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{"title":"Green synthesis of cobalt oxide nanoparticles (Co3O4NPs): Characterization and green light-driven photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of alkyl and aryl sulfides to the corresponding sulfoxides","authors":"Dana A. Kader","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100997","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100997","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, cobalt oxide nanoparticles (Co₃O₄NPs) have garnered significant attention due to their unique properties and wide range of applications, particularly in catalysis and environmental remediation. This study focuses on the green synthesis of Co₃O₄NPs using garlic extract as a bio-reducing and stabilizing agent, marking the first instance of employing this eco-friendly and cost-effective method. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using various techniques including SEM, EDX, FTIR, XRD, UV–Vis DRS, and BET analysis, revealing their spherical morphology, elemental composition, surface area, and optical properties. The primary application investigated was the photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of alkyl and aryl sulfides to sulfoxides under visible green light irradiation. The study meticulously optimized the reaction conditions, evaluating the effects of different solvents, light sources, and catalyst dosages. The optimal conditions were found to be a MeCN:H₂O (5:1) solvent system, green LED light (535 nm), and 10 mg of Co₃O₄NPs catalyst with the highest TON of 12.5. Under these conditions, the catalyst demonstrated high efficiency, achieving up to 95% yield of sulfoxides with various substrates. Furthermore, the reusability of the Co₃O₄NPs was assessed through multiple catalytic cycles, showing excellent stability and consistent performance. Mechanistic studies indicated that the photocatalytic activity involves the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide anion radicals (O₂^.-) and singlet oxygen (¹O₂), with both holes and electrons playing crucial roles in the oxidation process. This research highlights the potential of green synthesized Co₃O₄NPs as effective and sustainable photocatalysts for selective oxidation reactions, offering a promising approach for environmentally benign chemical processes. The findings pave the way for further exploration of bio-derived catalysts in various industrial applications, promoting greener and more sustainable practices in chemical synthesis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100997"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420938","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":"Prediction of state-of-health of lithium-ion battery based on CEEMDAN-SG-LSTM combined model","authors":"Xu Li,&nbsp;Huilin Yu,&nbsp;Jianchun Wang,&nbsp;Yuhang Xia,&nbsp;Haotian Zheng,&nbsp;Hongzheng Song","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100999","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100999","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>State-of-health (SOH) is an important indicator for the maintenance and safe operation of batteries, and it is crucial for accurately predicting SOH. To address problems that the noise present in the original data lead to inaccurate prediction results. An Long-Short-Term-Memory (LSTM) method for SOH prediction is proposed based on the joint noise reduction model of complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition adaptive noise (CEEDMAN) and Savitzky-Golay (SG) filtering. Firstly, seven health indicators (HIs) were extracted by analyzing the voltage and current curves, and HIs with higher correlation with SOH were selected using Pearson correlation coefficient. Then, Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMF) components generated from SOH by CEEMDAN are divided into noise-component, noise-dominant-component, useful-signal-dominant-component, filtered noise-dominant-component and useful-signal-dominant-component are reconstructed into filtered SOH. Finally, the LSTM model is used for SOH prediction. Experiments show that proposed model captures the capacity regeneration phenomenon well with high prediction accuracy, and errors are all below 1.9%.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100999"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420970","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":"Towards circularity of plastics: A materials informatics perspective","authors":"Dawn Sivan ,&nbsp;Saima Zafar ,&nbsp;R.V. Rohit ,&nbsp;Vipin Raj R. ,&nbsp;K. Satheeshkumar ,&nbsp;Veena Raj ,&nbsp;Kohbalan Moorthy ,&nbsp;Izan Izwan Misnon ,&nbsp;Seeram Ramakrishna ,&nbsp;Rajan Jose","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.101001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.101001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Plastic pollution and the associated adversities have been intensively researched recently, providing ample solutions with diverse