu Lokcu, Yunus Eren Kalay, Cigdem Toparli

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A Solar to Chemical Strategy: Green Hydrogen as a Means, Not an End 从太阳能到化学的战略:绿色氢是一种手段，而不是目的

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Global Challenges Pub Date : 2023-11-20 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300185

Gabriel A. A. Diab, Marcos A. R. da Silva, Guilherme F. S. R. Rocha, Luis F. G. Noleto, Andrea Rogolino, João P. de Mesquita, Pablo Jiménez-Calvo, Ivo F. Teixeira

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