Research (#Cellulose & #SolarCells): Bio-inspired Surface Structures Promote Optical Transmittance and Hydrophobicity in Cellulose-Based Films for Self-Cleaning Perovskite Solar Cells Authors: Hamidreza Daghigh Shirazi Seyed Mirmohammadi, Seyede Mousavi, Magnus Markkanen Janne Halme Jokinen Ville Jaana Vapaavuori from Aalto University Highlights: 1. ?? Bioinspired cellulose-based films, developed from leek leaves, improved perovskite solar cell efficiency by 6%. The films provide high light transmittance (94%) and haze (54%). 2. ?? The surface of the films, coated with plant-based carnauba wax, achieved anisotropic contact angles of up to 160°, promoting water repellency and self-cleaning properties. 3. ?? Biobased materials (leek leaves and cellulose acetate) were used avoiding fluorinated or inorganic compounds. 4. ??The hierarchical surface structures of the films enhance light scattering and transmission. This method allows tuning of optical properties by adjusting solution concentrations, providing customizable light management layers. #SolarCells #BioinspiredMaterials #Sustainability #HydrophobicCoatings ???? https://lnkd.in/e8iuXXCv Follow us Lignocellnews
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? #HighlyCitedPaper: An Overview of Developments In Silica Gel Matrix Composite Sorbents for Adsorption Chillers with Desalination Function ?? https://brnw.ch/21wPWIO ??? by Marcin Sowa, Karol Sztekler, Agata Mlonka-M?drala and ?ukasz Mika from AGH University of Science and Technology #adsorption #adsorptioncooling #adsorbents #compositesorbents #silicagel #inorganicsalts #additive #adsorptioncapacity #heattransfer #performance #desalination #energiesmdpi #openaccess
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3?? Highly-Cited Paper in "Energy and Catalysis" Recent Advances in Two-Dimensional MXene for Supercapacitor Applications: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives By Zambaga Otgonbayar, Sunhye Yang, Ick-Jun Kim and Won-Chun Oh The paper delves into the unique physicochemical properties of #MXenes, detailing how they are synthesized and how these processes impact their #electrochemical properties. The authors also discuss the influence of #electrolytes, surface functional groups, and #electrode shapes on performance. Furthermore, the review explores the challenges and potential of MXene-based materials in #supercapacitor applications. Access the full paper at: mdpi.com/2170062
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???????????????? ?????????????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????????????????? ?????? ?????? ????????????????????! "???????????? ???? ?????? ????????-?????????????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????????? ???????? ???????????????? ?????????????? ???????? ?????? ???????? ???????????? ???????????????? ?????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???? ?????????????????? ???????????? ?????? ?????? ???????????????????? ???? ?????????? ??????????????????, ???????? ???? ????2" say the authors of this recent, open-access paper?https://lnkd.in/eqfSfgZ4 .??N2 physisorption measurements on starting material and synthesized zeolites were acquired at 77K from 1 × 10?7 to 1 P/P0 on an Autosorb 6100 https://lnkd.in/ekD5BZ4v The use of zeolites has long been associated with, for example, improving water quality and is just one material being actively used in green technology or "green tech". Porous Material Characterization Image: NOT from the cited paper, for illustration only
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?? Check out this?review article?on #polyethylene #composites?enhanced with?#graphene-based #nanomaterials exploring their processing, flame-retardant properties, and applications! ??? https://lnkd.in/eqv5D8ea Thanks to Jonathan Orasugh, Suprakas Sinha Ray and Lesego Temane at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for putting together this excellent overview! #MacromolecularMaterialsAndEngineering #OpenAccess
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Let’s go Salen into the future! #Electrosnythesis, that is, converting substrates to useful products with the help of electricity, benefits from the introduction of #electrocatalysts that mediate between the electrode and the species in solution. Metal #salens, modular in their design and thus easily tunable, have been found useful to avoid high overpotentials and to increase the turnover numbers. Yet, using them as solution species makes downstream separation more complicated, costly, and time consuming. Zach N. and Shelley Minteer (University of Utah) highlight key advancements in the immobilization of metal salens for tackling this issue. Using different electrode immobilization techniques, such as polymerization and covalent attachment, straightforward separation and recycling of catalysts is made possible. With key examples ranging from water oxidation over CO2 reduction to organic electrosynthesis, this Review aims to help finding other applications, stimulate research into flow reactors and syntheses at scale. Our Pick of the Week, out #OpenAccess in #ChemElectroChem as part of their Anniversary Special Collection: "Utility of Immobilized Metal Salens as Electrocatalysts: Fuel Cells and Organic Electrosynthesis" https://ow.ly/E5FV50Utuln