possibilities and yielding a considerable corpus of literature in plastic waste management (PWM). Regardless of the vast range of techniques formulated, such as mechanical recycling and chemical depolymerization, many of these approaches have limitations including significant costs, ecological threats, and inefficiencies in handling diverse plastic types. Manual analysis of these challenges and the reported solutions from the vast collection of interdisciplinary research papers is extremely laborious. Herein, using tools of data science to create a network of ∼350,000 papers and subsequent clustering to identify various protocols for PWM and determining the main paths of their knowledge evolution, we review their progress. The broad objective of this analysis is to provide a comprehensive understanding of different PWM techniques, with a focus on the importance of integrated, technologically advanced, and environmentally conscious approaches to solve plastic pollution. We identify four major categories of PWM (physical, chemical, physio-chemical, and biological) and analyze their mechanistic details. Our study highlights the critical need for the establishment of more sustainable PWM methodologies, supporting the integration of artificial intelligence to refine process optimization and cultivate interdisciplinary collaboration focused on advancing a circular economy and reducing plastic waste. Together with a deep discussion on the gaps between the set goals and the current achievements identified, these analyses could be a useful tool to confront the PW crisis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 101001"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421071","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":"Enhanced dopamine detection using Ti3C2Tx/rGO/Pt ternary composite synthesized via microwave-assisted hydrothermal method","authors":"Farah Ezzah Ab Latif ,&nbsp;Arshid Numan ,&nbsp;Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak ,&nbsp;Mohammad Khalid ,&nbsp;Muhammad Amirul Aizat Mohd Abdah ,&nbsp;Weng Pin Wong","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100996","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100996","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A novel electrochemical sensing platform for dopamine (DA) detection was developed by fabricating the ternary composite of Ti₃C₂T_x MXene (M) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) through microwave-assisted hydrothermal heating. The exceptional electrical conductivity and rich surface chemistry of MXene provide abundant active catalytic sites for electrochemical reactions, while the large surface area of rGO facilitates ion and electron pathways. The integration of rGO in the MXene sheet, forming MXene-rGO (M_rGO) heterostructure composite, imparts long-term stability to the 2D heterostructure while providing additional electron pathways and significantly enhancing conductivity. Pt NPs synergistically increased the electrocatalytic activity of the electrochemical sensor's performance. Ternary nanocomposites were fabricated with different weight percentages (wt.%) of Pt NPs, ranging from 5 to 20. Characterizations of the samples (rGO, M, M_rGO, and 5–20 wt% Pt@M_rGO) were conducted through X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Raman spectroscopy (RAMAN), and X-ray spectroscopy (XPS). Electrochemical evaluations of the samples were investigated in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS) using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) analyses. The analysis revealed that the ternary composite with 5 wt% of Pt NPs (5% Pt@M_rGO) exhibited a uniform well-distribution of Pt NPs and the highest oxidation peak for DA oxidation in CV studies. The presence of metal nanoparticles, aided by the synergistic effects between the MXene and rGO, resulted in an excellent DA sensor with a 0.147 μM detection limit from 1 to 14 μM linearity range. The sensor demonstrated outstanding selectivity, reproducibility (RSD values of 8.10%), repeatability (RSD value of 2.46%) and, excellent stability over 14 days. In human urine samples, the sensor exhibited excellent DA recovery (88.62–110.65%). This study significantly advances the development of electrochemical sensors for DA detection by introducing a rapid, facile and, efficient method for fabricating ternary composites. The fabricated sensor exhibited high sensitivity, excellent selectivity, and robust electrochemical performance, offering valuable insights into human and behavioral health advancements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100996"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358913","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":"Graphene oxide-containing chitosan@HKUST-1 beads with increased chemical stability for CO2 capture","authors":"Y. Khadiri ,&nbsp;A. Legrand ,&nbsp;C. Volkringer ,&nbsp;A. Anouar ,&nbsp;S. Royer ,&nbsp;A. El Kadib ,&nbsp;T. Loiseau ,&nbsp;J. Dhainaut","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100998","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100998","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>HKUST-1 MOF was crystallized within chitosan matrix to form xerogel beads using an <em>in-situ</em> growth approach. Under mild conditions, CS@HKUST-1 xerogel beads exhibit high specific surface areas (S_BET) up to 923 m² g⁻¹. By further incorporating graphene oxide (GO) to form ternary CS-GO@HKUST-1 xerogel beads, the HKUST-1 MOF structure remained stable for up to two days in a water solution at room temperature, whereas the MOF powder and CS@HKUST-1 xerogel beads underwent significant framework collapse within a day. CO₂ adsorption measurements on these xerogel beads also show promising CO₂ uptakes, surpassing 2.5 mmol g⁻¹ at 298 K and 1 bar. Moreover, these composites could be regenerated for more than 10 cycles without any loss of quantity adsorbed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100998"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327486","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":"Novel MoS2-based heterojunction as an efficient and magnetically retrievable piezo-photocatalyst for diclofenac sodium degradation","authors":"Xiaoling Zou ,&nbsp;Mang Lu ,&nbsp;Huanggen Yang ,&nbsp;Xuejiao Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.101000","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.101000","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>It is a challenging and meaningful task to design a piezo-photocatalyst with excellent performance under mild mechanical stirring conditions rather than ultrasonic irradiation. Herein, a hydraulic-driven piezo-photocatalytic process was proposed, using MoS₂-based heterojunction as catalysts for diclofenac sodium (DCF) degradation. A magnetically retrievable MoS₂/TiO₂/Fe₃O₄ composite was designed and successfully prepared by a facile one-step solvothermal process. Among various heterojunction composites and pure MoS₂, the ternary composite MoS₂/TiO₂/Fe₃O₄ exhibited the strongest piezo-photocatalysis capability, with a DCF degradation efficiency of 99.6% and a pseudo-first-order rate constant of 0.733 min⁻¹. Additionally, the degradation efficiency of DCF was still up to 85.2% in 6 min after 5 cycles by MoS₂/TiO₂/Fe₃O₄. The ternary composite can be easily collected and separated using a magnet. There was an optimum hydraulic gradient value (0.45 s⁻¹) for DCF degradation. ^•OH played a major role in DCF degradation during the hydraulic-driven piezo-photocatalytic process. A satisfactory DCF degradation was found in the actual water media. The results verify the existence of a synergetic effect between piezo and photocatalytic processes. Thereupon, the hydraulic-driven piezo-photocatalysis can be an efficient, sustainable, and energy-saving process for water treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 101000"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327487","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":"The deformation mechanism of low symmetric Ti–Pt intermetallic compounds containing high density of planar defects","authors":"Xu Qi ,&nbsp;Beikai Zhao ,&nbsp;Jiawei Zou ,&nbsp;Yuping Zhao ,&nbsp;Jing Gao ,&nbsp;Lin Gu ,&nbsp;Yiping Lu ,&nbsp;Ze Zhang ,&nbsp;Qian Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100995","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100995","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Intermetallic compounds typically exhibit limited plastic deformation capacity due to challenges in activating dislocation slip and deformation twinning, coupled with a lack of alternative deformation mechanisms. Ti–Pt alloys are a prevalent type of intermetallic compound utilized in high-temperature shape memory alloys and as materials for energy applications in electric fields. However, they often exhibit poor deformation capability. Here, we prepared a low-symmetry intermetallic phase, Ti₄Pt₃, which demonstrates significant plastic deformation capability. This phase features a high density of parallel planar defects, resulting in an exceptionally large lattice periodicity perpendicular to these defects. Through in-situ scanning electron microscope compression tests, we observed substantial plastic deformation in this new phase. Analysis of the deformed Ti₄Pt₃ phase revealed that the dense planar defects create uniformly distributed sites of internal stress concentration, enabling a rapid increase in back stress within crystals. This phenomenon leads to notable lattice rotation and localized order-disorder transitions, both crucial mechanisms facilitating plastic deformation and enhancing deformation capacity. Our research underscores the potential of leveraging structural asymmetry to enable unconventional deformation mechanisms, thereby enhancing the plasticity of intermetallic materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100995"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359018","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":"Layered silicate