{"title":"Integration of Multifunctionality in a Colloidal Self-Repairing Catalyst for Alkaline Water Electrolysis to Achieve High Activity and Durability","authors":"Yoshiyuki Kuroda, Daiji Mizukoshi, Vinay Yadav, Tatsuya Taniguchi, Yuta Sasaki, Yoshinori Nishiki, Zaenal Awaludin, Akihiro Kato, Shigenori Mitsushima","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202470028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202470028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Oxygen Evolution Reaction</b>\u0000 </p><p>Self-repairing oxygen evolution catalysts for alkaline water electrolysis is rationally designed via electrostatic colloidal assembly of highly repairable hybrid cobalt hydroxide nanosheets and highly active β-FeOOH nanorods. This concept expands the designability of colloidal materials used in electrochemical devices with dynamic functions. More details can be found in article number 2400196 by Yoshiyuki Kuroda and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202470028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664514","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}
Jingjing Li, Junhan Cheng, Yubing Zhang, Zhonghao Chen, Mahmoud Nasr, Mohamed Farghali, David W. Rooney, Pow-Seng Yap, Ahmed I. Osman
{"title":"Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology: Bridging Performance Gaps for Enhanced Environmental Sustainability","authors":"Jingjing Li, Junhan Cheng, Yubing Zhang, Zhonghao Chen, Mahmoud Nasr, Mohamed Farghali, David W. Rooney, Pow-Seng Yap, Ahmed I. Osman","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400132","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000In light of the anticipated 50% increase in global energy demand by 2050, the demand for innovative, environmentally conscious, efficient, and dependable energy technologies is paramount. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) offer a promising solution for sustainable energy production. This comprehensive review provides a detailed analysis of SOFCs, covering their fundamentals, materials, performance, and diverse applications, while also addressing technological challenges and future prospects. The review emphasizes the key advantages of SOFCs, including their high efficiency of up to 60% and minimal environmental impact. It explores the significance of impurity resistance and durability in materials and manufacturing processes for SOFC components. Comparative evaluations demonstrate the superior energy efficiency and ecological effects of SOFCs compared to other fuel cell technologies. SOFCs’ versatility and potential are showcased through their applications in transportation, power generation and storage, portable devices, and residential usage. However, challenges such as cost, longevity, reliability, and integration with other energy systems are identified, emphasizing the need for supportive policies and regulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400132","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664924","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}
Van Truc Ngo, Siew Yee Lim, Cheryl Suwen Law, Juan Wang, Mahmoud Adel Hamza, Andrew D. Abell, Huayang Zhang, Abel Santos
{"title":"Semiconductor Nanoporous Anodic Alumina Photonic Crystals as a Model Photoelectrocatalytic Platform for Solar Light-Driven Reactions","authors":"Van Truc Ngo, Siew Yee Lim, Cheryl Suwen Law, Juan Wang, Mahmoud Adel Hamza, Andrew D. Abell, Huayang Zhang, Abel Santos","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400125","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, nanoporous anodic alumina distributed-Bragg reflectors (NAA–DBRs) functionalized with tungsten trioxide (WO<sub>3</sub>) are used as prototype photoelectrocatalysts (PEC) for harnessing the slow photon effect to maximize photon-to-electron conversion efficiency under UV–visible–NIR illumination. NAA–DBR structures are structurally engineered by anodization, where their characteristic photonic stopband is precisely tuned along specific positions of the UV–visible spectrum. Subsequent atomic layer deposition is employed to coat the inner surface of these porous structures with WO<sub>3</sub> semiconductor layers. Upon the application of overpotential bias, these platforms reveal excellent electron–hole pair separation to boost photoelectrocatalytic reactions. Photoelectrochemical degradation of methylene blue is used as a model reaction to elucidate enhancements associated with structural and optoelectronic arrangements. Notably, precise spectral alignment between the photonic stopband's red edge and the absorbance band of methylene blue enhances the degradation performance through the slow photon effect. Applying an overpotential bias further improves the photodegradation performance through efficient charge separation. These systems outperform comparable structures in this model reaction, achieving a maximum kinetic rate of 13.7 ± 2.0 h<sup>−1</sup>. The findings create new opportunities to develop high-performing PEC technologies harnessing light–matter interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400125","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664591","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}
Teresa Cheng, Han Hu, Navid Valizadeh, Liu Qiong, Florian Bittner, Ling Yang, Timon Rabczuk, Xiaoning Jiang, Xiaoying Zhuang
{"title":"The Influence of Discontinuity-Induced Fringing Effect on the Output Performance of Contact-Separation Mode Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Experiment and Modeling Studies","authors":"Teresa Cheng, Han Hu, Navid Valizadeh, Liu Qiong, Florian Bittner, Ling Yang, Timon Rabczuk, Xiaoning Jiang, Xiaoying Zhuang","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202470027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202470027","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Triboelectric Nanogenerators</b>\u0000 </p><p>In article number 2400002, Teresa Cheng, Xiaoying Zhuang, and co-workers have investigate the effect of edge effects on the electrical outputs of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). The enhanced surface charge and power density of TENGs due to the discontinuities can be useful for self-powering devices, such as boosting energy harvesting from cardiac muscle to supply pacemaker.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202470027","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142429408","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}