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?? ?? New materials research from our electrolysis group on ???????????????? ?????????????????????? as a catalyst. In PEM water electrolysis cells, ???????? ?????????? ????????????, such as platinum and iridium, are used as ?????????????????? for efficient energy conversion. To reduce the costs of green hydrogen produced via electrolysis, R&D efforts aim to minimize the use of rare metal catalysts, while maintaining performance requirements. Our colleague Lukas Stein, together with Hadir Borg from the Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, and an extended team of researchers at the Leibniz University of Hannover, have created a novel, highly porous platinum cryoaerogel as a catalyst. It achieved a ?????? ???????????????? ?????????????? (0.15 mg cm-2), while ?????????????????? its ?????????????????????? in a 500 h durability test. The experimental characterization of the material and electrolysis cell measurements are presented in the Applied Energy Materials Journal: https://lnkd.in/dK6vVPEn ? Key findings include: ??Morphology, structure and electrochemical performance of the cryoaerogel highly depend on the pyrolysis step temperature, the resulting porosity and surface coverage ??At a pyrolysis temperature of 300 °C, stable short-term performance with a platinum loading of only 0.15 mg cm-2 is achieved ??Over a long-term test period of 500 h, no apparent degradation can be observed and the electrical contact is improved ? #Cryoaerogel #HER #PEMWE #Platinum #Hydrogen #CathodeCatalyst #materialsresearch #catalysis #electrolysis #PEMelectrolysis #greenhydrogen Thanks to all co-authors: Christoph Wesemann, Zhijun Zhao, Christopher Mo?, Patrick Trinke, Mohammed Ismael, Boris Bensmann, Nadja Bigall, Dirk Dorfs, Richard Hanke-Rauschenbach
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?? Science to Read by Technical Electrocatalysis Laboratory ? ?? How are the reduction kinetics of CuxO foams influenced by the precursor structure (amorphous vs. crystalline) and presence of Cu+ and Cu2+ species during #CO2RR? ?? What effect does the electrochemical protocol have on the oxide-metal transition? Together with colleagues from Universit?t Bern and Carl von Ossietzky Universit?t Oldenburg published in #JournalofMaterialsChemistryA Royal Society of Chemistry, we addressed these questions and highlight that the oxide-metal transition kinetics are strongly dependent on the initial abundance of Cu2+ species and precursor structure (ordered vs. amorphous). Our work reveals that the different chronoamperometric experiments strongly influence the electrochemical stability of Cu+ species within the CuxO foams during CO2 electrolysis. Research Article – #OpenAccess ?? Impact of Cu+ and Cu2+ species on the oxide-metal transition processes of CuxO foams during CO2RR probed by operando Quick-XAS ? https://lnkd.in/eR4H2Y9m ? ?? Collaboration partners Sonja Blaseio, Alexandra Dworzak, Bj?rn Mahrt, Mehtap Oezaslan from Technical Electrocatalysis Laboratory, Technische Universit?t Braunschweig | Carsten Dosche from Carl von Ossietzky Universit?t Oldenburg | Abhijit Dutta, Motiar Rahaman, Kiran Bhatia/Kiran, Peter Broekmann Universit?t Bern
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Lignin Chemistry - Characterization, Isolation & Valorization Well done to the Bernal Institute, University of Limerick researchers & cohort on their comprehensive chapter addressing "Carbon (Nano)Fibers & Carbon Materials from Lignin & Their Applications" in this new book on Lignin Chemistry from Wiley, edited by Yuhe Liao & Bert Sels. Lead author Muhammad Muddasar, with Anne Beaucamp Mc Loughlin, Mark Vaughan, Mario Culebras Rubio, Misbah Mushtaq, Marina Moraes Leite, Tadhg Kennedy, led by Maurice N Collins. Part supported by Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Chapter spans lignin materials, carbon fibers, spinning, energy applications, sensing [e.g. strain / pressure] and more ... #advancedmaterials #anode #battery #biopolymer #bioeconomy #biomaterials #carbon #carbonfiber #circulareconomy #composite #electrochemistry #electrospin #energy #ICT #irishbioeconomy #lignin #materials #sensors #sustainability #sustainablematerials #thermoelectrics
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Dear All, Pleased to share our recent work on Cu single atom catalysts (Cu-C3N4) for the oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024. The as-synthesized and well-characterized Cu@mpg-C3N4 single-atom photocatalyst is then evaluated for its efficacy in converting N-heterocycles into corresponding N-heteroaromatic compounds with excellent conversion and selectivity (>99 %). This transformation is achieved using water as a green solvent and a 30 W white light as a visible light source, demonstrating the catalyst's potential for sustainable and environmentally benign reactions. Here is complete access of this paper. https://lnkd.in/dWwsDiVu Heartiest Congratulations to all authors. Well done?Rahul Gaikwad, PhD. Dinesh Chaudhari INDRAJEET R. WARKAD, PhD Shan Jiang Jeffrey T. Miller, Hien N. Pham Abhaya Datye Hanumant B. Kale,Arun Kute,Rohit Upadhyay,INDRAJEET R. WARKAD, PhD
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I’m thrilled to share our latest contribution to the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Our study, titled “Insight into the Interaction of Perovskite-Like Surfaces (LaMnO? and LaCoO?) with Ar, H?, CO, and O? through NAPXPS Analysis,” delves into the surface properties of these remarkable materials. They hold immense potential as catalytic systems in diverse reactions critical for the energetic transition. https://lnkd.in/es-kfFhg
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