{"title":"A Solid Electrolyte Based on Sodium-doped Li4-xNaxTi5O12 with PVDF for Solid State Lithium Metal Battery.","authors":"Yuping Wu, Qiyue Chen, Haitao Lv, Jun Peng, Qi Zhou, Wenzhuo Wu, Jing Wang, Lili Liu, Lijun Fu, Yuhui Chen","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202401755","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Solid-state batteries (SSBs) present a potential pathway for advancing next-generation lithium batteries, characterized by exceptional energy density and enhanced safety performance. Solid-state electrolytes have been extensively researched, yet an affordable option with outstanding electrochemical performance is still lacking. In this work, Li4-xNaxTi5O12 (LNTO)-based composite solid electrolytes (CSEs) were developed to enhance the interface stability and electronic insulation. The CSE is composed of Li3.88Na0.12Ti5O12 (LNTO3) and poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) with a proportion of 20 wt.% exhibited high ionic conductivity (4.49 × 10-4 S cm-1 at a temperature value equal to 35 °C), high ionic transfer number (equal to 0.72), low activation energy (equal to 0.192 eV), and favorable compatibility with the Li metal anode. The Li|LNTO3|LiFePO4 cell, tested at a 0.5 C current density, demonstrated 154.5 mAh g-1 of outstanding cycling stability for 200 cycles, capacity retention of 97.6% along with a Coulombic efficiency of over 99%) as well as a significant average specific capacity of 127.8 mAh g-1 over 400 cycles at 5 C. This study offers an effective method for preparing commercial CSEs for SSBs.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401755"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2024-11-20DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401916
Qiaochu Shi, Boyu Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, Dong Yang, Hong Wu, Jiafu Shi, Zhongyi Jiang
{"title":"Cascade Catalytic Systems for Converting CO2 into C2+ Products.","authors":"Qiaochu Shi, Boyu Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, Dong Yang, Hong Wu, Jiafu Shi, Zhongyi Jiang","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202401916","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The excessive emission and continuous accumulation of CO2 have precipitated serious social and environmental issues. However, CO2 can also serve as an abundant, inexpensive, and non-toxic renewable C1 carbon source for synthetic reactions. To achieve carbon neutrality and recycling, it is crucial to convert CO2 into value-added products through chemical pathways. Multi-carbon (C2+) products, compared to C1 products, offer a broader range of applications and higher economic returns. Despite this, converting CO2 into C2+ products is difficult due to its stability and the high energy required for C-C coupling. Cascade catalytic reactions offer a solution by coordinating active components, promoting intermediate transfers, and facilitating further transformations. This method lowers energy consumption. Recent advancements in cascade catalytic systems have allowed for significant progress in synthesizing C2+ products from CO2. This review highlights the features and advantages of cascade catalysis strategies, explores the synergistic effects among active sites, and examines the mechanisms within these systems. It also outlines future prospects for CO2 cascade catalytic synthesis, offering a framework for efficient CO2 utilization and the development of next-generation catalytic systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401916"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploiting Acetal Moieties for the Synthesis of Degradable-on-Demand Polymeric Architectures.","authors":"Angela Romano, Stefano Frattini, Roberto Miani, Claudio Gioia, Annamaria Celli, Laura Sisti","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202402154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202402154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Developing polymers with labile bonds has attracted increasing attention since it can favor the chemical recycling into oligomers that could be recovered and re-used. Different chemical bonds can break upon exposure to external stimuli, such as thermal, UV, or chemical triggers. Among these, the acetal bond can degrade under mild acidic conditions. This study focuses on the synthesis of polymers constituted by acetal moieties suitable for triggered depolymerization. In particular, the solvent-less polyaddition of 1,4-butanediol and 1,4-butanediol divinyl ether was developed and optimized using a heterogeneous catalyst (Amberlyst 15) at 100 °C. The best conditions in terms of catalyst loading and reagent ratio were determined through a Design-of-Experiment aiming to achieve high conversion, low polydispersity, and desirable molecular weight. The resulting material presented an amorphous character and thermal stability up to 220 °C. It was confirmed responsive in an acidic environment, being completely hydrolyzed in 42 days, while remaining stable at neutral and basic pH. The obtained results represent a proof of concept for the design of pH-responsive materials through solventless, and scalable processes. The acetal moiety may be further exploited to achieve architectures presenting a sustainable end-of-life by implementing a recycling-by-design approach for new adhesives or degradable thermosetting materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202402154"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202402011
Luigi Vaccaro, Federica Valentini, Shaomin Chen, Giulia Brufani, Yanlong Gu