Fateme Saadatinavaz, Mohammed A. Alomari, Muhammad Ali, Pascal E. Saikaly
{"title":"Striking a Balance: Decentralized and Centralized Wastewater Treatment Systems for Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 6","authors":"Fateme Saadatinavaz, Mohammed A. Alomari, Muhammad Ali, Pascal E. Saikaly","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202470025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202470025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Wastewater Treatment Systems</b>\u0000 </p><p>This perspective provides quantitative assessments of wastewater treatment systems. In densely populated areas, CWTS offers advantages of scale, while in low-density regions, DWTS offers scope benefits. While centralized systems benefit from scale economies, decentralized setups capitalize on compactness, offering multifunctionality and flexibility. Moreover, decentralized systems require less land, and their modular design allows for easy upgrades and scaling. More details can be found in article number 2400097 by Muhammad Ali, Pascal E. Saikaly, and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202470025","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142429406","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":"Integration of Multifunctionality in a Colloidal Self-Repairing Catalyst for Alkaline Water Electrolysis to Achieve High Activity and Durability","authors":"Yoshiyuki Kuroda, Daiji Mizukoshi, Vinay Yadav, Tatsuya Taniguchi, Yuta Sasaki, Yoshinori Nishiki, Zaenal Awaludin, Akihiro Kato, Shigenori Mitsushima","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400196","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Self-repairing catalysts are useful for achieving alkaline water electrolyzers with long lifetimes under intermittent operation. However, rational methodologies for designing self-repairing catalysts have not yet been established. Herein, hybrid cobalt hydroxide nanosheets (Co-ns), with a high deposition (repairing) rate, and β-FeOOH nanorods (Fe-nr), with high oxygen evolution reaction (OER) ability, are electrostatically self-assembled into composite catalysts. This strategy is developed to integrate multifunctionality in self-repairing catalysts. Positively charged Co-ns and negatively charged Fe-nr form uniform composites when dispersed in an electrolyte. These composites are electrochemically deposited on a nickel electrode by electrolysis at 800 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>. Co-ns form a conductive mesoporous assembly of CoOOH nanosheets as a support. Fe-nr are then distributed on the CoOOH nanosheets as active sites for the OER. Because of the high deposition rate of Co-ns, the amount of Fe-nr deposited increases 22 times compared to when Fe-nr is deposited alone, and the OER current density increases 14 times compared to that of Co-ns alone. The composite self-repair catalyst shows the highest activity and durability under an accelerated durability test (ADT), and its degradation rate decreases from 84 μV cycle<sup>−1</sup> (Fe-nr only) to 60 μV cycle<sup>−1</sup> (composite catalyst) under ADT conditions without repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400196","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664582","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}
Sheik Abdur Rahman, Shenawar Ali Khan, Shahzad Iqbal, Ishwor Bahadur Khadka, Muhammad Muqeet Rehman, Jae-Won Jang, Woo Young Kim
{"title":"Hierarchical Porous Biowaste-Based Dual Humidity/Pressure Sensor for Robotic Tactile Sensing, Sustainable Health, and Environmental Monitoring","authors":"Sheik Abdur Rahman, Shenawar Ali Khan, Shahzad Iqbal, Ishwor Bahadur Khadka, Muhammad Muqeet Rehman, Jae-Won Jang, Woo Young Kim","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400144","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A crucial tradeoff between material efficacy and environmental impact is often encountered in the development of high-performance sensors. The use of rare-earth elements or intricate fabrication techniques is sometimes needed for conventional sensing materials, posing concerns regarding sustainability. Exploring the potential of tomato peel (TP) as a dual-purpose sensing dielectric layer for pressure and humidity monitoring is a paradigm shift, capitalizing on its porous structure and hygroscopic nature. TP-based humidity sensor (TP-HS) exhibits impressive results, with a wide humidity sensing range (5%–95%), fast response/recovery time (6.5/9 s), a high sensitivity (12 500 pF %RH<sup>−1</sup>), and a high stability (30 days). Additionally, TP-based pressure sensor (TP-PS) also shows excellent performance in accurately sensing pressure changes in a wide range (0–196 kPa). TP-HS can easily distinguish between breathing rates (normal, fast, and slow) and moisture content present in different moisturizers (aloe vera and sanitizer) along with its successful use for proximity sensing. Alternatively, TP-PS demonstrates weight measurement (490 and 980 N), grip recognition (measuring the pressure exerted by each finger), and gesture detection (by monitoring multiple bending angles 0°, 30°, 50°, and 80°). A wearable, biocompatible dual sensor based on a promising sustainable material for environmental, robotic, and health monitoring applications is successfully demonstrated.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400144","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664997","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}
