{"title":"Superhydrophobic ceramic membrane coupled with a biphasic solvent for efficient CO2 capture","authors":"Kaili Xue, Zhen Chen, Xiaona Wu, Heng Zhang, Haiping Chen, Junhua Li","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.010","url":null,"abstract":"An innovative strategy was proposed by integration of membrane contactor (MC) with biphasic solvent for efficient CO capture from flue gas. The accessible fly ash-based ceramic membrane (CM) underwent hydrophobic modification through silane grafting, followed by fluoroalkylsilane decoration, to prepare the superhydrophobic membrane (CSCM). The CSCM significantly improved resistance to wetting by the biphasic solvent, consisting of amine (DETA) and sulfolane (TMS). Morphological characterizations and chemical analysis revealed the notable enhancements in pore structure and hydrophobic chemical groups for the modified membrane. Predictions of wetting/bubbling behavior based on static wetting theory referred the liquid entry pressure (LEP) of CSCM increased by 20 kPa compared to pristine CM. Compared with traditional amine solvents, the biphasic solvent presented the expected phase separation. Performance experiments demonstrated that the CO capture efficiency of the biphasic solvent increased by 7%, and the electrical energy required for desorption decreased by 32%. The 60-h continuous testing and supplemental characterization of used membrane confirmed the excellent adaptability and durability of the CSCMs. This study provides a potential approach for accessing hydrophobic ceramic membranes and biphasic solvents for industrial CO capture.","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141935020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solar-assisted two-stage catalytic membrane reactor for coupling CO2 splitting with methane oxidation reaction","authors":"Jinkun Tan, Zhenbin Gu, Zhengkun Liu, Pei Wang, Reinout Meijboom, Guangru Zhang, Wanqin Jin","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"A two-stage catalytic membrane reactor (CMR) that couples CO splitting with methane oxidation reactions was constructed based on an oxygen-permeable perovskite asymmetric membrane. The asymmetric membrane comprises a dense SrFeTaO (SFT) separation layer and a porous Sr(FeTa)CuO (SFTC) catalytic layer. In the first stage reactor, a CO splitting reaction (CDS: 2CO→2CO+O) occurs at the SFTC catalytic layer. Subsequently, the O product is selectively extracted through the SFT separation layer to the permeated side for the methane combustion reaction (MCR), which provides an extremely low oxygen partial pressure to enhance the oxygen extraction. In the second stage, a Sr(FeTa)NiO (SFTN) catalyst is employed to reform the products derived from MCR. The two-stage CMR design results in a remarkable 35.4% CO conversion for CDS at 900 °C. The two-stage CMR was extended to a hollow fiber configuration combining with solar irradiation. The solar-assisted two-stage CMR can operate stably for over 50 hours with a high hydrogen yield of 18.1 mL min cm. These results provide a novel strategy for reducing CO emissions, suggesting potential avenues for the design of the high-performance CMRs and catalysts based on perovskite oxides in the future.","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"134 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141779681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Boosting electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO using molecule-regulated Ag nanoparticle in ionic liquids","authors":"Fangfang Li, Kuilin Peng, Chongyang Jiang, Shaojuan Zeng, Xiangping Zhang, Xiaoyan Ji","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"Electrochemical reduction of CO is a promising approach to convert CO to high-valued chemicals and fuels. However, developing efficient electrocatalysts featuring desirable activity and selectivity is still a big challenge. In this work, a strategy of introducing functionalized molecules with desirable CO affinity to regulate Ag catalyst for promoting electrochemical reduction of CO was proposed. Specifically, 3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole was introduced onto the Ag nanoparticle (Ag-m-Triz) for the first time to achieve selectively converting CO to carbon monoxide (CO). This Ag-m-Triz exhibits excellent performance for CO reduction with a high CO Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 99.2% and CO partial current density of 85.0 mA cm at −2.3 V vs. Ag/Ag in H-cell when combined with the ionic liquid-based electrolyte, 30 wt% 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([Bmim][PF])-65 wt% acetonitrile (AcN)-5 wt% HO, which is 2.5-fold higher than the current density in Ag-powder under the same condition. Mechanism studies confirm that the significantly improved performance of Ag-m-Triz originates from (i) the stronger adsorption ability of CO molecule and (ii) the weaker binding energy to form the COOH∗ intermediate on the surface of Ag-m-Triz compared with the Ag-powder catalyst, which boosts the conversion of CO to CO. This research provides a facile way to regulate electrocatalysts for efficient CO reduction by introducing functionalized molecules.","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"414 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141779730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yanghe Fu, Yijing Gao, Huilin Jia, Yuncai Zhao, Yan Feng, Weidong Zhu, Fumin Zhang, Morris D. Argyle, Maohong Fan