{"title":"Ni/PiNe Heterogeneous Catalyst from Biomass Waste: Low-Loading, Ligand-Free Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling.","authors":"Luigi Vaccaro, Federica Valentini, Shaomin Chen, Giulia Brufani, Yanlong Gu","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202402011","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202402011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An efficient Ni-based heterogeneous catalyst from pine needles urban waste valorization was designed and developed with a resource recycling strategy. The Ni/PiNe catalyst was fully characterized and tested in the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling under microwave irradiation. Although Ni is a promising candidate for replacing Pd-based catalytic systems, it generally requires a high catalyst amount and the exploitation of ligands and additives to enhance the reaction rate. On the contrary, with our new Ni/PiNe, 30 different products were efficiently synthesized with an isolated yield of up to 93%, using a very low catalyst amount and in the absence of ligands. Furthermore, the Ni/PiNe catalyst also showed good durability for consecutive cycles and an impressive TON value (1140). In addition to the catalytic efficiency in short reaction time and to the stability and durability under MW irradiation, the Ni/PiNe allowed for further optimization, achieving a low E-factor value (14.0), thus highlighting the potential in further reducing the waste and costs associated to the process.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202402011"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401290
Lars Frankenstein, Pascal Jan Glomb, Marvin Mohrhardt, Steffen Böckmann, Leon Focks, Aurora Gomez-Martin, Tobias Placke, Michael Ryan Hansen, Martin Winter, Johannes Kasnatscheew
{"title":"Elucidating 'Transfer-Lithiation' from Graphite to Si within Composite Anodes during Pre-Lithiation and Regular Charging.","authors":"Lars Frankenstein, Pascal Jan Glomb, Marvin Mohrhardt, Steffen Böckmann, Leon Focks, Aurora Gomez-Martin, Tobias Placke, Michael Ryan Hansen, Martin Winter, Johannes Kasnatscheew","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401290","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202401290","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Si-based anodes can increase specific energy and energy density of Li ion batteries. However, the volume-induced material stress and capacity loss necessitates only a partial Si utilization within composite anodes, typically with state-of-the-art graphite, so called Si/Gr composites. In this work, various Si nanowires (SiNWs), a promising Si architecture for these composites, are investigated and modified via pre-lithiation. Though, charged pre-lithiated anodes show potentials below 0 V vs. Li|Li+ in the initial cycles, they do not show indications for metallic Li, which is likely a hint for a triggered surface Li depletion in course of a continuous \"transfer-lithiation\" from lithiated Gr to Si, which is indicated by decreasing LiC6 and increasing LixSiy signals via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) as well as shifts in capacities of respective voltage plateaus during discharge after storage. A relevant contribution of self-discharge is unlikely as shown by a stable open-circuit-voltage during storage in charged state and similar subsequent discharge capacities, being consequently also a hint for an intra-electrode capacity shift. The process of transfer lithiation is finally validated via solid-state 7Li NMR for varied Si morphology, i.e., amorphous and crystalline, as well as during pre-lithiation with passivated lithium metal powder (PLMP).</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401290"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401886
Jingxi Zhang, Yanhao Dong, Chang-An Wang
{"title":"Conceptualizing Surface-Like Diffusion for Ultrafast Ionic Conduction in Solid-State Materials.","authors":"Jingxi Zhang, Yanhao Dong, Chang-An Wang","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401886","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202401886","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Surface-like diffusion is a recently proposed concept to explain the mechanism of ultrafast ionic conduction in high-rate oxide (e. g., niobium oxides and their alloys with TiO<sub>2</sub> and WO<sub>3</sub>) and framework materials (e. g., Prussian blue analogs). This perspective seeks to illustrate the structural origin, theoretical foundation, and experimental evidences of surface-like diffusion. Unlike classical lattice diffusion, which typically involves ionic hopping between adjacent interstitial sites in solids, surface-like diffusion occurs when ions-that are significantly smaller than the interstitials-migrate along the off-center path in the diffusion channel. This mechanism results in an exceptionally low activation energy (E<sub>a</sub>) down to 0.2 eV, which is crucial for achieving high-rate performance in electrochemical devices such as lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. This concept review also discusses the criteria to identify materials with potential surface-like diffusion and outlines theoretical and experimental tools to capture such phenomenon. Several candidates for further investigation are proposed based on the current understanding of the mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401886"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2024-11-18DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401979
Meng Zhang, Xuetao Cheng, Yun Duan, Junxiang Cheng, Yan-Qin Wang
{"title":"Boron doping induced strong anchor effect between bimetal NiCo alloy and carbon support for efficient electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia.","authors":"Meng Zhang, Xuetao Cheng, Yun Duan, Junxiang Cheng, Yan-Qin Wang","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202401979","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia presents a promising alternative to the conventional Haber-Bosch process. In this study, a bimetallic NiCo alloy embedded in metal-organic framework derived carbon layer with B doping electrocatalyst NiCo@BC was first successfully developed, which exhibits excellent electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia (ENO3RR) performance. In-depth in situ experiments and a machine-learning potential (MLP)-based simulation reveal that B doping within the carbon layer has a crucial anchor effect that induces strong binding between bimetal NiCo alloy and carbon support. Moreover, B doping leads to a decrease in the coordination numbers around the metals, which results in a reduction of the excessively strong intermediates adsorption in the ENO3RR process, thereby significantly enhancing catalytic activity. The fabrication strategy of this electrocatalyst provides a new avenue on ENO3RR research.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401979"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2024-11-18DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401974