Haotian Yang, Ge Chen, Jiaqi Ni, Sebastian Praetz, Delf Kober, Gabriel Cuello, Emiliano Dal Molin, Albert Gili, Christopher Schlesiger, Maged F. Bekheet, Dorian A. H. Hanaor, Aleksander Gurlo
{"title":"Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of High-Entropy Spinel-Type Oxides Derived from Multimetallic Polymeric Precursors","authors":"Haotian Yang, Ge Chen, Jiaqi Ni, Sebastian Praetz, Delf Kober, Gabriel Cuello, Emiliano Dal Molin, Albert Gili, Christopher Schlesiger, Maged F. Bekheet, Dorian A. H. Hanaor, Aleksander Gurlo","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400146","url":null,"abstract":"<p>High-entropy spinel-type oxides are synthesized by a modified Pechini process, wet chemistry approach, and solid-state synthesis method and characterized as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. The Pechini process that involves chelation and polyesterification reactions facilitates the formation of high-entropy spinel-type oxides without compositional segregation at ≈600 °C as confirmed by in situ and ex situ XRD. XAFS analysis and the Rietveld refinement of room-temperature neutron diffraction data suggest the composition (Mn<sub>0.05</sub>Fe<sub>0.48</sub>Co<sub>0.47</sub>, tetrahedral)(Cr<sub>0.61</sub>Mn<sub>0.52</sub>Fe<sub>0.11</sub>Co<sub>0.09</sub>Ni<sub>0.68</sub>, octahedral)O<sub>4</sub> for phase-pure specimens. Compared to high-entropy spinel-type oxides synthesized by the solid-state method, the precursor-derived materials demonstrate higher specific capacity as anodes, in which the materials without citric acid addition exhibit low capacity fading at high current densities and maintained a capacity of ≈200 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 1000 cycles. The generation of a rock-salt-type phase during cycling is confirmed for the first time by in situ charging–discharging XRD. The charging–discharging of this anode material is achieved mainly through the embedding–disembedding of lithium ions in the lattice of the generated rock-salt-type phase.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400146","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664977","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":"Underpinning the Role of Nanofiltration and Other Desalination Technologies for Water Remediation and Brine Valorization: Mechanism and Challenges for Waste-to-Wealth Approach","authors":"Harjot Kaur, Gunjan Chauhan, Samarjeet Singh Siwal, Phil Hart, Vijay Kumar Thakur","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400070","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Desalination brine can negatively impact the marine environment in several ways, although there are ongoing discussions regarding the severity and magnitude of environmental effects. A fascinating strategy to lessen any adverse effects is to undertake resource recovery from the brine, which also has the potential for additional revenue generation. More recently, the increasing demand for secure and less geographically restricted sources of precious or rare earth minerals, integrated with growing awareness of waste management and environmental sustainability, is driving the development of economically viable technologies to recover valuable materials from waste streams. This article provides an overview of different methods and technologies, including reverse osmosis (RO), electrodialysis (ED), and distillation, that can be used to recover precious materials, including Li, Mg, Na, and Rb and valuable blends from various waste sources and thus create a more sustainable and circular economy. The mechanisms are discussed in detail, including electrochemical processes (electrolysis, ED, and capacitive deionization), thermal desalination (multistage flash distillation and membrane distillation), pressure-driven desalination (RO and nanofiltration), and microbial desalination cells. Challenges associated with recovering precious materials from waste streams, such as fouling, scaling, and environmental impact, along with further research directions and potential applications of desalination technologies, are also addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400070","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665060","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}
Simon Albers, Jens Timmermann, Tobias Brake, Anindityo Arifiadi, Anna I. Gerlitz, Markus Börner, Martin Winter, Johannes Kasnatscheew
{"title":"Enabling Aqueous Processing of Ni-Rich Layered Oxide Cathodes via Systematic Modification of Biopolymer (Polysaccharide)-Based Binders","authors":"Simon Albers, Jens Timmermann, Tobias Brake, Anindityo Arifiadi, Anna I. Gerlitz, Markus Börner, Martin Winter, Johannes Kasnatscheew","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202470023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202470023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Biopolymer (Polysaccharide)-Based Binders</b>\u0000 </p><p>Biopolymers like polysaccharides are a F-free alternative compared to state-of-the-art polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), can realize water processing and be beneficial in terms of recycling. The here shown dual binder approach enables a constant viscosity of cathode slurry (i.e., similar final composite network) paving way for systematic and comparable study of sugar-based binder modifications for Ni-rich LiNi<sub>x</sub>Co<sub>y</sub>Mn<sub>z</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (NCM) cathodes. More details can be found in article number 2400117 by Johannes Kasnatscheew and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"5 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202470023","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165347","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}