{"title":"Rational engineering of triazine-benzene linked covalent-organic frameworks for efficient CO2 photoreduction","authors":"Yanghe Fu, Yijing Gao, Huilin Jia, Yuncai Zhao, Yan Feng, Weidong Zhu, Fumin Zhang, Morris D. Argyle, Maohong Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"Three large π-conjugated and imine-based COFs, named TFP-TAB, TFP-TTA, and TTA-TTB, were synthesized via the ordered incorporation of benzene and triazine rings in the same host framework to study how the structural units affect the efficiency of CO photoreduction. Results from both experiments and density-functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate the separation and transfer of the photoinduced charges is highly related to the triazine-N content and the conjugation degree in the skeletons of COFs. High-efficiency CO photoreduction can be achieved by rationally adjusting the number and position of both benzene and triazine rings in the COFs. Specifically, TTA-TTB, with orderly interlaced triazine-benzene heterojunctions, can suppress the recombination probability of electrons and holes, which effectively immobilizes the key species (COOH) and lowers the free energy change of the potential-determining step, and thus exhibits a superior visible-light-induced photocatalytic activity that yields 121.7 μmol HCOOH g h. This research, therefore, helps to elucidate the effects of the different structural blocks in COFs on inherent heterogeneous photocatalysis for CO reduction at a molecular level.","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141586145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistic Li6PS5Cl@Li3OCl composite electrolyte for high-performance all-solid-state lithium batteries","authors":"Yuzhe Zhang, Haolong Chang, Aiguo Han, Shijie Xu, Xinyu Wang, Shunjin Yang, Xiaohu Hu, Yujiang Sun, Xiao Sun, Xing Chen, Yongan Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"LiPSCl is a highly wanted sulfide-solid-electrolyte (SSE) for developing all-solid-state lithium batteries, due to its high ionic conductivity, good processability and abundant compositional elements. However, its cyclability is poor because of harmful side reactions at the LiPSCl/Li interface and growth of lithium dendrites inside LiPSCl phase. Herein, we report a simple interface-engineering remedy to boost the electrochemical performance of LiPSCl, by coating its surface with a Li-compatible electrolyte LiOCl having low electronic conductivity. The obtained LiPSCl@LiOCl core@shell structure exhibits a synergistic effect. Consequently, compared with the bare LiPSCl, this composite electrolyte exhibits great performance improvements: 1) In Li|electrolyte|Li symmetric cells, the critical current density at 30 °C gets increased from 0.6 mA cm to 1.6 mA cm, and the lifetime gets prolonged from 320 h to 1400 h at the cycling current of 0.2 mA cm or from 6 h to 900 h at the cycling current of 0.5 mA cm; 2) In Li|electrolyte|NCM721 full cells running at 30 °C, the cycling capacity at 0.2 C (or 0.5 C) gets enhanced by 20% (or from unfeasible to be feasible) for 100 cycles and the rate capability reaches up to 2 C from 0.2 C; and in full cells running at 60 °C, the cycling capacity is increased by 7% at 0.2 C and the rate capability is enhanced to 3.0 C from 0.5 C. The experimental studies and theoretical computations show that the performance enhancements are due to the confined electron penetration and suppressed lithium dendrites growth at the LiPSCl@LiOCl interface.","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141586146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi Fang, Rui Ha, Jun Sun, Xue Liu, XiangDong Ding, WeiQun Shi
{"title":"Research progress on lithium isotopes separation by chemical exchange with crown ethers decorated materials","authors":"Yi Fang, Rui Ha, Jun Sun, Xue Liu, XiangDong Ding, WeiQun Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.06.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.06.009","url":null,"abstract":"The separation of lithium isotopes (Li and Li) is of great importance for the nuclear industry. The lithium amalgam method is the only lithium isotopes separation process in industry, and the extensive use of mercury has raised concerns about its potential environmental hazards, which have prompted the search for more efficient and environmentally friendly alternatives. Crown ethers can bind lithium ions highly selectively and separate lithium isotopes effectively. A chemical exchange-based lithium isotopes separation method using crown ether decorated materials could be a viable and cost-effective alternative to the lithium amalgam method. In this review, we provide a systematic summary of the recent advances in lithium isotopes separation using crown ether decorated materials.","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141586147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenhao Jing, Zihao Jiao, Mengmeng Song, Ya Liu, Liejin Guo
