Bruno G. Campos, Olga Kaczerewska, Jacinta M. M. Oliveira, Joana Figueiredo, Frederico Maia, João Tedim, Isabel Sousa, Denis M. S. Abessa, Susana Loureiro, Roberto Martins
{"title":"Multipurpose Fluorescent Nanocarriers: Environmental Behavior, Toxicity and Internalization on Marine Microalgae","authors":"Bruno G. Campos, Olga Kaczerewska, Jacinta M. M. Oliveira, Joana Figueiredo, Frederico Maia, João Tedim, Isabel Sousa, Denis M. S. Abessa, Susana Loureiro, Roberto Martins","doi":"10.1002/adsu.202400378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400378","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), such as silica mesoporous nanocapsules (SiNC), have emerged as a powerful tool for the controlled delivery and release of active compounds in various fields. However, the environmental impact of SiNC on marine biota, particularly when they enter the marine environment through wastewater effluents or direct release from maritime coatings, remains poorly understood. Studying their effects is thus crucial for environmental and human health protection, the development of safe-by-design ENMs, and informed policy-making. This study aims to assess the ecotoxicological effects and internalization of industrially-relevant SiNC in marine phytoplankton, namely on the microalgae <i>Tetraselmis chuii</i>, <i>Nannochloropsis gaditana</i>, and <i>Isochrysis galbana</i>, and diatoms <i>Phaeodactylum tricornutum</i>, and <i>Chaetoceros calcitrans</i>. For this purpose, a fluorescent nanocarrier (SiNC-UMB) is developed by labeling the SiNC with the fluorescent natural dye umbelliferone (UMB). UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopic analyses confirmed the successful loading of UMB into SiNC. Phytoplankton can internalize these ENMs, even at low concentrations, although adsorption to the cell wall can also occur. This confirms the internal exposure and growth inhibition observed in the microalgae. These findings highlight the potential of using SiNC-UMB as a valuable tool for tracking their uptake and assessing their effects on marine biota and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":7294,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sustainable Systems","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143120693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tingjie Chen, Yuhan Tang, Na Song, Zhaoxing Lin, Lihong Xu, Xiangfang Peng, Xin Chen, Minghui He
{"title":"Tailoring of Polypyrrole Wrapped Cotton Fiber Sponge for Simultaneous Solar Steam and Solar Thermoelectric Generation","authors":"Tingjie Chen, Yuhan Tang, Na Song, Zhaoxing Lin, Lihong Xu, Xiangfang Peng, Xin Chen, Minghui He","doi":"10.1002/adsu.202400618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400618","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Solar steam generation (SSG) using floatable evaporators to absorb solar energy and generate heat at the water–air interface has attracted increasing interest in achieving water purification and desalination. Using biodegradable and porous biomass materials as evaporators to fabricate high-performance SSG devices is a promising route, but the poor efficiency and fussy and energy-intensive manufacturing process for biomass material-based evaporators will restrict their practical application. Here, an old commercial cotton quilt is used to prepare porous cotton fiber sponges (CFS) via a simple and scalable mechanical foaming strategy. After being decorated by the polypyrrole (PPy), the CFS@PPy sponge with a hierarchical porous structure shows broadband light absorption capacity, good hydrophilicity, and excellent photothermal capacity. The obtained sponge can be directly used as an evaporator floating on the seawater and shows a high steam-generation efficiency of 85.07% under 1 sun irradiation. Additionally, it can be used as a photothermal material to construct a solar thermoelectric generation (STG) device and achieve an enhanced open-circuit voltage (V<sub>out</sub>) of 0.4 V and output current (I<sub>out</sub>) of ≈59.6 mA under 5 sun irradiations. With the help of a boost converter, the power generation from the STG device can continuously charge the electric bulb and wristband.</p>","PeriodicalId":7294,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sustainable Systems","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143120692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabrizio Sordello, Emanuele Azzi, Francesco Pellegrino, Annamaria Deagostino, Polyssena Renzi
{"title":"Metal Centers Drive Selectivity of Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction Promoted by Tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine Complexes","authors":"Fabrizio Sordello, Emanuele Azzi, Francesco Pellegrino, Annamaria Deagostino, Polyssena Renzi","doi":"10.1002/adsu.202400373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400373","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fuel cells represent a promising technology for the future decarbonization of the mobility sector. However, the efficient use of H<sub>2</sub> and O<sub>2</sub> to produce electricity still requires noble metal catalysts such as platinum and ruthenium. In particular, the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) is complex and limiting due to its mechanism, which involves the transfer of four electrons and four protons to produce water. The search for alternative catalysts exhibiting high selectivity is progressing at a rapid pace. In this context, this group previously unveiled a homogeneous catalyst based on titanium-centered tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines (TPyzPz) for the ORR, noting a certain modularity in the selectivity toward either a two- or four-electron reduction