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{"title":"Recent advances in lithium recovery from oil and gas field produced water by adsorptive and electrochemical approaches","authors":"Guiling Luo ,&nbsp;Li Zhang ,&nbsp;Muyao He ,&nbsp;Yanhong Chao ,&nbsp;Haiyan Liu ,&nbsp;Wenshuai Zhu ,&nbsp;Zhichang Liu ,&nbsp;Chunming Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100172","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100172","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As global lithium demand surges amid energy transition imperatives, this review positions itself as a critical synthesis of cutting-edge advancements and strategic insights into lithium recovery from oil and gas field produced water (OGPW)—a vast, underutilized resource. Unlike prior studies focused on conventional brines, we systematically dissect OGPW’s unique physicochemical profile and its implications for lithium extraction, bridging a critical knowledge gap in resource utilization. This work pioneers a comparative analysis of adsorption and electrochemical technologies, emphasizing their adaptability to OGPW’s complex matrix. For adsorption, we spotlight next-generation Ti, Mn, and Al-based adsorbents, detailing innovations in nanostructured architectures, dual-functional ligand grafting, and ion-sieving mechanisms that achieve unprecedented Li⁺ selectivity under high salinity conditions. In electrochemical approaches, we unveil advances in lattice-engineered lithium manganese oxide and heteroatom-doped lithium iron phosphate electrodes, coupled with 3D conductive scaffolds and electrochemical systems, which collectively enhance extraction kinetics and cyclability. By mapping a holistic roadmap, this review not only consolidates fragmented research but also propels the field toward sustainable, high-yield lithium recovery. Our synthesis of emerging trends, unresolved challenges, and interdisciplinary synergies aims to redefine industrial paradigms, provide actionable guidance for policymakers and engineers to transform OGPW into a strategic lithium reserve.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 6","pages":"Article 100172"},"PeriodicalIF":23.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145134893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structural and interfacial engineering of covalent organic frameworks for enhanced photo- and electrocatalytic performances","authors":"Yusran Yusran,&nbsp;Shilun Qiu,&nbsp;Qianrong Fang","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100170","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100170","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as promising materials for photo- and electrocatalytic applications, offering potential solutions to critical challenges in sustainable energy production and environmental remediation. Their well-defined porosity, tunable architectures, and modular functionalities allow for precise control over chemical and electronic properties, making them ideal candidates for energy conversion and chemical synthesis technologies. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in the structural and interfacial modulation of COFs to enhance their photo- and electrocatalytic performance. Key modulation strategies, including topological tuning, incorporation of light-responsive and electroactive components, donor-acceptor configurations, and heteroatomic doping, are discussed in detail. The effects of these strategies on light harvesting, charge transfer efficiency, and catalytic site accessibility are highlighted. Finally, the review outlines future directions for further optimization of COF-based catalysts to facilitate their practical deployment in renewable energy applications and sustainable chemical processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 5","pages":"Article 100170"},"PeriodicalIF":23.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144931580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An overview of solid-state lithium metal batteries: Materials, properties and challenges","authors":"Carlos M. Costa ,&nbsp;Vera M. Macedo ,&nbsp;Manuel Salado ,&nbsp;Liliana C. Fernandes ,&nbsp;Mingcai Zhao ,&nbsp;Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100169","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100169","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lithium-ion batteries still have some relevant drawbacks despite their extensive use, mainly in terms of durability and safety concerns related to the use of liquid electrolytes.</div><div>Given the unique capability of Li metal, i.e. 3860 mAh.g^-1, solid-state lithium metal batteries based on solid electrolytes emerge as an efficient way to circumvent current battery constraints.</div><div>This review shows the latest advances in solid-state lithium metal batteries with focus on the different materials used for their development and the rational design of materials and interfaces. The main materials, battery components, physical-chemical phenomena and parameters determining their functionality are described and discussed. Further, considerations related to battery modelling, advanced characterization, fabrication and future perspective are provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 5","pages":"Article 100169"},"PeriodicalIF":23.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144916377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A green ammonia utilization pathway: Integrated ammonia-solid oxide fuel cell systems for efficient power generation","authors":"Xusheng Wang ,&nbsp;Mingchen Gao ,&nbsp;Alexander R.P. Harrison ,&nbsp;Muhammad Irfan ,&nbsp;Xi Lin ,&nbsp;Boyang Mao ,&nbsp;Binjian Nie ,&nbsp;Zhigang Hu ,&nbsp;Jianxin Zou","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100167","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100167","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ammonia (NH₃) is a promising energy carrier to store and transport renewable energy due to its high energy density (18.6 MJ kg^-1, containing 17.6 wt% H₂) and mature storage and transportation. Ammonia-fuelled solid oxide fuel cells (NH₃-SOFC) show multiple clean energy applications due to their high efficiency, near-zero CO₂ emissions, and flexible integration. This work delineates the current status and prospects of integrated NH₃-SOFC technology towards a green ammonia economy by investigating its operating principle, system integration, and cost-competitiveness. Technoeconomic analysis results suggest that the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for NH₃-SOFC is approximately 0.24 $ kWh^-1. In addition, ammonia has demonstrated a high potential as a green shipping fuel because of its carbon-free and low flammability characteristics, while necessitating industry standards and large-scale application scenarios. It has also been indentified that the large-scale application of NH₃-SOFC largely depends on the reduction in capital cost, electrode materials improvement and volumetric power density increase.