Pub Date : 2025-12-18DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00350-3
We take a look back at some standout topics, research and initiatives that shaped Nature Chemical Engineering’s 2025 content.
我们来回顾一下影响《自然化学工程2025》内容的一些突出的主题、研究和倡议。
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Pub Date : 2025-12-18DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00304-9
Kara D. Fong
Kara Fong reflects on bridging the molecular and continuum scales of ion transport, showing how microscopic fluctuations shape device-scale performance in batteries.
Kara Fong反映了离子传输的分子和连续尺度的桥接,展示了微观波动如何影响电池的设备尺度性能。
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Pub Date : 2025-12-18DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00348-x
July 2025 marked the centennial anniversary of the Fischer−Tropsch process. This Editorial celebrates this milestone and looks ahead to the next era of Fischer−Tropsch technological innovation.
2025年7月是费托法诞生100周年。这篇社论庆祝了这一里程碑,并展望了费托技术创新的下一个时代。
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Pub Date : 2025-12-18DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00319-2
Thomas Dursch
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Pub Date : 2025-12-17DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00326-3
Abhaya K. Datye, Hans Niemantsverdriet, Alexander P. van Bavel, Heinz Robota, Denzil Moodley, André P. Steynberg, Yong-Wang Li, Luke Schrader
On the 100-year anniversary of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis, we take stock of how this technology has evolved since its inception. In this Viewpoint, eight scientists involved in various aspects of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis share their vision for its future.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-15DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00343-2
Yanfei Zhu
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Pub Date : 2025-12-12DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00339-y
Mo Qiao
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Pub Date : 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00313-8
Youhong Guo, T. Alan Hatton
Current carbon capture technologies face a critical tradeoff between CO2 absorption capacity and regeneration energy requirements. Here we present an approach to reduce the regeneration energy load by utilizing tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) as a thermally responsive pH regulator in aqueous carbonate solutions. By leveraging the temperature-dependent equilibrium constant of Tris, our system achieves enhanced CO2 absorption under ambient conditions and enables low-temperature CO2 desorption (≤60 °C, 1 atm) through controlled pH swings. A continuous-flow reactor demonstrates the efficient concentration of diluted CO2 streams (1–5%) to high-purity products with low energy inputs (even solely with natural sunlight), high stability (>240 h) and promising economic viability. This work represents a sustainable carbon capture technology that offers a practical pathway for industrial-scale implementation while minimizing energy penalties associated with traditional CO2 capture processes. This study presents an approach to reducing the regeneration energy of aqueous carbonate carbon capture sorbents that utilizes tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane as a thermally responsive pH regulator. A continuous-flow system shows the efficient concentration of diluted CO2 streams to high-purity products under sunlight with high stability and promising economic viability.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-09DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00340-5
Yanfei Zhu
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