reaction. In this study, the influence of different metal centers (magnesium (Mg), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn)) and various substituents is investigated on the tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine ring. The findings indicate a strong dependence of activity and selectivity on these modifications. Notably, cobalt and copper catalysts exhibit a selectivity greater than 90% toward H<sub>2</sub>O production in the ORR. However, alterations to the macrocycle structure significantly affected the reactivity of these catalysts. These new insights highlighted the importance of careful structural design in the development of the next generation of ORR catalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":7294,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sustainable Systems","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsu.202400373","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143120221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advancing Photocatalysis: Insights from 2D Materials and Operational Parameters for Organic Pollutants Removal","authors":"Bachir Yaou Balarabe, Timur Sh. Atabaev","doi":"10.1002/adsu.202400483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400483","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Photocatalysis plays a crucial role in tackling environmental challenges by efficiently breaking down organic pollutants in water. This study highlights the significant contribution of 2D materials in advancing photocatalytic technology for sustainable environmental remediation. It explores various aspects of photocatalytic processes, including important performance metrics such as reaction rate, quantum yield, space yield, energy consumption, and figure of merit. The main focus is on 2D materials-based structures, such as metal oxide supported on graphene and graphene oxides, MXene, or MoS<sub>2</sub> (referred as 2D-MO NPs), as well as more complex nanocomposite configurations (referred as 2D-MO NCs). Furthermore, the research examines the complex interaction between compositional and operational factors that influence photocatalytic activity, as well as different photocatalytic mechanisms and active species. Finally, it addresses the current limitations of photocatalytic organic pollutants degradation for field applications and discusses the prospects of this technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":7294,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sustainable Systems","volume":"8 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsu.202400483","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142862369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Idiris Mehamud, Marcus Björling, Pär Marklund, Rong An, Yijun Shi
{"title":"Enhanced Machine Condition Monitoring Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG): A Review of Recent Advancements","authors":"Idiris Mehamud, Marcus Björling, Pär Marklund, Rong An, Yijun Shi","doi":"10.1002/adsu.202400575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400575","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Intelligent machine condition monitoring is desirable to enable Industry 4.0 and 5.0 to create sustainable products and services via the integration of automation, data exchange, and human–machine interface. In the past decades, huge progress has been achieved in establishing sustainable machine condition monitoring systems via various sensing technologies. Yet, the dependence on external power sources or batteries for sensing and data communication remains a challenge. In addition, energy harvesting and sensing are dynamically growing research fields introducing various working mechanisms and designs for improved performance, flexibility, and integrability. Recently, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) have been applied as a new technology for energy harvesting and sensing to monitor machine performance. This manuscript presents the potential application of TENG for self-powered sensors and energy harvesting technology for machine condition monitoring, where the developmental aspects of TENG-based devices including the robustness of design and device integration to machine elements are reviewed. For better comparison, the performance of various reported devices is summarized. Simultaneously, the advanced results achieved in employing TENGs for various condition analysis techniques and self-powered wireless communication for machine condition monitoring are discussed. Finally, the challenges, and key strategies for utilizing TENGs for machine condition monitoring in the future, are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":7294,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sustainable Systems","volume":"8 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsu.202400575","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142862230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simultaneous Triboelectric and Mechanoluminescence Sensing Toward Self-Powered Applications","authors":"Sugato Hajra, Swati Panda, Seongkyu Song, Heewon Song, Basanta Kumar Panigrahi, Soon Moon Jeong, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Hoe Joon Kim","doi":"10.1002/adsu.202400609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400609","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Simultaneous phenomena of triboelectricity and mechanoluminescence (ML) acquire vital insights into the mechanics of charge separation and recombination, as well as the relationship between mechanical stress and light emission. In the present work, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and ZnS:Cu particle-based composites are fabricated, which