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 5","pages":"Article 100167"},"PeriodicalIF":23.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144722317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Transmission electron microscopy in energy chemistry: Current applications and future perspectives","authors":"Xilin Jia ,&nbsp;Qiao Zhang ,&nbsp;Jun Tao ,&nbsp;Pingxi Mo ,&nbsp;Yu Han","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100168","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100168","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid advancement of energy-related technologies has led to increasingly complex material systems featuring hierarchical structures, heterogeneous interfaces, and dynamic behavior. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with its unparalleled spatial resolution, imaging versatility, and analytical capabilities, provides unique insights into these systems by enabling direct visualization of structure–property relationships at the atomic scale. This review highlights the essential role of modern TEM and scanning TEM (STEM) techniques in energy chemistry. We introduce key imaging modalities alongside complementary spectroscopic and diffraction-based characterization methods. Representative applications are presented across three major categories of energy materials: energy conversion materials, energy storage systems, and nanoporous materials for catalysis and separation. These examples illustrate how careful selection of imaging modes and dose control strategies enables meaningful structural analysis, even for highly beam-sensitive or metastable systems. We conclude with an outlook on future directions, addressing current limitations and emphasizing the need for low-dose, in situ/operando, three-dimensional, and diffraction-based approaches to probe structural complexity under realistic operating conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 5","pages":"Article 100168"},"PeriodicalIF":23.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144866196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diverse MOFs-derived carbon-based materials for advanced electrochemical energy applications","authors":"Chun-Yan Yang ,&nbsp;Jian-Ping Lang","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100163","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-derived carbon-based materials have garnered significant attention in electrochemical energy storage and conversion owing to their tunable porous structures, compositional flexibility, and structural diversity. This review categorizes typical synthetic strategies for MOFs-derived carbon-based materials, while highlights their cutting-edge applications in two key domains in recent years: (1) electrocatalytic reactions, mainly encompassing hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, and nitrogen reduction reaction; and (2) electrochemical energy storage systems, with a focus on lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries. Particular emphasis is placed on elucidating the critical structure-property relationships governing the performance of these functional materials. Finally, we present a forward-looking perspective addressing current challenges and future research directions, offering strategic insights for designing novel high-performance electrochemical materials through rational engineering of the architectures of MOFs-derived carbon-based materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 4","pages":"Article 100163"},"PeriodicalIF":22.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144571465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing organic photovoltaics processed from green-solvents: From characterization methods to optimization strategies","authors":"Top Archie Dela Peña ,&nbsp;Ruijie Ma ,&nbsp;Wei Gao ,&nbsp;Zhanhua Wei ,&nbsp;Huanyu Zhou ,&nbsp;Jiaying Wu ,&nbsp;Antonio Facchetti ,&nbsp;Gang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100162","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The organic solar cell (OSC) technology has advanced significantly during the past decade, with power conversion efficiencies now exceeding 20%. However, the fabrication of high-performance devices still relies on using halogenated solvents, which pose environmental risks and limit industrial scalability. To address this issue, researchers are developing new strategies such as new molecular design concepts, control of blend morphology through processing conditions, and performance optimization guided by charge carrier mechanisms aiming to enhance solubility in green solvents while ensuring optimal film formation, as to be summarized in this review. Despite these efforts, the complex chemical/morphological structure-processing-property-function relationships remain elusive. A deeper understanding of film formation dynamics and consequences in charge carrier dynamics is essential, thereby necessitating both ex-situ and in-situ morphological and optical characterizations. Accordingly, this review begins with an overview of the key reminders for commonly used characterization techniques together with solvent properties, and solubility-morphology relationships. Ultimately, this review highlights the latest advancements in materials and device engineering and discusses the challenges that the field must overcome to enable more sustainable and scalable OSC fabrication.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 4","pages":"Article 100162"},"PeriodicalIF":22.