{"title":"An active learning workflow for predicting hydrogen atom adsorption energies on binary oxides based on local electronic transfer features","authors":"Wenhao Jing, Zihao Jiao, Mengmeng Song, Ya Liu, Liejin Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.06.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.06.007","url":null,"abstract":"Machine learning combined with density functional theory (DFT) enables rapid exploration of catalyst descriptors space such as adsorption energy, facilitating rapid and effective catalyst screening. However, there is still a lack of models for predicting adsorption energies on oxides, due to the complexity of elemental species and the ambiguous coordination environment. This work proposes an active learning workflow (LeNN) founded on local electronic transfer features () and the principle of coordinate rotation invariance. By accurately characterizing the electron transfer to adsorption site atoms and their surrounding geometric structures, LeNN mitigates abrupt feature changes due to different element types and clarifies coordination environments. As a result, it enables the prediction of ∗H adsorption energy on binary oxide surfaces with a mean absolute error (MAE) below 0.18 eV. Moreover, we incorporate local coverage () and leverage neutral network ensemble to establish an active learning workflow, attaining a prediction MAE below 0.2 eV for 5419 multi-∗H adsorption structures. These findings validate the universality and capability of the proposed features in predicting ∗H adsorption energy on binary oxide surfaces.","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141549527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sue-Faye Ng, Joel Jie Foo, Peipei Zhang, Steven Hao Wan Kok, Lling-Lling Tan, Binghui Chen, Wee-Jun Ong
{"title":"2D/2D homojunction-mediated charge separation: Synergistic effect of crystalline C3N5 and g-C3N4 via electrostatic self-assembly for photocatalytic hydrogen and benzaldehyde production","authors":"Sue-Faye Ng, Joel Jie Foo, Peipei Zhang, Steven Hao Wan Kok, Lling-Lling Tan, Binghui Chen, Wee-Jun Ong","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.06.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.06.008","url":null,"abstract":"Homojunction engineering is a promising modification strategy to improve charge carrier separation and photocatalytic performance of carbon nitrides. Leveraging intrinsic heptazine/triazine phase and face-to-face contact, crystalline CN (CC3N5) was combined with protonated g-CN (pgCN) through electrostatic self-assembly to achieve robust 2D/2D homojunction interfaces. The highest photocatalytic performance was obtained through crystallinity and homojunction engineering, by controlling the pgCN:CC3N5 ratio. The 25:100 pgCN:CC3N5 homojunction (25CgCN) had the highest hydrogen production (1409.51 μmol h) and apparent quantum efficiency (25.04%, 420 nm), 8-fold and 180-fold higher than CC3N5 and pgCN, respectively. This photocatalytic homojunction improves benzaldehyde and hydrogen production activity, retaining 89% performance after 3 cycles (12 h) on a 3D-printed substrate. Electron paramagnetic resonance demonstrated higher ·OH, ·O and hole production of irradiated 25CgCN, attributed to crystallinity and homojunction interaction. Thus, electrostatic self-assembly to couple CC3N5 and pgCN in a 2D/2D homojunction interface ameliorates the performance of multifunctional solar-driven applications.","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141549526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research progress of lignin-derived materials in lithium/sodium ion batteries","authors":"Jingke Zhang, Hengxue Xiang, Zhiwei Cao, Shichao Wang, Meifang Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"With the increase of energy consumption, the shortage of fossil resource, and the aggravation of environmental pollution, the development of cost-effective and environmental friendly bio-based energy storage devices has become an urgent need. As the second most abundant natural polymer found in nature, lignin is mainly produced as the by-product of paper pulping and bio-refining industries. It possesses several inherent advantages, such as low-cost, high carbon content, abundant functional groups, and bio-renewable, making it an attractive candidate for the rechargeable battery material. Consequently, there has been a surge of research interest in utilizing lignin or lignin-based carbon materials as the components of lithium-ion (LIBs) or sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), including the electrode, binder, separator, and electrolyte. This review provides a comprehensive overview on the research progress of lignin-derived materials used in LIBs/SIBs, especially the application of lignin-based carbons as the anodes of LIBs/SIBs. The preparation methods and properties of lignin-derived materials with different dimensions are systemically discussed, which emphasizes on the relationship between the chemical/physical structures of lignin-derived materials and the performances of LIBs/SIBs. The current challenges and future prospects of lignin-derived materials in energy storage devices are also proposed.","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140932204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}