have good ML characteristics and can generate electricity via contact electrification. ML, in conjunction with a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), contributes by producing power from mechanical operations while also giving vital visual input in the form of light emission. This dual capability improves user awareness and efficiency in a variety of applications, making mechanical systems and wearable devices easier to monitor and optimize. To accomplish this, a single-electrode mode silver (Ag) nanowires embedded PDMS-ZnS: Cu-based TENG device is developed and achieved an electrical output of 60 V, 395 nA, and 15 nC by using a linear motor. Furthermore, the combined ML and TENG device is employed in various cases of safety monitoring. This integration provides self-powered devices that detect mechanical stress, delivering real-time warnings and illumination signals for increased safety and communication in demanding conditions such as SOS signaling, underwater driving, deep mining, and sports.</p>","PeriodicalId":7294,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sustainable Systems","volume":"8 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142862110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visible Light-Driven Synthesis of PtCu Alloy Nanodendrites for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen-Conversion Reactions (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 9/2024)","authors":"Guoqiang Wang, Chuanjun Wang, Xin Zhao, Shenjie Liu, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Yining Zhang, Xiaoqing Lv, Chenyang Wang, Xiaojun Lv, Jing Xu","doi":"10.1002/adsu.202470034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202470034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>PtCu Alloy Nanodendrites</b></p><p>In article number 2400272, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Jing Xu, and co-workers present an aqueous visible-light-driven system with fluorescein as the exited state photosensitizer, which upon light irradiation reduces Pt<sup>4+</sup> and Cu<sup>2+</sup> salts to generate PtCu alloy nanodendrites, resulting in in situ catalyzing hydrogen production. The PtCu alloy nanodendrites are collected in pure and used as the electrocatalyst, which exhibits impressive bifunctional electrocatalytic activity for nitrogen oxidation to nitrate and nitrite/nitrate reduction to ammonia.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":7294,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sustainable Systems","volume":"8 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsu.202470034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142316744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Dorieh, Farideh Pahlavan, Kateřina Hájková, Štěpán Hýsek, Mohammad Farajollah Pour, Elham H. Fini
{"title":"Advancing Sustainable Building Materials: Reducing Formaldehyde Emissions in Medium Density Fiber Boards with Lignin Nanoparticles (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 9/2024)","authors":"Ali Dorieh, Farideh Pahlavan, Kateřina Hájková, Štěpán Hýsek, Mohammad Farajollah Pour, Elham H. Fini","doi":"10.1002/adsu.202470032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202470032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Lignin Nanoparticles</b></p><p>In article number 2400102, using demethylated lignin nanoparticles as formaldehyde scavengers in urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins, Ali Dorieh, Elham H. Fini, and co-workers produce a green MDF with minimal formaldehyde emissions. Increasing concentrations of these nanoparticles in the UF adhesive significantly reduces formaldehyde emissions and thickness swelling of MDF composites. Importantly, this reduction does not compromise the physical-mechanical properties, which remain comparable to boards bonded with unmodified UF.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":7294,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sustainable Systems","volume":"8 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsu.202470032","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142316745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anamika Chatterjee, Kathirvel A, Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, Sudip K. Batabyal
{"title":"Self-Powered Biological UV Photodetector Based on Live Freshwater Green Algae","authors":"Anamika Chatterjee, Kathirvel A, Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, Sudip K. Batabyal","doi":"10.1002/adsu.202400480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400480","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study introduces a remarkably sensitive self-powered Ultra Violet (UV) photodetector utilizing photosynthetic algae coupled with modified electrodes. The device achieves exceptional sensitivity and stability in photodetection under self-powered operation by leveraging photosynthetic green algae. Notably, the device demonstrates impressive responsivity, and detectivity of 0.44 A W<sup>−1</sup>, and 4 ×10<sup>10</sup> Jones respectively for 365 nm of the incident light with the lowest intensity of 530 nW cm<sup>−2</sup> at zero bias condition. Additionally, it exhibits rapid rise and decay times, clocking in at 0.15 and 0.16 s, respectively, for optimized performance. This self-powered algal UV photodetector offers high sensitivity, stability, and swift response/recovery rates, presenting a promising solution for current challenges in UV detection applications for sustainable society.</p>","PeriodicalId":7294,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sustainable Systems","volume":"8 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142862219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}