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144490561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"NiFe-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline conditions: Recent trends in the design and structure–activity correlations","authors":"Anju Mathew ,&nbsp;Sivaraj Rajendran ,&nbsp;Thomas Mathew ,&nbsp;N. Raveendran Shiju","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>One of the best alternatives to fossil fuels and a plausible solution to the issues related to its perpetual consumption such as carbon emission and energy crisis is the use of “green hydrogen” as the fuel of future with zero carbon emission. The electrocatalytic water-splitting reaction to produce ‘green hydrogen’ has a high kinetic energy barrier and hence developing a high performance electrocatalyst is very crucial and challenging. The electrocatalysts that based on NiFe catalyst system has received considerable attention because of their low cost, easy availability, increased electrochemically active surface sites compared to pure nickel and iron materials, and excellent electronic properties due to the synergistic interaction between Nickel and Iron. This review highlights the recent trends and a comprehensive analysis of the critical factors described in the literature for the design and optimization of an effective NiFe-based hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyst in alkaline medium. The important factors that influence the catalytic efficiency of NiFe-based electrocatalysts such as the modifications in the surface morphology, electronic structure of the catalyst, supporting material characteristics, doping with heteroatoms of metals or non-metals, heterostructuring, synthesis strategies, compositional variations, and pore structure of the catalyst are addressed from experimental and theoretical point of view. The variation of these parameters provides much exposed active sites, improved surface area, electronic conductivity, fast mass diffusion and easy desorption of hydrogen gas from the catalyst surface and stability. The NiFe-based overall water splitting, and various in situ/operando studies employed for elucidating the reaction mechanism as well as the structural evolution of the catalyst during the electrocatalytic water splitting reaction under alkaline conditions are also discussed in this review. The challenges and prospects for developing NiFe-based electrocatalyst for HER under alkaline medium are highlighted in the end. Even though advancement has made in the area of electrocatalytic HER, continuous efforts are needed to fabricate a highly efficient NiFe-based electrocatalyst that show long term electrochemical stability along with scalability for sustainable H₂ production and implementation of it for commercial applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 5","pages":"Article 100161"},"PeriodicalIF":22.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144604709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Controlled radical polymerization-derived solid-state polymer electrolytes for lithium batteries","authors":"Zhijun Wu ,&nbsp;Yifan Wang ,&nbsp;Wubin Du ,&nbsp;Kang Shen ,&nbsp;Bao Chen ,&nbsp;Hongge Pan ,&nbsp;Yong Wu ,&nbsp;Yingying Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100160","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100160","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solid-state polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have emerged as a promising candidate to work out remaining challenges faced by conventional liquid electrolytes, including the safety risks and limited energy density lithium batteries. Despite these benefits, polymer electrolytes are still required further optimization for constructing high-performance energy storage systems. Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) techniques, encompassing reversible addition-fragmentation transfer (RAFT), atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), and nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP), enable precise control over polymer architectures, molecular weights, and functionalities, which plays an essential role in regulating the ionic conductivity, cycling stability, mechanical performance, and interfacial compatibility of polymer electrolytes. Here, on the basis of discussing the CRP reaction mechanisms and the typical topological structures, this review thoroughly delves into the effects of CRP on electrochemical performance, and particularly focuses the current development of polymer electrolytes with different topological structures synthesized via CRP. Ending with providing the underlying challenges and perspectives, this review allows to deepen the comprehension of CRP methodologies on constructing polymer electrolytes, and offers the scientific guidance for shaping the high-performance CRP-derived polymer electrolytes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 4","pages":"Article 100160"},"PeriodicalIF":22.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144330140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rational design and interfacial engineering of hierarchical S-scheme heterojunction and their photocatalytic applications","authors":"R. Kavitha ,&nbsp;C. Manjunatha ,&nbsp;Jiaguo Yu ,&nbsp;S.Girish Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100159","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100159","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rational design and engineering the interfacial structure with diverse morphological features of functional semiconductors for the fabrication of S-scheme heterojunction (SSH) remains as pivotal aspiration in energy and environmental applications. This review article diligently summarises the state-of-art progress and provides specific insights into the design and fabrication of hierarchical hybrid nanostructures comprising 0D, 1D, 2D and 3D nanomaterials. The analytical tools to attest the formation of SSH between the integrated components are briefly highlighted. The photocatalytic application of hierarchical SSH encompassing the energy-environmental aspects such as H₂ generation, CO₂ reduction, pollutant degradation, organic synthesis and coupled photocatalytic systems are concisely discussed. The further progress achieved through co-catalyst modifications and fabrication of dual SSH are outlined. The current challenges and the prospects in this futuristic and burgeoning arena are envisaged to broaden their applications. It is foreseen that the meticulous fabrication complemented with superlative interfacial structures would inspire the designing of exemplar SSH for sustainable energy and environmental crisis as well as for coupled photocatalytic systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":307,"journal":{"name":"EnergyChem","volume":"7 4","pages":"Article 100159"},"PeriodicalIF":22.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144480183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}