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{"title":"Glimpsing the Dynamics at Solid–Liquid Interfaces Using In Situ/Operando Synchrotron Radiation Techniques","authors":"Hsiang-Chun Yu,&nbsp;Yu-Ru Lin,&nbsp;Chun-Kuo Peng,&nbsp;Yi-Dong Lin,&nbsp;Yu-Chang Lin,&nbsp;Shih-Ching Huang,&nbsp;Hao Ming Chen,&nbsp;Yan-Gu Lin","doi":"10.1002/aesr.70028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.70028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Synchrotron Radiation Techniques</b></p><p>In article number 2500029 by Shih-Ching Huang, Hao Ming Chen, Yan-Gu Lin, and co-workers, a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in key in situ/operando techniques, such as scattering and spectroscopy, highlighting their current limitations and challenges, is provided. Using synchrotron X-rays to observe catalytic reactions in real time at the atomic scale could deepen our core understanding and improve the design of critical reactions central to everyday manufacturing.\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":"6 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.70028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589561","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":"Development of Z-Scheme Photocatalyst Systems Combining Nonmetal Oxide Materials for Water Splitting under Visible Light Irradiation: (CuGa)0.5ZnS2 as a H2-Evolving Photocatalyst and TaON as an O2-Evolving Photocatalyst","authors":"Misa Moriya,&nbsp;Shunya Yoshino,&nbsp;Makoto Kobayashi,&nbsp;Hideki Kato,&nbsp;Yun Hau Ng,&nbsp;Akihide Iwase","doi":"10.1002/aesr.70029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.70029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Z-Scheme System</b></p><p>The cover image represents water splitting into H₂ and O₂ via a Z-scheme system employing two photocatalyst materials. The electron transfer pathway, which resembles the shape of the letter “Z”, is highlighted. The originality of the present work lies in the development of a novel combination of photocatalyst materials for the Z-scheme system, utilizing reduced graphene oxide as a solidstate electron mediator. More details can be found in article number 2400371 by Akihide Iwase and co-workers.\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":"6 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.70029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589560","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":"Biocatalytic Isocitrate Production from Low-Concentration Gaseous CO2 and Biobased 2-Oxogultarate","authors":"Masamichi Hino,&nbsp;Yutaka Amao","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202500008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500008","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) from yeast (EC 1.1.1.42) is an enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylating isocitrate into 2-oxogurtarate and carbon dioxide and the reverse process of the introducing carbon dioxide as a carboxy-group to 2-oxogurtarate to produce isocitrate via oxalosuccinate in the presence of co-enzyme NADP⁺/NADPH. Thus, IDH is an attractive biocatalyst for carbon recycle technology based on the building carbon-carbon bonds due to carboxylation of 2-oxogurtarate with carbon dioxide. Enhancing the carboxylation of 2-oxogurtarate by the addition of metal ions with carbon dioxide using IDH as a catalyst will lead to the establishment of biocatalytic carbon dioxide utilization. Especially, it is found that the addition of divalent manganese ion accelerates IDH-catalyzed carboxylation of 2-oxogurtarate with carbon dioxide. The direct use of carbon dioxide in the carboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate catalyzed by IDH using the capture function of gaseous carbon dioxide in 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES)-NaOH buffer in the presence of manganese ion is attempted and a low concentration of gaseous carbon dioxide of about 5% is successfully used as a feedstock for isocitrate production.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202500008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589818","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":"Piezo-Electro-Catalytic Hydrogen Production via Piezoelectric Fluoropolymers","authors":"Peter Cameron Sherrell,&nbsp;Fangxi Xie,&nbsp;Alexander Corletto,&nbsp;Anders Barlow,&nbsp;Donghyuck Park,&nbsp;Jizhen Zhang,&nbsp;Ken Aldren S. Usman,&nbsp;Diego Chaparro,&nbsp;Eirini Goudeli,&nbsp;Andris Šutka,&nbsp;Joselito Razal,&nbsp;Joseph D. Berry,&nbsp;Amanda V. Ellis","doi":"10.1002/aesr.70018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.70018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Piezo-Electro-Catalytic Hydrogen Production</b>\u0000 </p><p>Piezocatalytic water-splitting takes vibrations and creates electricity and hydrogen. In the study described in article number 2500045, Peter Cameron Sherrell, Amanda V. Ellis, and co-workers have integrated a MXene-loaded piezoelectric fluoropolymer with metallic catalysts to make a piezo-electro-catalytic system. When capturing motion, the overpotential is reduced by &gt;200 mV for equivalent current density in 3 electrode testing. This work paves the way for coupling piezo- and electro-catalytic devices for efficient reactor systems.