PLS-3 with PREFER structure supported Pd nanoparticles: A recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of furfuryl ethyl ether","authors":"Yuhe He ,&nbsp;Jilong Wang ,&nbsp;Qingqing Yuan ,&nbsp;Hao Xu ,&nbsp;Yejun Guan ,&nbsp;Peng Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100994","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100994","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Supported Pd catalysts has found wide applications in reductive etherification of aldehydes. However, the synthesis of furfural-derived ethers on Pd catalysts has encountered great challenges because several side reactions such as over-hydrogenation of furan ring and decarbonylation always occur simultaneously under the reaction conditions. We herein reported the catalytic performance of Pd nanoparticles (∼4 nm) supported on the external surface of layered structured PLS-3 zeolite with narrow pore size (&lt;0.4 nm) and large external surface area (80–100 m²/g). The PLS-3 with Si/Al of 92 having total acid sites of 93 μmol/g showed satisfied ether selectivity. Pd nanoparticles located on the external surface showed better etherification selectivity than those confined in the framework, due to the less diffusion limitation of furfural acetal as an intermediate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100994"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142323975","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":"An adaptive and fast emulsion separation Janus membrane","authors":"Yuyan Guo ,&nbsp;Zhiguang Guo ,&nbsp;Weimin Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100991","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100991","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Inspired by the capillary effect in nature (such as water transport in soils) and droplet-drive performance of Nepenthes, a new driving strategy for emulsion separation membrane based on the synergistic effect of capillary force and progressive wettability-induction force was proposed. It is prepared by a one-step, simple continuous, electrospinning process. By adjusting solutions and spinning parameters, the membrane obtains its capillary structure and progressive oleophilicity in one-step preparation. Attractively, the membrane shows separation efficiency and excellent permeability, with a flux of 384801 L m⁻² h⁻¹ bar⁻¹ for the oil-water mixture, and the little water content of less than 18 ppm. And for emulsions, the flux even reaches 50000 L m⁻² h⁻¹ bar⁻¹ and the separation efficiency reaches 99.95%. Furthermore, the membrane has excellent mechanical-stability: at 80 kPa transmembrane pressure, it can still effectively prevent water's penetration. Drawing inspiration from nature, the incorporation of capillary force and progressive wettability-induction force into the separation membrane as an additional dual emulsion separation driving force proves to be a highly effective and versatile approach. This method provides a way to solve the general flux-efficiency balance problem of oil-water separation and also provides a new strategy for the preparation of separation membranes for various purposes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100991"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359016","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":"Lignin and its carbon derivatives: Synthesis techniques and their energy storage applications","authors":"Muhammad Muddasar ,&nbsp;Mario Culebras ,&nbsp;Maurice N. Collins","doi":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100990","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100990","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lignin, a complex phenolic polymer abundantly present in the papermaking and biofuel industries, stands out as a cost-effective, plentiful, and non-toxic material. In recent years, there has been significant interest in utilizing this green biopolymer for energy storage devices. This review thoroughly examines lignin structure, chemistry, and classification based on separation techniques. It then explores the most recent breakthroughs in creating carbon materials (nanosheets, nanofibers, spheres, composites, and 3D hierarchical porous carbon) from lignin, discussing its versatility in supercapacitors and batteries. Finally, this study highlights future materials and their prospects, the critical challenges which must be addressed while suggesting future research avenues for lignin-derived carbon materials in energy storage. By combining insights from different studies, this review aims to offer readers a thorough understanding of how lignin-derived carbon materials could play a crucial role in promoting sustainable energy solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18322,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Sustainability","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100990"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142323974","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}