Hung-Vu Tran, Tuan Thanh Dang, Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Huyen Thu Tran, Dung Tien Nguyen, Dang Van Do, Thanh Son Le, Thuong Hanh Ngo, Yawa K E Late, Prince Nana Amaniampong, Eugene Fletcher, Tran Quang Hung, Yuran Cheng, Tuan Khoa Nguyen, Tuan Sang Tran, Jun Zhang, Hongjie An, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Quang Thang Trinh
{"title":"Methanol Activation: Strategies for Utilization of Methanol as C1 Building Block in Sustainable Organic Synthesis.","authors":"Hung-Vu Tran, Tuan Thanh Dang, Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Huyen Thu Tran, Dung Tien Nguyen, Dang Van Do, Thanh Son Le, Thuong Hanh Ngo, Yawa K E Late, Prince Nana Amaniampong, Eugene Fletcher, Tran Quang Hung, Yuran Cheng, Tuan Khoa Nguyen, Tuan Sang Tran, Jun Zhang, Hongjie An, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Quang Thang Trinh","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202401974","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of efficient and sustainable chemical processes which use greener reagents and solvents, currently play an important role in current research. Methanol, a cheap and readily available resource from chemical industry, could be activated by transition metal catalysts. This review focuses in covering the recent five-years literature and provides a systematic summary of strategies for methanol activation and the use in organic chemistry. Based on these strategies, many new synthetic methods have been developed for methanol utilization as the C1 building block in methylation, hydromethylation, aminomethylation, formylation reactions, as well as the syntheses of urea derivatives and heterocycles. The achievements, synthetic applications, limitations, some advanced approaches, and future perspectives of the methanol activation methodologies have been described in this review.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401974"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancement of Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Lignin β-O-4 Bond via Orbital Modulation and Surface Lattice Reconstruction.","authors":"Haonan Chen, Baolong Qin, Qi Zhang, Xiaohong Hu, Longlong Ma, Xinghua Zhang, Zhiyuan Tang, Lungang Chen","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202402194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202402194","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The orbital modulation and surface lattice reconstruction represent an effective strategy to regulate the interaction between catalyst interface sites and intermediates, thereby enhancing catalytic activity and selectivity. In this study, the crystal surface of Au-K/CeO2 catalyst can undergo reversible transformation by tuning the coordination environment of Ce, which enables the activation of the Cβ-H bond and the oxidative cleavage of the Cβ-O and Cα-Cβ bonds, leading to the cleavage of 2-phenoxy-1-phenylethanol. The t2g orbitals of Au 5d hybridize with the 2p orbitals of lattice oxygen in CeO2 via π-coordination, modulating the coordination environment of Ce 4f and reconstructing the lattice oxygen in the CeO2 framework, as well as increasing the oxygen vacancies. The interface sites formed by the synergy between Au clusters in the reconstructed Ce-OL1-Au structure and doped K play dual roles. On the one hand, it activates the Cβ-H bond, facilitating the enolization of the pre-oxidized 2-phenoxy-1-phenylethanone. On the other hand, through single-electron transfer involving Ce3+ 4f1 and the adsorption by oxygen vacancies, it enhances the oxidative cleavage of the Cβ-O and Cα-Cβ bonds. This study elucidates the complex mechanistic roles of the structure and properties of Au-K/CeO2 catalyst in the selective catalytic oxidation of lignin β-O-4 bond.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202402194"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2024-11-18DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202402051
Alessio Truncali, Davide Di Francesco, Cristiana Margarita, Iuliana Ribca, Louise Brandt, Benedikt Sochor, Stephan V Roth, Mats Johansson, Helena Lundberg
{"title":"Allylation and Thermosetting of Acetosolv Wheat Straw Lignin.","authors":"Alessio Truncali, Davide Di Francesco, Cristiana Margarita, Iuliana Ribca, Louise Brandt, Benedikt Sochor, Stephan V Roth, Mats Johansson, Helena Lundberg","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202402051","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202402051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The acetosolv extraction, allylation and subsequent cross-linking of wheat straw lignin to thermoset biomaterials is herein described. The extraction temperature proved to be of great importance for the quality of the resulting lignin, with moderate temperature being key for preservation of β-O-4' linkages. The allylation of the acetosolv lignin was carried out using three different synthetic strategies, resulting in selective installation of either benzylic or phenolic allyl ethers, or unselective allylation of various hydroxyl groups via etherification and carboxyallylation. The different allylation protocols employed either allyl alcohol, allyl chloride, or diallylcarbonate as allyl precursors where the latter gave the highest degree of functionality. The results also show that it is crucial to choose a functionalization protocol that is adapted to the functional groups present in the specific lignin used. Selected allylated acetosolv lignins were cross-linked using a thiol-ene approach and the lignin with the highest density of allyl groups was found to form a cross-linked thermoset material with properties comparable to kraft lignin-based analogues.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202402051"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}