\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":"6 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.70018","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256192","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":"Catalysis Towards Sustainability","authors":"Hisao Yoshida,&nbsp;Yongju Yun,&nbsp;Yung-Jung Hsu","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202500170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500170","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Catalysis plays a pivotal role in advancing sustainability by enabling cleaner, more efficient chemical transformations essential for energy, environment, and materials innovation. As humanity faces pressing challenges like climate change, energy insecurity, and resource depletion, catalysis offers viable pathways toward renewable fuels, green chemicals, and circular processes. Harnessing the power of catalytic science will not only mitigate environmental impact but also shape a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable future for generations to come. This special issue on &lt;i&gt;Catalysis Towards Sustainability&lt;/i&gt; features 18 peer-reviewed contributions, including three comprehensive reviews and two forward-looking perspectives from leading researchers across the globe. The collected works explore a diverse array of topics at the intersection of catalysis and sustainability, with particular emphasis on the development of advanced materials for photocatalysis, biomass conversion, and other critical energy conversion and storage technologies. Cutting-edge analytical techniques enabling &lt;i&gt;in-situ&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;operando&lt;/i&gt; observations of catalytic processes under real working conditions are also showcased, underscoring the progress in understanding and optimizing catalytic systems for sustainable applications.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photocatalysis plays a vital role in advancing sustainability by harnessing solar energy to drive chemical reactions for clean fuel production, pollutant degradation, and CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; reduction. As a light-driven, low-energy process, it offers a green and efficient alternative to traditional catalytic methods that often rely on harsh conditions or fossil-based energy inputs. By enabling the conversion of abundant and renewable resources into valuable products, photocatalysis supports the development of environmentally friendly technologies for energy and environmental applications. This special issue presents a review, a perspective, and four research articles highlighting recent advances in photocatalytic materials for diverse applications. Ying-Chih Pu and co-workers (article 202400329) reviewed recent advances in understanding charge carrier dynamics at the heterojunctions of semiconductor nanoheterostructures for photocatalytic solar fuel generation. Time-resolved spectroscopic techniques such as transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS), time-resolved photoluminescence, and in-situ TAS were highlighted for their ability to capture ultrafast and long-lived charge behaviors, providing deep insights into excitation, separation, and recombination processes. The review emphasizes how integrating these techniques with material engineering through nanostructure tuning and co-catalyst incorporation can enhance charge separation and light absorption, thereby informing the rational design of more efficient photocatalysts for water splitting and CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; reduction. Hisao Yoshida (article 202400439) presented a perspective on heterogeneo","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202500170","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589970","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":"Integrated Capture and Electroreduction of Low-Concentration CO2 to CO Using Geopolymer|Graphene-Cobalt Phthalocyanine Composite","authors":"Eunice Estrella De Guzman,&nbsp;Tzu-Hsuan Wang,&nbsp;Michael Angelo B. Promentilla,&nbsp;Chia-Yu Lin","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202500080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500080","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Green electricity-driven electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction (e-CO₂RR) has emerged as a promising approach to upcycle CO₂ into valuable chemicals and fuels, paving the way for a carbon-neutral economy. The success of such a device relies on the development of cost-effective catalysts that can efficiently and selectively catalyze <i>e</i>-CO₂RR. In the present contribution, the high activity and selectivity of graphene-supported CoPc (graphene-CoPc) are demonstrated toward CO generation from <i>e</i>-CO₂RR by encapsulating graphene|CoPc into Perlite–Metakaolin-based geopolymer (geopolymer|graphene-CoPc). The high electric conductivity (3.52 ± 0.4 S m⁻¹) and CO₂ adsorption capability (0.16 mmol CO₂ g⁻¹) of the geopolymer matrix, obtained through the systematic investigation and optimization of synthetic conditions, facilitate the charge transfer and provide high local CO₂ concentration. Consequently, this significantly enhancing both turnover frequency (2.3 ± 0.3 s⁻¹) and Faradaic efficiency (93.7 ± 3.1%) of geopolymer|graphene-CoPc for CO production from the low-concentration CO₂ (≈40%) in simulated biogas atmosphere at a low η of 0.69 V as compared to the pristine graphene-CoPc (turnover frequency: 1.37 ± 0.1 s⁻¹ and Faradic efficiency: 46.3 ± 2.0%).</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202500080","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589770","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":"Structural Battery Electrolytes Based on a Cross-Linked Methacrylate Polymer and a Protic Ionic Liquid: Is There an Optimal Composition?","authors":"Nicole Abdou,&nbsp;Achilleas Pipertzis,&nbsp;Richa Chaudhary,&nbsp;Lars Evenäs,&nbsp;Johanna Xu,&nbsp;Leif E. Asp,&nbsp;Jan Swenson,&nbsp;Anna Martinelli","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202570041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202570041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Structural Battery</b>\u0000 </p><p>The cover image illustrates the concept of a structural battery integrated into a car's bodywork. The use of a bi-phasic structural electrolyte, based on a porous polymer and a protic ionic liquid, enhances safety and efficiency, a promising advanced energy storage solution. More details can be found in article number 2500013 by Nicole Abdou, Anna Martinelli, 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":"6 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202570041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143909218","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":"Glimpsing the Dynamics at Solid–Liquid Interfaces Using In Situ/Operando Synchrotron Radiation Techniques","authors":"Hsiang-Chun Yu,&nbsp;Yu-Ru Lin,&nbsp;Chun-Kuo Peng,&nbsp;Yi-Dong Lin,&nbsp;Yu-Chang Lin,&nbsp;Shih-Ching Huang,&nbsp;Hao Ming Chen,&nbsp;Yan-Gu Lin","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202500029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500029","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Electrochemical processes involving electrified solid–liquid interfaces are pivotal in the area of catalysis reaction. Nevertheless, the microscopic characteristics of these catalytic interfaces, particularly the structural transformations they undergo during reactions, have yet to be fully understood—posing considerable implications for practical applications. Exploring the interface between catalysts and electrolytes can provide valuable insights into the development of a concise electrocatalytic mechanism. Advanced synchrotron X-ray methodologies have demonstrated their efficacy in analyzing the structural and electronic characteristics of electrocatalysts. Combined with in situ/operando techniques, these approaches successfully illuminate dynamic transformations and unveil the genuine active sites. In this review, a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in key in situ/operando techniques, such as scattering and spectroscopy, highlighting their current limitations and challenges, is provided. Building on the core principles of these techniques, their robust characterization capabilities are explored for revealing and understanding electrocatalytic mechanisms. Finally, to address the complexity of catalytic processes, “in situ/operando electrocatalytic mechanism probing map” specifically designed for liquid–solid interfaces, offering a clear guide to systematically uncover the fundamental nature of electrocatalytic mechanisms, is proposed</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202500029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589646","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":"Piezo-Electro-Catalytic Hydrogen Production via Piezoelectric Fluoropolymers","authors":"Peter Cameron Sherrell,&nbsp;Fangxi Xie,&nbsp;Alexander Corletto,&nbsp;Anders Barlow,&nbsp;Donghyuck Park,&nbsp;Jizhen Zhang,&nbsp;Ken Aldren S. Usman,&nbsp;Diego Chaparro,&nbsp;Eirini Goudeli,&nbsp;Andris Šutka,&nbsp;Joselito Razal,&nbsp;Joseph D. Berry,&nbsp;Amanda V. Ellis","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202500045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500045","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Producing future fuels, such as green hydrogen, using less external energy input is a key factor in making such fuels truly environmentally friendly. In addition, the requirement of reducing the amount of catalyst used per mass of fuel produced is key for resource stability, particularly for platinum group metals which dominate such catalysis fields. Herein, a proof-of-principle approach is demonstrated to achieve both targets through piezo-electro-catalysis from chemically stable, flexible, fluoropolymers. Highly polarized MXene-poly(vinylidene-difluoride)-co-(trifluoro-ethylene) interfaces, with an embedded platinum mesh electrode, are shown to decrease the onset overpotential of the mesh by 200 mV, thus lowering the overall energy and Pt required to produce a given mass of hydrogen. The simple approach used herein can be applied to other, advanced catalysts, to boost performance and efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202500045","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256111","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":"Energy Harvesting from CO2 Emission Exploiting Ionic Liquid-Based Electrochemical Capacitor","authors":"Davide Molino,&nbsp;Federico Raffone,&nbsp;Pietro Zaccagnini,&nbsp;Alessandro Pedico,&nbsp;Simone Martellone,&nbsp;Giuseppe Ferraro,&nbsp;Sergio Bocchini,&nbsp;Giancarlo Cicero,&nbsp;Andrea Lamberti","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202500019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500019","url":null,"abstract":"<p>When two solutions with different compositions are mixed, the free mixing energy is released. This principle is exploited in salinity gradient power technologies like capacitive mixing (CapMix), where mixing occurs in a supercapacitor. Since this energy release holds true also for gases, research moves in the direction of harvesting energy from anthropic CO₂. To do so, it is proposed for the first time to exploit an ionic liquid (IL), both as an electrolyte and CO₂ absorbing medium in a CapMix cell. The mechanism consists in flowing a CO₂-rich gas stream, alternated to a N₂ stream, during the charging/discharging of two electrodes. The CO₂ strongly affects the electrode/IL interface and the IL physicochemical properties thereby converting the released mixing energy into electrical energy. Unlike water-based systems, where energy harvesting relies on electric double-layer expansion, we propose a new mechanism based on electrochemical potential variations during CO₂ capture/release, supported by molecular dynamics modeling. Key results include maximum voltage rise of 40 mV and energy and power densities of 40 μWh m⁻² and 0.8 mW m⁻². These findings clarify the mechanism behind the electrochemical phenomena occurring when CO₂ interacts with IL and open the way to a new generation of electrochemical systems to harvest energy from CO₂ emission.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202500019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144255822","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}